The student applicant must be the dependent of an FDOT employee as determined by one of the following criteria:

• FDOT employee's own child, legally adopted child, child placed in employee home for adoption in accordance with Chapter 63, F.S.
• FDOT employee's step-child who can be claimed as an exemption on employee's Federal Income Tax (IRS) return.
• Foster child of FDOT employee.
• Children for whom employee has established legal guardianship pursuant to Chapter 744, F.S., or court ordered custody.

• A graduating high school senior who has been accepted for enrollment …OR…
• A post-secondary student with proof of current enrollment status

The student must have been accepted or currently be pursuing one of the programs stated below:

• An undergraduate degree at a four-year accredited college or university
• An associate degree at a two-year accredited college
• Certification at a career, vocational, technical or training institution

YES. FDOT employees in an OPS position or those who are participating in the Internship Program who meet all other eligibility requirements can apply.

NO. An acceptance letter is required for all graduating high school seniors starting with the 2020 scholarship application period.
HOWEVER, if you receive an acceptance letter prior to the Student Application Period deadline, then you may apply at that time.

If you have any questions, please contact the SASHTO Scholarship Coordinator at SASHTO.scholarship@dot.state.fl.us.

NO. This scholarship is not offered to Graduate (Specialist, Master or Doctoral) students.

NO. This scholarship is not available to FDOT employees or their spouses, except as specified above.
HOWEVER, students who meet the abovementioned eligibility requirements and are employed in an OPS / Part-time position with the Department are welcome and encouraged to apply.

NO. This scholarship is not available to former FDOT employees or their dependents.

NO. This scholarship is not available to FDOT consultant dependents.

YES. Student Applicants must have a minimum cumulative (un-weighted) GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale equivalent, as shown by transcripts provided by the current learning institution.

YES. A student applicant attending any college may apply, as long as they are the dependent of an FDOT employee and meet the additional eligibility requirements.

YES. However, the student applicant cannot receive the SASHTO Scholarship more than twice.

YES. You may continue to update your application online prior to submission. Your application must be received in its entirety by the last date of the application period. It is recommended that you begin early to ensure completion by the required closing date. 

Your complete application package must be received in its entirety by 11:59 P.M. (Eastern Time) on the last day of the application period (April 30th). It is recommended that you begin early to ensure your submission is complete by the deadline.

REMEMBER: Incomplete application packets will not be considered.

REQUIRED. The student must enter their parent’s FDOT e-mail address within the application system. 

YES. The student applicant must be 25 years of age or under on the last day of the application period (April 30th).

YES. The student will enter their Date of Birth within the application system.

NO. A student applicant cannot be married.

MAYBE. Only if the grandchild is considered a legal dependent of the FDOT employee, and they meet the additional eligibility requirements, then they may apply.

YES. You can upload these through the application system.

A volunteer selection committee of FDOT representatives from each district will evaluate/score all applications and videos.

The scholarship coordinator facilitates the process but does not participate in scoring.

The student can check their application status by logging back into the system.  Any requests for additional information will be sent to the e-mail address provided.

Contact Nancy Lescailles via email at: SASHTO.scholarship@dot.state.fl.us.

Scholarships may be used for any school-related expense such as tuition, books, supplies, required fees, etc. Scholarships will be paid directly to the student as a gross amount.

Applications must be received by 11:59 P.M. (Eastern Time) on the last date of the application period.  If you have any questions, please contact us at: SASHTO.scholarship@dot.state.fl.us.  

YES. Please see the schedule provided on our SASHTO site: https://www.fdot.gov/development/sashto.shtm