Florida Bright Futures Scholarship is a lottery-funded scholarship program that rewards students for their academic achievements during high school by offering funding for the pursuit of postsecondary educational and career goals in Florida.
Applicants for a Florida Bright Futures Scholarship must complete the Florida Financial Aid Application by their high school graduation date. Eligibility and application criteria are available from your high school guidance counselor, or the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program web site.
The Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program consists of the three awards for undergraduate students listed below. Each award has its own academic eligibility requirements, award amounts and funding length. A student may receive funding for only one award. The highest award earned by the student will be selected.
The following chart summarizes the academic eligibility criteria for each Florida Bright Futures Scholarship:
| |
Florida Academic Scholars Award |
Florida Medallion Scholars Award |
Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars Award |
| Minimum Cumulative GPA Required for Renewal (unrounded & unweighted) |
3.0* |
2.75 |
2.75 |
| Minimum Hours Required Per Term Funded |
6 semester**
(completed hours) |
6 semester**
(completed hours) |
6 semester**
(completed hours) |
* Florida Academic Scholars will renew with 2.75-2.99 as Florida Medallion Scholars.
Summer grades and hours earned after spring evaluation may be used if necessary to meet the scholarship renewal requirements. A student must ask a financial aid officer to submit a grade and hours update to the Bright Futures office indicating the adjusted cumulative GPA and/or hours. Please call 239-590-7972.
If a student's cumulative GPA was less than a 2.75 and he/she was ineligible for funding, the student may apply for restoration in an academic year after which the 2.75 cumulative GPA requirement was met. (The 2.75 GPA must be met before the fall term for which the student is applying.)
A student who does not meet the minimum hours requirement during the academic year (fall through spring) or the summer after spring evaluation will no longer be eligible for his/her Bright Futures award.
More details about the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program can be found on the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program web site. Please contact the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program or call 1-888-827-2004 for additional questions.
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