Education
FSU expands Stamps Scholars partnership to support top students
Florida State University is expanding its partnership with the Stamps Scholars Program to provide the most generous scholarship in university history to five first-year students per year.
The scholarship will cover up to four years of each student’s full cost of attendance, plus $20,000 in enrichment funding to support internships, study abroad, undergraduate research and other experiential learning opportunities. Prospective students can apply now through FSU’s first-year applications for the 2027-2028 academic year.
“Florida State University is honored to partner with the Stamps Scholars Program to create this extraordinary opportunity,” said Joe O’Shea, vice president for Student Academic Success. “As FSU continues to attract outstanding students from across Florida and around the country, this partnership will provide new support for some of our most talented undergraduates as they pursue bold goals, broaden their impact and develop as leaders in their fields and communities.”
The Stamps Scholars Program was founded in 2006 by businessman, private investor and philanthropist E. Roe Stamps IV and his late wife Penny to help exceptional students achieve their education and life goals.
Stamps Scholars and alumni have earned some of the world’s most distinguished honors, including Rhodes, Marshall, Schwarzman, Fulbright and Goldwater Scholarships, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships and recognition on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
Beyond these honors, alumni pursue advanced degrees at leading universities, build careers at influential organizations and emerge as leaders across academia, business, public service, science, technology and the arts. Their work is addressing complex challenges and advancing innovation in areas such as bias in facial-recognition technology, worker advocacy, medicine, scientific discovery, and space exploration.
Other partner schools include the University of Chicago, Dartmouth College, Georgia Institute of Technology, New York University, University of Notre Dame, University of Oregon, University of Texas and Tulane University.
“As FSU continues to attract outstanding students from across Florida and around the country, this partnership will provide new support for some of our most talented undergraduates as they pursue bold goals, broaden their impact and develop as leaders in their fields and communities.”
– Joe O’Shea, vice president for Student Academic Success
In June, FSU launched the Stamps Veteran Scholars Program, the nation’s first Stamps Scholars Program for student veterans.
“We are pleased to expand our partnership with Florida State University and invite highly motivated students with ambitious goals to imagine what they could accomplish with the support of the Stamps Scholars Program,” Roe Stamps said. “FSU is already doing exceptional work to support talented students through its Presidential Scholars Program, and we look forward to building on that strong foundation and creating even more opportunities for students to learn, lead and use their talents with purpose.”
FSU and the Stamps Scholars Program seek students who are eager to pursue ambitious ideas, create opportunities and use their talents with purpose. Through the expanded partnership, FSU will select five Stamps Scholars to join the Presidential Scholars cohort, increasing the incoming 2027-2028 cohort from 60 to 65 students.
The Stamps Scholars will receive full cost-of-attendance support for up to four years, $20,000 in enrichment funding and opportunities to engage with the nationwide community of Stamps Scholars and alumni. Students who resonate with this mission are encouraged to apply to FSU and seek consideration through the Presidential Scholars selection process.
“We’re so excited for the opportunity to invite some of our Presidential Scholars to the Stamps Scholars Program,” said D. Craig Filar, associate dean of the Honors, Scholars, and Fellows House and director of the Presidential Scholars Program. “FSU Stamps Scholars will be students who demonstrate vision, initiative and a deep commitment to creating meaningful change. This partnership will give them the support to pursue ambitious ideas, connect knowledge across disciplines and lead with purpose as they help shape the future.”
Interested students should complete the Honors Program supplemental application essay by Dec. 1. Those admitted to the Honors Program will be considered for the Presidential Scholars Program and the Stamps Scholarship, with selected applicants advancing first as semifinalists and then to a final round of in-person interviews. FSU will select 65 incoming students for the Presidential Scholars cohort, and five of those students will be named Stamps Scholars.
To learn more about the Presidential Scholars Program, visit its website.
