The Ralph H. and Ruth Frank Gross Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in memory of Ralph and Ruth Frank Gross to honor their belief in the importance of a good education. It seeks to help often unrecognized government employees and their families to improve their lives through education. If the applicant is a graduating high school student, they must have an SAT score of 1100 or higher (CR + MA) and submit official high school transcripts. Applicants must plan to attend a college, university, or vocational institute. Graduate students are not eligible to apply. Applicants must also be at least one of the following: (1) a current full-time employee of a governmental entity in Broward County; (2) a retired employee or past employee who was employed full-time by a governmental entity in Broward County continuously for at least five years; (3) a past employee who was disabled as a result of a performance of their functions of employment while employed full-time for at least five years at a governmental entity in Broward County; (4) or a spouse or former spouse (for at least five years), or child of an employee who currently is employed full-time at a governmental entity in Broward County or an employee who meets one of the requirements or who was killed in the line of duty while employed full-time for at least five years at a governmental entity in Broward County. Applicants must provide proof of Florida residency. It may be a copy of their driver's license or an identification card that was issued more than one year ago. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Community Foundation of Broward for more information.