Students attending a Florida university or college accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools are invited to apply for a $1,200 scholarship to be awarded by the Florida Supervisors of Elections Association (FSE) in 2023. Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Ron Turner is currently accepting applications. The Sarasota County elections office has participated in the application process since 2008.

The FSE is offering a total of four scholarships to eligible college/university juniors and seniors who have been residents of Florida for at least the prior two years and who are registered to vote in the county where applying for the scholarship. To date, a voter from Sarasota County has not received one of the four annual scholarships.

To be eligible, an applicant must be enrolled or accepted as a full-time student in a senior college or university in Florida, have maintained a “C” average or above the previous school year, and be majoring in political science, public administration, business administration, journalism or mass communication. Additional eligibility requirements are listed on the application and in the scholarship guidelines, which are available online at SarasotaVotes.gov.

"I am proud to bring the Florida Supervisors of Elections scholarship opportunity to Sarasota County college students," says Turner. "I look forward to their participation and reading their applications.”

Applications may be picked up at any of the following elections offices: Sarasota County Terrace Building, 101 S Washington Blvd, 7th Floor, Sarasota, R.L. Anderson Administration Building, 4000 Tamiami Trail South, Venice, Biscayne Plaza, 13640 Tamiami Trail, North Port.

Applications must be received by Friday, March 10 to the elections office of the county in which the applicant is registered to vote. Applications may be delivered in-person to any one of the elections offices listed above or mailed to: Supervisor of Elections, PO Box 4194, Sarasota, FL 34230-4194. Students or educational institutions may call 941.861.8606 for more information.