The Leaders for Life Fellowship is very different from your traditional college scholarship where the contact between the recipient and the scholarship program is usually very limited and there is usually no contact between recipients of the same scholarship.
The Leaders for Life program builds a true Fellowship and network with and between our recipients providing a new support network, connections and friendship with their peers. This is accomplished through campus visits, leadership conferences, social activities and video/phone conferences.
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Ha Tran is one of the five inaugural members of the L4L Fellowship program. She attended Pace High School in Santa Rosa County. She attended undergraduate school at...
Ashley has been interested in medicine ever since she was a small child, bandaging up her toys and helping them on their way. She still...
At Citrus High School, Ashley gained numerous academic and technology awards: the AP Scholars, AP National Hispanic Recognition Program, AVID Freshman of the Year, Microsoft,...
Jun is a talented artist proficient in charcoal, India ink, design, collage, and architectural images. His passion for the arts and his love for computer...
Chloe is excited to begin her studies in Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania. She always knew she would work with people, but not to...
Leydializ is a first-generation college student with a passion for animal science. Her love for animals shows in many aspects of her life. She had...
Kathia attended Cypress Creek High School and ranked 5/829 with a 5.232 GPA on a 6.0 scale. As an International Baccalaureate student, she participated in...
Michael graduated from Hudson High School and ranked 3rd out of 237 students in his graduating class, with a weighted GPA of 4.41 and an...
Andleen attended Miami Palmetto Senior High School and ranked 58/577 with a GPA of 3.95 weighted. She has worked part-time for most of her high...
As a Crystal River High School senior, Sophia ranked 5/262 in her class. She is a certified Biotechnician Assistant and would like to pursue a...
Tyniyah graduated Crestview High School as the first African American Valedictorian with a weighted GPA of 4.7. She also graduated with her associate’s degree from...
Fabian attended Immokalee High School and finished at the top of his class with a 4.89 cumulative GPA. He served as a captain in his...
Zaniyah attended Vanguard High and maintained a 3.55 GPA while juggling school and community activities. She also graduated with her A.A. Degree from the College...
Sidney graduated Interlachen High with a GPA of 3.64, was a member of the National Honor Society, and was an early admissions student at Santa...
With a 3.72 GPA, Ja’nasia is well on her way to success in college. She was a member of the National Honor Society and desires...
Dylan held a 4.0 GPA at Flagler Palm Coast High School and was in the top 1% of his senior class. Dylan is currently majoring...
Jarin was ranked first in her graduating class with a 3.9 GPA. At Glades Central High School, she was a part of various organizations: ASPIRA,...
Dominic attended Lecanto High School in Citrus County as an international baccalaureate student with a 4.67 GPA and a member of the National Honor Society. ...
Joel graduated from Immokalee High as a salutatorian with a GPA of 4.0. Along with my acceptance to FGCU and into FGCU’s Honors College. Since...
Destiny studies Computer Science & Human and Organizational Development at Vanderbilt University. She has experience in product management and looks forward to interning in investment...
Pablo ranked 24th of 198 at South Walton High School, with a 4.31 weighted GPA. He attended the first-ever STEAM Engineering Magnet School in Walton County...
Myles graduated from Booker High School with a GPA of 4.45 and is 33rd in his senior class of 320 students. At an incredibly young...
Veronia enrolled in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program at Spruce Creek High School, ranking 12th among the 557 seniors with a GPA of 4.78. She participated...
Roche attended South Plantation High School. His weighted GPA of 4.94 ranked him 12th among 515 peers. He has also been an active member of...
Jasmine attended Pahokee High School. She had a weighted GPA of 4.96 and ranked #1 among 112 seniors. She was active as Student Body President for the Student...
Emma attended Naples High School, ranked 8th among 462 senior students, and attended Florida Gulf Coast University as a dual-enrolled student. She founded two student publications...
Jacob graduated from Sebring High School in Highlands County. He graduated ranked 27th out of the 281 students in his class and carried a 4.26...
