{"id":20891,"date":"2022-01-13T10:52:19","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T15:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/?p=20891"},"modified":"2025-08-04T15:39:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T19:39:56","slug":"florida-linkage-institutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/florida-linkage-institutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Linkage Institutes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Receive in-state tuition while studying in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The State of Florida Legislature established 11 International Linkage Institutes to develop stronger economic, cultural, educational and social ties between Florida and countries considered strategically important to the state (Florida state statute 288.8175). The Linkage Institutes&#8217; Out-of-State Tuition Exemption program provides international students from eligible countries with the opportunity to apply for a waiver of the out-of-state portion of tuition. Selection is competitive and students must apply to the appropriate Linkage Institute directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Requirements for all Linkage Institute Waivers: <\/strong>Applicants must be admitted to one of Florida&#8217;s public universities or community colleges. Applicants must have a 3.0 GPA, and must commit to returning home within 3 years of completing their degree for a length of time equal to the tuition exemption period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOTE: Pay close attention to application deadlines. Many occur during the spring for the following academic year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#99061f\"><a href=\"http:\/\/latam.ufl.edu\/fbli\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florida-Brazil Institute<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/global.ucf.edu\/linkages\/fcli\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florida-Canada Institute<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lacc.fiu.edu\/academics\/funding-opportunities\/florida-caribbean-institute-fci\/\">Florida Caribbean Institut<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/lacc.fiu.edu\/academics\/funding-opportunities\/florida-caribbean-institute-fci\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">e<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flcrlinkage-fsu-sm.smapply.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florida-Costa Rica Institute<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/global.ucf.edu\/linkages\/eeli\/\">Florida-Eastern Europe Institute<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usf.edu\/world\/for-students\/funding-scholarships\/florida-france-institute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florida-France Institute<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fau.edu\/global\/fils\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florida-Israel Institute<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwf.edu\/academic-engagement-and-student-affairs\/departments\/international-affairs\/scholarships-and-linkages\/florida-japan-linkage-institute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florida-Japan Institute<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lacc.fiu.edu\/academics\/funding-opportunities\/florida-mexico-institute-fmi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florida-Mexico Institute<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unf.edu\/intlctr\/international-students\/scholarship.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florida-West Africa Institute<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also want to look at these other links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/financial-aid\/types-of-financial-aid\/scholarships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SPC Scholarships<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Receive in-state tuition while studying in Florida. 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The Linkage Institutes&#8217; Out-of-State Tuition Exemption program provides international students from eligible countries with the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/florida-linkage-institutes\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Florida Linkage Institutes<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1873,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[812,93,40,878],"tags":[],"coauthors":[894],"class_list":["post-20891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-iep","category-international-students","category-news","category-scholarships"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>Florida Linkage Institutes - Center for International Programs<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Receive in-state tuition while studying in Florida. 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