Miami-Dade College Assistance Program

Scholarship Value: $1,000

Awards Available: 1

Award Deadline: May 23, 2025


CAP, Inc. awards scholarships to Miami-Dade County Public High School graduates who have exhausted all avenues of financial assistance (federal, state, and institutional) but still have significant unmet needs to attend the college of their choice.

You must complete and upload the Unmet Need Calculator to your CAP application. Download the Unmet Need Calculator.

Download the guidelines and learn more about the CAP, Inc. scholarship program!

History

In 1977, the Miami-Dade County Public School System started a pilot advisory program with 10-12 part-time college assistance advisors. They were in the school system tasked with helping students find potential financial aid opportunities. The following year, CAP, Inc. was founded to financially support the Miami-Dade County Public School’s College Assistance Program (CAP) and awarding scholarships to graduates that needed significant financial assistance to attend college.

Submission + Deadline

Applicants must apply through the Miami Foundation’s scholarship portal. To access the online portal, go to miamifoundation.org/scholarships, click on ‘scholarship portal’ on the right-hand side of the screen and register for an account. Once, you have registered, click on ‘2023 College Assistance Program (CAP, Inc.) Scholarship’. Please advised that The Foundation will not accept mailed, faxed or emailed applications. Review your application carefully and ensure that it is filled out completely. Applications must be submitted online by Friday, May 23rd at 5 p.m.

These funds can only be used for undergraduate level studies

Eligibility

  • Financial Need based on calculated unmet need to pay for college in the upcoming year
  • Graduation from a Miami-Dade County Public High School or G.E.D. earned after November 1, 1996 with a minimum of two years in Miami-Dade County Public High School
  • Accepted to/or enrolled in a post-secondary institution to pursue first undergraduate degree only
  • Full-time attendance (12-18 credits) seeking a degree at a post-secondary institution
  • Must use the CAP scholarship award only for the post-secondary institution named in the application
  • Complete application submitted online by the deadline. No information will be accepted by email, mail or fax. If an application is missing information or attachments, our offices will NOT inform the applicant.

Required Application Attachments:

You will be asked to upload copies of the documents below. All required attachments must be uploaded as a single document in PDF or JPEG format. For documents with multiple pages, you must combine them into a single document before they can be uploaded. PDF and JPEG are the only formats the online portal will allow.

  1. CAP Unmet Need Calculator: Download this from the Foundation’s website and complete it (you can find it online). Use the figures to enter into your application, and upload a PDF version of the document to submit online.
  2. FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAR): Upload all pages for the applied year. Applicants who are not eligible for US federal financial aid can indicate they are not able to receive a FAFSA document.
  3. College Financial Aid Award Letter
    • Rising freshmen: If you have not yet received your 2025-2026 Financial Aid Award letter, contact your college or university’s financial aid office to request the award letter. If your school is still unable to provide your 2025-2026 Financial Aid Award letter by the CAP deadline, request an estimated award letter.
    • Rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors: If you have not yet received your 2025-2026 Financial Aid Award letter, contact your college or university’s financial aid office to request your award letter. If your school is still unable to provide your 2025-2026 Financial Aid Award letter by the CAP deadline, you may submit last year’s (2024-25) Award Letter.
  4. Unofficial College transcript if you are a returning for your sophomore, junior or senior year
    • Required of all returning and new applicants starting their sophomore, junior, or senior year
    • Rising freshmen from Miami-Dade Public Schools do not need to submit their high school transcripts
  5. G.E.D. Diploma: G.E.D. student applicants only
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