WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA Offers Scholarships to Graduating Seniors

March 9, 2011 - PRLog -- WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA (WCF) is pleased to offer college scholarship opportunities to 2011 high school graduates in Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Sumter counties who plan to major in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math); education; or healthcare.

Up to 50 $2,500 scholarships will be awarded to qualifying graduates who plan to attend a Florida public community college, university or technical school and meet the required income criteria.

Students must complete an application and a 500-word essay and submit it to WCF (707 Mendham Road, Suite 250, Orlando, Florida 32806, Attn:  Nirmala Ramlakhan) by 5 p.m. EST, Friday, April 15, 2011 to be eligible. Visit http://www.WorkforceCentralFlorida.com/job-seeker/job-seeker-services/targeted-industries.stml to review the scholarship requirements and download an application.

Since 2002, WCF has awarded 110 scholarships to local students totaling $395,000.

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WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA is the Orlando area's workforce expert, an authority on workforce planning, programs and the labor market for the Florida counties of Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Sumter counties.