About Our Scholarships
Every child deserves access to lifesaving water safety skills.
Water Smart Tots Foundation provides scholarship opportunities for qualifying families to help children access survival swim lessons through participating swim schools.
We currently offer two scholarship programs:
Children’s Board Float First Scholarship
Only Ages 6 Months to 5 Years
Funded through a partnership with the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County, this scholarship provides:
- Two FREE weeks of survival swim lessons
- 8 private lessons total over a 2 week duration
This program is designed to help infants and young children develop foundational self-rescue and water safety skills during the highest-risk years for drowning.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Child must reside in Hillsborough County
- Child must be between 6 months and 5 years old
- Families must commit to attending 8 consecutive lessons over a two-week period
Water Smart Tots Community Scholarship
Outside Hillsborough County & Plant City Ages 1 to 5 Years Old
Funded through community donations and supporters of Water Smart Tots Foundation, this scholarship provides:
- Up to $150 toward lessons
- Applied as $25 per week for up to 6 weeks
- Available through participating swim schools
This scholarship helps families outside of Hillsborough County access survival swim lessons and water safety education.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Child must be between 1 and 5 years old
- Child must attend a participating swim school
- Scholarship availability is based on funding and approval
Important Information
- Scholarships are limited and subject to funding availability
- Survival swim lessons require consistency and commitment for the best results.
- Participating swim schools independently manage scheduling and lesson availability.
- Water Smart Tots Foundation does not guarantee placement or immediate availability.
Find a Participating Swim School
Looking for a qualified survival swim program?
We work with participating swim schools that specialize in infant self-rescue and survival-based swim instruction. While Water Smart Tots Foundation does not endorse one specific provider, participating schools are vetted and highly trained infant self-rescue and survival swim methodologies focused on childhood drowning prevention.