Welcome to Your 2025 Scholarship Program

An Exclusive Benefit to Employees and Dependents of Employees of Attraction, Associate and DMO FAA Members

Download and post the FASF Scholarship Flyer.

The Florida Attractions Association (FAA) and its Board of Directors announced the creation of the Florida Attractions Foundation in 2014 as a way to provide financial assistance to post-secondary students studying in hospitality-related fields in an effort to help secure the future of the tourism workforce in Florida's #1 industry.

Now called the Florida Attractions Scholarship Foundation (FASF), a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, FASF and its Board of Directors are proud to award several $2,000 scholarships* in 2025 for students pursuing degrees in a hospitality-related field or pursuing vocational education certifications and who are employees of an FAA member business or are the dependent of an employee of an FAA member business.

*The selected applicants will receive $2,000 to apply to their education-related expenses and an invitation to attend a Florida Attractions Association Annual Conference.

To Date, the FASF has awarded $100,000 to 89 Recipients

How to Apply
Accepting Applications during the month of February 2025!

Check Your Eligibility

For consideration, applicants must be:

An employee, immediate family member of an employee, volunteer, or intern of a Florida Attractions Association member business.
A Florida resident, member of the US military, or a dependent of a member of the US military.
Entering or enrolled as a Full-time student in a hospitality-related major in an accredited post-secondary institution or enrolled in a vocational training course from a certified institution in Florida with a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher.

Read Full Details

Complete an Application

Ready to apply? Before beginning the online application please review the 2025 Scholarship Application Worksheet and prepare the two documents below for upload at the end of the online application:

A resume outlining your academic achievements, internships, employment and community service.
A letter of reference from a professor, employer, volunteer coordinator, or mentor attesting to your work ethic, core values, service involvement, leadership abilities, any other personal qualities.

APPLY

Deadline to apply is February 28, 2025, 11:59pm

Florida Attractions Scholarship Foundation

Board of Directors

Jennifer Berthiaume	Lion Country Safari, Chairman of the Board
Kurt Allen	Mississippi Aquarium
Rick Beddow	Universal Orlando
John Dent	Walt Disney World
Dan Donovan	Universal Orlando Resort
Eric Eimstad	Industry Statesman
Linda Higgins	FPIS, Inc. Brochure Distribution & Travel Marketing
Matt Johnson	IMAG History & Science Center
Barbara Kenney	Kenney Communications, Inc.
Bill Lupfer	Florida Attractions Scholarship Foundation, Executive Director
Samantha Palmer	Historic Tours of Flagler College
Nick Romeo	Double T MultiMedia
Christina Schwartzman	Sawgrass Recreation Park
Cindy Stavely	St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum
Chuck Wray	Welcome Guide-Map / CJ Publishers

Questions?

Contact the:
Florida Attractions Association
1114 N Gadsden Street
Tallahassee, FL 32303
info@floridaattractions.org