Machen Florida Opportunity Scholarships

Scholarship · University of Florida Student Financial Aid and Scholarships

Machen Florida Opportunity Scholarships. Still confirming. Not a promise you will receive the award.

Sponsor: University of Florida Student Financial Aid and Scholarships
Official link: https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/types-of-aid/scholarships/ (sfa.ufl.edu)
Amount: MFOS designed so eligible students' need is fully met with grants and scholarships (students should not have to work or borrow to attend UF). Beginning 2022-23: parents'/guardians' combined total income below $55,000 and assets below $35,000 (official UF SFA page, checked 2026-09-07).
Status: We're still confirming this listing with the sponsor's official page.
Deadline: FAFSA must be received by UF prior to Fall term enrollment (automatic packaging for eligible first-generation, historically low-income Florida FTIC freshmen)
Who can apply: Students in Florida; First-generation college students
Last checked: October 23, 2026 (we checked the official page)
Last verified: 2026-10-23

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States on file: Florida

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Source: University of Florida Student Financial Aid and Scholarships (official URL on file)

Source: confirmed

Deadline verified: no — we do not have a confirmed date

Application path: confirmed · official page on file

Current cycle: not confirmed · no deadline on file

1 application covering 64 awards. One application can count toward several associated awards. “Potentially eligible” means the rules on file may fit — the sponsor decides who receives each award. It is not a chance of winning.

Same application as Gator Nation Tuition Scholarship.

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Eligibility on file

Machen Florida Opportunity Scholarships (MFOS): UF initiative so historically low-income first-generation Florida FTIC freshmen (and renewals) have need fully met with grants/scholarships. Florida resident; Florida HS graduate; admitted FTIC undergraduate; FAFSA received before Fall enrollment; financial need; neither parent earned a bachelor's; beginning 2022-23 parent/guardian income <$55,000 and assets <$35,000; enroll ≥12 credit hours/semester; not in default. Supported alongside Florida First Generation Matching Grant. Source: https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/types-of-aid/scholarships/ (checked 2026-09-07).

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Who can apply

Students in Florida
First-generation college students

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How to apply

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Questions

Who sponsors Machen Florida Opportunity Scholarships?

University of Florida Student Financial Aid and Scholarships. Official page: https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/types-of-aid/scholarships/

What is the amount for Machen Florida Opportunity Scholarships?

MFOS designed so eligible students' need is fully met with grants and scholarships (students should not have to work or borrow to attend UF). Beginning 2022-23: parents'/guardians' combined total income below $55,000 and assets below $35,000 (official UF SFA page, checked 2026-09-07). This is the amount on file.

Who can apply for Machen Florida Opportunity Scholarships?

What is the status of Machen Florida Opportunity Scholarships?

We're still confirming this listing with the sponsor's official page. We do not have a confirmed date. Check the official page before you plan around it.

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