Gisselle ranked 14th out of 453 students in her class, had a weighted GPA of 5.28, and was dually enrolled at Florida Southwestern State. Gisselle...
Samantha attended Palm Harbor University High School and the International Baccalaureate Program there. She ranked 25th in her class of 539 students and carried a 4.5...
Kristopher attended South Lake High School and stayed busy as the Executive Board President of the Student Government Association and President of the National Honor...
Haley attended Crystal River High School and ranked 14th in her senior class of 310 students with a weighted GPA of 4.5. She attends the University...
Marie is a recent Florida State University graduate and an Internal Audit and financial Advisory Consultant with Protiviti, based in the Charlotte market. In May...
Ryan graduated with a 4.85 weighted GPA from Sheridan Technical High School and ranked 9th in her class of 120 students. She attends Wellesley College...
Leonardo ranked 15th in his class of 150 students maintained a weighted GPA of 4.9 and while attending Lorenzo Walker Technical High School. He represented...
Jefflyne graduated from Key West High School with a 4.25 weighted GPA. She was ranked 19th out of 259 in her graduating class. Jefflyne attends...
Sadie attended Crystal River High School, ranking 9th out of 301 senior students with a weighted GPA of 4.6. She is majoring in Early Childhood...
Amy was an International Baccalaureate student at Sebring High School and ranked 2nd of 324 in her graduating class. She had a weighted GPA of 4.57...
Sierra Pelham is a Take Stock in Children scholar from DeSoto County and attended DeSoto High School. Sierra had a 4.28 GPA and ranked 12th in...
A Take Stock in Children scholar, Allysa Quick, hails from Marion County and attended Vanguard High School. Allysa earned a 4.57 GPA and ranked 49th...
Asia Lavender is the Associate Community Organizer for Citizens of Louisville Organized and United Together (CLOUT). As an organizer, Asia provides training and leadership coaching...
Victoria was an International Baccalaureate student dually enrolled at Forest Hill High School. With a 4.2 GPA, she was ranked 38th among her 627 graduating...
Adriana attended Fort Myers High School with a 5.1 GPA and was ranked 20th of 456 students in her graduating class. She was an active...
Michele attended Winter Springs High School with a 4.1 GPA and ranked 67th out of her 488 senior classmates. She started volunteering at AdventHealth during...
Amelia earned a 4.2 GPA at Titusville High School. Ranking 38th of her 280 senior classmates, she was dually enrolled and graduated with her AA...
Shauna attended Hardee High School, where she held a 4.2 GPA and was ranked 13th in her class of 284 seniors. After graduating high school with...
A Take Stock in Children scholar, Anthony Vigliotti is currently a student at the University of Florida planning on earning a degree in biochemistry. Later,...
Corey Smith dually enrolled at Florida Southwestern College, where he had a 4.87 GPA and was ranked 8th of 431 students. Corey volunteered at the...
Liz Parra graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science at Florida State University in Fall 2020. Liz held Software Engineer internship positions at Diverse Computing,...
Tien Nguyen graduated in 2021 with his bachelor’s in business administration with a specialization in Agribusiness and a minor in Disabilities in Society. His four...
Karla Menchu-Saban dually enrolled at Palm Beach State College, where she was ranked in the top 5% of her class out of 628 students with...
Maria was ranked 10th amongst 158 high school classmates with a 4.35 GPA. She is a Florida State University student majoring in Finance and Management...
Michelle Johnson is a Take Stock in Children scholar from Union County and graduated from Union County High School. Michelle had a 4.5 GPA and ranked 5th in 142 seniors....
Hannah Kilbride is from St. Johns County and attended Pedro Menendez High School, where she earned the title of Valedictorian of her senior class. Hannah...
Paisley graduated from the University of Central Florida with a BS in Entertainment Management, a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies (Computer Science/Digital Arts), and a minor...
