FAMU awards $981K in scholarships in Orlando and Tampa

FAMU President James H. Ammons wrapped up his “Up Close and Personal Tour” on Tuesday evening awarding scholarships totaling $421,000 in Tampa. Earlier in the day, students received $560,000 in scholarships at Jones High School in Orlando. All together, prospective Rattlers received more than $3.6M in financial aid offers from the university.

Quesly Daniel, a senior at King High School in Tampa, was awarded FAMU’s top scholarship, the Life-Gets-Better (LGB) Scholarship. He said he has received scholarship offers from Florida State University, the University of Florida and University of South Florida, but none topped what he was offered by FAMU.

“I think it is the best offer in the country,” said Daniel, who plans to major in mathematics or engineering.

“As a product from a single parent household, I know the transformation that can take place at FAMU,” Ammons said. “FAMU is the shining light on the hill, the place that takes you and molds you into the person that you want to become.”