Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) is now accepting applications for its 2025 FPL FIRST Robotics Scholarship
Source: Florida Power and Light
The opportunity is open to students across FPL’s service area with at least two years in a FIRST Tech Challenge or FIRST Robotics Competition, this scholarship helps launch the next generation of innovators into higher education.
Know a student who fits the bill? Applications are open Feb. 17 – April 14, 2025, at FPL.com/Education.
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FPL accepting applications for FIRST Robotics Scholarship; high school seniors invited to apply
Samantha Walsh with FPL employees and her family after receiving the $20,000 FPL Robotics Scholarship in 2024
Juno Beach, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) is excited to announce that its FPL FIRST Robotics Scholarship for 2025 is once again officially open for applicants. Designed to empower young minds and cultivate the future leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), this scholarship aims to support one talented student who displays exceptional passion and potential in robotics.
“We’re thrilled to announce FPL’s Robotics Scholarship is now open for eligible high school seniors,” said Kate Cotner, FPL director of community engagement. “Robotics offers a fantastic opportunity for students to build important skills in critical thinking, problem-solving and teamwork, all of which are vital in our fast-changing world.
By supporting robotics education, we are investing in the future and nurturing the next wave of STEM leaders.”
FPL offers this unique opportunity to a deserving high school senior. The scholarship will support the recipient in pursuing higher education in a STEM-related field at an accredited college or university, ensuring they receive the necessary resources to succeed in their academic journey.
“This scholarship covers a huge amount of finances that I would have had to pay for on my own,” said Samantha Walsh the 2024 winner of FPL’s FIRST Robotics Scholarship. “I am so grateful to have been chosen as the 2024 winner and thankful for FPL for providing this opportunity.”
FPL’s FIRST Robotics Scholarship is open to all public and private high school students across FPL’s service area who have two or more years in a FIRST Tech Challenge or FIRST Robotics Competition. Interested students can submit their application at FPL.com/Education under STEM Grants and Scholarship. The application period will be open from
Feb. 17 – April 14, 2025.
To learn more about additional educational opportunities visit www.FPL.com/Education.
About Florida Power & Light Company
As America’s largest electric utility, Florida Power & Light Company serves more customers and sells more power than any other utility, providing clean, affordable, reliable electricity to more than 6 million accounts, or approximately 12 million people. FPL operates one of the most fuel efficient and cleanest power generation fleets in the U.S and in 2022 won the ReliabilityOne® National Reliability Award for the seventh time in the last ten years. The company was also recognized by Escalent in 2022 as one of the most trusted U.S. electric utilities for the ninth consecutive year. FPL is a subsidiary of Juno Beach, Florida-based NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE), a clean energy company widely recognized for its efforts in sustainability, corporate responsibility, ethics and compliance, and diversity. NextEra Energy is also the parent company of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which, together with its affiliated entities, is the world’s largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun and a world leader in battery storage. For more information about NextEra Energy companies, visit these websites: www.NextEraEnergy.com, www.FPL.com, www.NextEraEnergyResources.com.