Mary is from Marion County and graduated from Forest High School/Marion Technical Institute in 2016. She graduated with her Bachelor of Social Work in 2019...
A Take Stock in Children scholar, Jessie King, is from Bay County and attended Bay High School in the prestigious AICE program, earning a 4.3 GPA....
A Take Stock in Children scholar, Gabby Cruz, is from Marion County and attended the Career Academy through Marion Technical Institute. She graduated in 2015...
Christian Vallejo is a Take Stock in Children scholar from Collier County who graduated from Palmetto Ridge High School. Christian attended Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) and later Emory...
A Take Stock in Children scholar, Alexis Smith, is from Sarasota County, graduated from Pine View School, and was enrolled at the State College of...
Keilly Pulgar is from Hillsborough County and graduated from Braulio Alonso High School, third in her class of 515. A cancer survivor, she was diagnosed...
Jacquelynn “Jacqui” Shelton hails from Pasco County, where she attended Gulf High School and graduated with an International Baccalaureate diploma and an AA degree. Jacqui...
Daniella Rossi graduated from Jensen Beach High School in Martin County. She was dual-enrolled, participated in various extracurricular activities like sitting on the executive board...
Jovani Hernandez is from Highlands County and graduated with a 4.96 GPA, ranked 2nd in his graduating class. He was dually enrolled in college while completing...
Jorden Holland hailed from Okaloosa County and attended Collegiate High School in Niceville. She ranked #1 in her graduating class of 101 and held a...
Kevin Tierney graduated from Spruce Creek High School in Volusia County with a 4.3 GPA. Kevin served as JROTC Battalion Executive Officer, Civil Air Patrol...
Lucero “Luci” Torres graduated from Lake Placid High School in Highlands County in 2014. She attended the University of Central Florida, where she was the Vice President of ALPFA,...
Kaylee Mancillas graduated from Hardee Senior High School in 2013 with a 4.53 GPA. While in high school, Kaylee dual enrolled at South Florida State...
Esther Benette graduated from Glades Central Community High School in Palm Beach County. While in high school, she dedicated herself to serving her community by volunteering at...
Katty Pierre-Charles hailed from Manatee County and graduated from Manatee High School. She graduated from the University of South Florida with a B.S. in Chemical...
Wade McDonald attended Lecanto High School in Citrus County, earning a 4.32 GPA as a dually enrolled student at the College of Central Florida. Wade...
Benjamin Carpenter graduated from C. Leon King, International Baccalaureate High School in Hillsborough County. He participated in the Tampa Thunder Soccer Team as captain and a...
Tyler Dwyer earned a 4.37 GPA at Keystone Heights High School. He was the Academic Team MVP and was selected to attend Florida American Legion...
Vanessa Colchado Mas graduated from the International Baccalaureate Program at Bartow High School in 2012. She was Key Club President and French Club Historian; she volunteered...
Thuy was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the United States in 2001. With the support of TSIC and L4L, she graduated magna cum laude...
Daniel Pierce was the Vice President of his senior class and the valedictorian at J.M. Tate High School, earning a 4.64 GPA. After graduating in...
Alfonso Mejia attended Charles W. Flanagan High School in Broward County. He was a member of the National Honor Society, earning a 4.93 GPA, served...
Valiece Long graduated from Clearwater High School in Pinellas County. She earned a 4.42 GPA while staying active in the National Honor Society, Spanish NHS,...
Michael attended South Fort Myers High School and was the Historian for the National Honor Society, A.P. student, and x2, 400m, track & field state champion. He...
Camila Rincon attended Pompano Beach High School and earned a 5.08 GPA, ranking 2nd of 285 students. She was an A.P. student, dually enrolled at Broward College, and...
An A.P. student with a 4.2 GPA, Angela Alford graduated from Niceville Senior High School in Okaloosa County. She participated in the National Honor Society and held leadership positions in her...
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The Leaders for Life Fellowship decision is made by a selection committee based on scholarship criteria and student qualifications, without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or any other protected characteristics.