Q: Do I have to apply every year? Q: How does Bright Futures know where to send my grant? Q: When are funds disbursed? Q: Can I request that funds be sent to my school by a certain date? We are not able to accommodate any payment date requests.
Q: What does it mean that Bright Futures is a last dollar in program? Does Bright Futures send me the excess funds? Q: I have a grant or scholarship that pays for my tuition and mandatory fees. Can I still receive Bright Futures funds for other expenses?
Q: I paid my tuition bill in full prior to Bright Futures funds arriving. Will I still receive my grant? Q: Can my grant be sent directly to me?
Q: Where do I get a community service log? Q: Where do I upload my community service log? Q: Where can I do my community service? Q: How many community service hours are required? Q: I will be graduating after the fall semester.
Do I still need to do 16 hours of community service? Q: When can I start my community service hours? Q: I uploaded my community service hours, why does it still show missing in the eligibility issues? Q: Where can I attend school? A: No, Bright Futures grant funds can only be used toward tuition and mandatory fees. Q: I am not going to start my post-secondary education until the spring semester.
What is the deadline for spring? A student who did not meet renewal criteria due to extenuating circumstances beyond his or her control may submit an Enrollment Services Appeal along with supporting documentation.
If there is a change to your renewal eligibility due to grade forgiveness, grade changes, consortium hours earned or repayment status, you will need to submit a Scholarship Action Request Form in myWings to ask the university to update your record.
If needed for renewal, you may also request to exclude dual enrollment coursework from GPA calculation. Students who have graduated may request renewal evaluation for Bright Futures graduate funding eligibility.
Students who do not meet the minimum earned hours requirement, in any year, will NOT be permitted a restoration opportunity. Summer term can NOT be used to meet the minimum earned hours requirement. An eligible student who did not receive funding during the prior year and would now like to apply for scholarship funding is a reinstating student. A student is eligible to apply for reinstatement up to five years from high school graduation. A debt will be placed on the student account, which must be paid to UNF.
UNF will then reimburse the state. Failure to pay back a debt owed due to withdrawn hours will render a student ineligible to receive funding in subsequent years. In order to receive Florida Bright Futures as a transient student, you must be enrolled at least halftime in any State of Florida university or college. If you are attending a Florida school, you will need to complete a transient application through Florida Shines. This is determined by your academic adviser and is reflected on your Florida Shines Transient Student Admission Application.
Your enrollment information will be received electronically. If you are attending a private Florida school or out of state institution, you are required to provide the following 3 documents:.
You actually don't get much of a say in how this cash is used which may be a good thing if money tends to burn a hole in your pocket. Now that you're up to speed on the application process, you'll probably want to know what actually happens with the Bright Futures funding once you get it.
You won't receive the money directly. The financial aid office at your school will calculate your award and then disburse funds i. Like we mentioned before, you have to use the funds at an eligible Florida school. Interested in studying abroad? Your school decides if any Bright Futures funding can be applied to study abroad programs. That means you'll need to check directly with your university's study abroad office for more information.
Winning a Bright Futures scholarship could mean that the bulk of your tuition expenses and maybe even some room and board costs would be covered for up to five years. If you're going to submit a Bright Futures application, you'll want to make it count. Here are some strategies to make sure you meet all of those requirements. If you attend any high school in Florida, you're likely on track to meet all the coursework requirements.
If you're in any way concerned, schedule a meeting with a guidance counselor ASAP to see if your schedule needs to be adjusted. For more information on coursework requirements, see our Bright Futures eligibility guide. Also, keep in mind that all the GPA requirements listed are weighted.
See your guidance counselor for more help in calculating your weighted GPA. Higher scores will open up more scholarship opportunities in addition to better-ranking school options. To give yourself time to bring up your scores, start preparing for and taking the tests earlier rather than later. The end of your sophomore year through the beginning of your junior year is a good time to start working on prep. If you're unsure which test to take, check out our guide to figure out which test is best for you.
If you're an upperclassman and don't have much time to prepare for the tests, check out our fast prep guides for the ACT and SAT. The best way to meet the service hours minimum is through consistency.
Try to set a schedule e. The more consistent you are and the earlier you start chipping away at your community service hours , the fewer hours you have to volunteer per week. If you start as a freshman, you'd need to volunteer for 1 hour every weeks to meet your minimum. If you start as a senior; however, you'd need to volunteer 1. It'll be easier to stick with your volunteer commitment over the long run if you work with an established, legitimate agency that will consistently track your hours although it's a good idea to keep your own records as backup.
If you need community service ideas, read up on the nine best places to volunteer. One of the general requirements for the Florida Bright Futures scholarship is that you must apply for it within five years of graduating high school. Remember, this scholarship does have provisions for students who earn high school equivalency degree , so be sure to read through the handbook if you're a non-traditional student. If you're a student who qualified for a Bright Future Scholarship but didn't have funds disbursed to you the previous year, you can apply for reinstatement.
This can only happen if you earned a Bright Futures Scholarship right after high school graduation and if you still fit within the five-year scholarship disbursement window. To file for reinstatement, you'll need to follow the instructions for scholarship reinstatement on the Bright Futures website. This information will be used to determine whether you're eligible for reinstatement. Keep in mind that the deadline for submitting all of your materials is May 30 of each year, so be sure to plan accordingly!
If you enlisted in the military or other religious or social service immediately after high school and now want to attend college, there are a few different options for you.
The Bright Futures website states that you should apply for the scholarship during your senior year, then defer the award if you choose to enlist. You can then apply for reinstatement or restoration within five years of the termination of your service, even if that exceeds the five-year graduation timeframe outlined in the scholarships's general requirements.
Restoration is an option for students who are in their first year of college and have received Bright Futures money, but have lost their eligibility for one of two reasons:.
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