Please review this page for new HEO drawing requirements and deadlines before submitting your drawing application.
The University of Florida’s Higher Education Opportunity (HEO) provides children of full-time TEAMS employees with the opportunity of tuition assistance for an undergraduate education at the University of Florida. The Higher Education Opportunity (HEO) program has expanded to provide the HEO scholarship to 150 applicants each year. Each year, UF Human Resources will choose at random from a pool of eligible applicants 150 children of TEAMS employees to participate in this program. For each child selected, the university will pay the in-state matriculation fees, less any Bright Futures scholarship award, for a maximum of 132 credit hours toward an undergraduate degree at the University of Florida or a Florida public college (i.e., SF College) or community college, in the event the child is not admitted to the University of Florida. Please visit the HEO policy page for more information about program eligibility and coverage.
The program is not limited to incoming freshmen only. Parents of a child meeting the below criteria, may submit their child’s name for HEO drawing consideration as well.
To be eligible to be entered into the pool, the parent must meet the following condition:
*For purposes of the HEO, all references to TEAMS employees include eligible UPD employees.
The child must meet the following conditions:
Parent HEO Drawing Application deadline, 11:59 p.m., Nov. 1, 2024
Child UF Admissions Application deadline, 11:59 p.m., Jan. 15, 2025
All UF admissions-related inquires (including confirmation of the status of your child’s UF Admissions application, or your child’s eligibility to submit the UF Admissions application) should be directed to and confirmed by UF Office of Admissions.
The following (TEAMS children) students are required to apply with UF Office of Admissions by January 15, 2025, to be entered into the HEO drawing:
To waive the HEO Drawing’s UF Admissions application requirement, the (TEAMS child) student must be confirmed by the UF Office of Admissions as “ineligible to submit” the UF Admissions application by January 15, 2025, based upon the number of college credits earned after high school graduation. See HEO Policy for more detail.
Students confirmed by the UF Office of Admissions as “ineligible to submit” the UF Admissions application by January 15, 2025, based upon the number of college credits earned after high school graduation), must provide the following documentation to the UFHR office (upon request) to be included in the HEO drawing:
Please visit the HEO Policy procedures, for more detail about HEO drawing criteria.
Submit a 2025 HEO Scholarship Drawing Application
This program only covers at the University of Florida or Florida public colleges (i.e., SF College) and community colleges, in the event the child is not accepted to UF. The HEO does not cover at private institutions, out of state institutions, or other Florida universities.
The HEO covers the in-state matriculation fees (the actual instruction portion of tuition fees). Student responsibility fees include housing, books, activities, transportation, health, services, athletic fees, late registration, late payment, materials, lab fees, supplies, etc. Please visit the HEO policy page, Financial Obligations for more program coverage detail.
The full amount of the Bright Futures scholarship award will be subtracted from the amount the student can receive from the HEO. If your child is, or you expect your child to be, a Bright Futures scholar, please visit the HEO policy page, Financial Obligations section and FAQ.
To maintain eligibility in the program each semester:
After the student is awarded the HEO scholarship, the student must complete the HEO Status Verification web form (by the established deadline) to request HEO funding for a new semester. The HEO Status Verification form confirms the student’s contact information, fee deadline, and verifies where the student is attending school. The student will not be covered by the HEO, in a new semester, if the form is not completed by the HEO established semester deadline.
HEO Status Verification forms will be requested from students, before the start of each semester, using the email on file with the HEO office. As an additional reference for students and parents, upcoming semester deadlines will be published to this page. Students may contact the program coordinator to update their contact information, as needed, to ensure they are receiving email correspondence from this office, such as deadline reminders and important information about the HEO.