2026 Tuition Scholarship for Dependents and Spouses

We are pleased to announce that applications for the annual Tuition Scholarship Program for Dependents and Spouses are now being accepted for Fall and Spring. Florida State University provides dependent children and spouses of full-time faculty and staff with the opportunity to receive tuition assistance for undergraduate or graduate education at FSU. 
 
The Office of Human Resources will, at random, select a limited number of eligible dependent children and spouses of qualified faculty and staff as scholarship recipients for the 2026-2027 academic year. 

Scholarship Offerings

For each eligible dependent child or spouse selected, the university will provide $630.42 for undergraduates and $2,421.06 for graduates toward the cost of the matriculation tuition fee for six (6) hours of tuition per semester for the 2026-2027 academic year. Unless sufficient funds are available, applications beginning in Fall will be given priority. Please note that scholarship recipients are responsible for all other fees, including those related to books, supplies, building, capital improvements, student financial aid, activities and services, athletics, health, transportation, etc. 

Eligibility

University employees are eligible to apply for the scholarship for their dependents or spouses if they are salaried faculty and staff (A&P, USPS, AEX) who have completed one year of full-time continuous service by August 7, 2026. To receive the scholarship, students must currently be enrolled in 15 hours for undergraduate and 9 hours for graduate, and must be in good academic standing. 
 
For additional information regarding program eligibility, including a detailed description of who is considered a “dependent” for the purposes of this program, please visit the Office of Human Resources website. 

Application

To apply for the scholarship pool, please complete the electronic Employee Dependent Scholarship Application and submit the completed form with all applicable supporting documentation to the Office of Human Resources by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, August 7, 2026. The application consists of two parts: the first must be completed by the employee, and the second by the student. The announcement of all contingent awards will be made by Wednesday, August 19, 2026.

Questions

Questions regarding the application process and employee eligibility should be forwarded to the Office of Human Resources at dependent-scholarship@fsu.edu. Scholarship recipients with questions regarding their student financial account should contact the Office of Student Business Services at (850) 644-9452.