Scholarships
The John’s Island Community Service League is delighted to support the educational aspirations of the club’s employees and their dependents. Our program began in 1999 in conjunction with Indian River State College for the post-secondary education of employees’ dependents, and has grown exponentially since then. In 2019, we expanded the program to include the club’s employees themselves. We now partner with the Scholarship Foundation of Indian River County, as well as IRSC, to help identify qualified candidates and coordinate the scholarship process. Additionally, we award several JICSL High Achievement Scholarships to extraordinarily qualified candidates. All of our scholars have to meet our requirements of tenure, full-time employment, and GPA minimum.
Our award recipients are an impressive group, of whom we are quite proud. We support students at IRSC, as well as many universities such as University of Central Florida, University of Miami, Florida State University, and University of St. Augustine. They are pursuing an exciting array of fields of study including Marine Biology, Experimental and Research Psychology, Sports Management, and Computer Science.
From 2-year associate degrees, to 4-year bachelor’s degrees, to master’s and doctoral degrees, our award recipients are advancing and excelling.
Since 2001, the JICSL has also funded scholarships to a total of 40 low-income students in Indian River County to attend Indian River State College. Eighth graders apply to this program. They are mentored throughout high school, provided they have good grades and remain drug and crime free. Following graduation, their college tuition is paid to cover a 4-year college degree. Often, they are the first in their families to attend college.
We thank all of our partners involved in our Scholarships Program: John’s Island Club’s David Colclough and Kerri Murphy, as well as SFIRC’s Camilla Wainwright, and IRSC’s Sherri Monds. And, of course, our generous donors, who make it possible for us to provide these life-changing programs to our wonderful employees and their families and children in our community.
If you are interested in learning more, please email scholarships@jicsl.org.