{"id":32854,"date":"2022-08-18T14:35:11","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T14:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miamifoundation.org\/?page_id=32854"},"modified":"2026-01-06T09:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:38:18","slug":"venture-miami-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/miamifoundation.org\/venture-miami-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Venture Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1766186419605{padding-top: 45px !important;padding-bottom: 45px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;44919&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1767650017554{padding-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h1>Venture Miami Scholarship Fund<\/h1>\n<p><strong>The City of Miami and The Miami Foundation partner with 6 local postsecondary schools to offer scholarships.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span zm=\"\">The Venture Miami Scholarship Fund provides tuition gap funding for at-need City of Miami and Little Haiti residents who have been accepted<b> <\/b>into STEM or defined-demand occupation programs at<b> <\/b>participating colleges, universities, and trade schools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Venture Miami Scholarship Application is now open. 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If it doesn\u2019t, you\u2019re outside the City of Miami.<br \/>\n<em>Note: The City of Miami is only a small part of Miami-Dade County\u2014not all county residents qualify.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span zm=\"\">Residents of Little Haiti will be determined by the scholarship committee based on the address where you reside.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Submit Your Application<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Access the Venture Miami Scholarship through our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantinterface.com\/Home\/Logon?urlkey=miami\">Scholarship Portal<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Register for an account to view all available opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>Click \u201c2026 Venture Miami\u201d and complete the application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1709438650817{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 45px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Give Now<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We invite interested funders to join this all-important effort to support educational attainment for City of Miami residents. <a href=\"https:\/\/miami.fcsuite.com\/erp\/donate\/create\/fund?funit_id=4311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to Give Now<\/a> or contact <a href=\"mailto:scholarships@miamifoundation.org\">scholarships@miamifoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1766186419605{padding-top: 45px !important;padding-bottom: 45px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;44919&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1767650017554{padding-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Venture Miami Scholarship Fund The City of Miami and The Miami Foundation partner with 6 local postsecondary schools to offer scholarships. 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