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Congratulations to our 2026 Scholarship Recipients

With this year’s 40 recipients, a total of 110 students will receive scholarships in 2026. The annual budget needed to distribute scholarships to all of the scholars this year is approximately $710,000. The money needed to fund the scholarships is raised through a fundraising banquet and golf tournament held every other year, donations from Club members, and the generous support of local businesses.

Founders Scholarship Fund, a non-profit/tax-exempt charitable organization was founded in 1991 by Club Pelican Bay members, and has awarded over $9.1 million in scholarships to more than 930 Collier County students since its founding.

2026 Scholarship Recipients

  • Club Pelican Bay (Employees/Family) – Adam Edwards, Sarah Lopez, Jossimar Reyes-Barrios, Yazmin Salazar
  • Aubrey Rogers High School – Noah Harton, Vincent Laperche
  • Barron Collier High School – Madelynn Amburgy, Fatima Beingolea-Almestar, Tenzin Dhakar, Valentina Garcia, Isabela Monroig
  • Golden Gate High School – Kamila D’Alessio, Laisa Moran, Lindsey Pineda, Winner Seide, Emily Serrato, Joselyn Suarez-Torres
  • Immokalee High School – Juan Diego Juarez, Frantz Francois, Angel Garcia-Chavarria, Yaneli Morales-Velasquez, Diana Ramirez, Jasmin Reyes, Keydi Santis-Vazquez
  • Lely High School – Hastry Andino, Maria Duran, Minerva Mendez, Richard Obas
  • Lorenzo Walker Technical High School – Delainey Anderson, Jean Enaillo, Youd-Stessy Pierre, Christa Prunier, Ilormise Sirenord
  • Mason Classical Academy – Sierra Cancel, Mia Vlahakis
  • Naples High School – Isabella Cuellar-Gutierrez, Sofia Cuellar-Gutierrez, Carizma Johnson
  • Palmetto Ridge High School – Edwin Miguel
  • St. John Neumann Catholic High School – Dario DiPonio


Scholarship Recipients

Our scholars are some of the brightest students you’ll find attending college today. Their majors range from music composition to neuroscience.

Founders Scholarship Fund averages 100 to 110 students attending colleges and technical institutions each year. They represent some of the most prestigious schools in the United States.

Here are some of the colleges our students are attending or have attended.

  • American University
  • Arcadia University
  • Carleton College
  • College of the Holy Cross
  • Columbia University
  • Cornell University
  • Emory University
  • Fayetteville State University
  • Florida Agriculture & Mechanical University
  • Florida Atlantic University
  • Florida Atlantic University Honors College
  • Florida Gulf Coast University
  • Florida International University
  • Florida Southern College
  • Florida Southwestern State College
  • Florida State University
  • Franklin & Marshall College
  • George Mason University
  • Harvard College
  • Lehigh University
  • Lincoln College of Technology
  • Marquette University
  • Middlebury College
  • MIT
  • Monmouth College
  • North Central College
  • Northwestern University
  • NYU
  • Ohio State University
  • Purdue University
  • Regis College
  • Saint Mary’s College
  • St John’s University
  • St. Vincent College
  • Texas Health and Science University
  • The Culinary Institute of America
  • The George Washington University
  • Tufts University
  • UC Berkley
  • University of Central Florida
  • University of Florida
  • University of Miami
  • University of Mount Union
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • University of North Florida
  • University of Richmond
  • University of South Florida
  • Vanderbilt University

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