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Predict Your Future… Make It Happen… Earn A Bright Futures Award!
FLORIDA BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIPS
2010
Graduate!
You may receive early notication o your award status during your last term o high school; however, i you do notgraduate,* you
will not
receive the award!
Stay Clean
You
must
not be ound guilty o, or plead no contest to, a elony charge.
We Will Let You Know
Ater submitting an
Initial Student
Florida Financial Aid Application
,
your high school will submit your transcript orconsideration during the middle o your nal year and the Florida Department o Education will evaluate your eligibility.I you qualiy or a Bright Futures Scholarship, the Florida Department o Education will notiy you prior to graduation.*
However, i your GPA improves and/or other requirements are met during your nal high school semester, youmay then qualiy or an award or higher award level. I so, you will be notied ollowing graduation.*
Getting Your Money
The Florida Department o Education will:
•Beginfundingyourscholarshipduringthe
all term
ollowing your high school
graduation.*
The academic yearbegins in the all and ends in the summer.
Scholarship recipients are not eligible or unding during the summerterm immediately ollowing high school graduation;* thereater, summer disbursements are only made i unds are available. Check our Web site each year or summer unding inormation.
•SendscholarshipfundstotheeligibleFloridapostsecondaryinstitutionofyourchoicepriortothebeginningofeach
term. The money will then be applied to your account ater the last day o the drop/add period at your college.
You Must:
•BeaFloridaresidentandaU.S.citizenoreligiblenon-citizen,
as determined by your postsecondary institution.
•PursueanundergraduatedegreeataneligibleFloridacollege,orenrollinapostsecondaryadultvocational
certicate program.
•Beginusingthescholarshipfundswithinthreeyearsofyourhighschool
graduation.* I you enlist directly in themilitary ater graduation,* your three-year period begins upon the date o separation rom active duty.
•Enrollforatleast
six non-remedial
semester hours (or the equivalent in quarter or clock hours) per term.
Keep Up the Good Work
Remember, you must
maintain
the required cumulative GPA and earn the minimum credit hours in order to renew yourscholarship each year.
We Need to Know
It is
your responsibility
to check the status o your application and your award. It is also your responsibility toprovide your correct name, address, date o birth and social security number, and to
inorm us o any changes
.Prior to submitting an
Initial Student
Florida Financial Aid Application
, you should report all changes to yourguidance counselor in order to update your transcript. Ater submitting an application, you will receive an applicationacknowledgement correspondence which will inorm you how to create a personal User ID online to update yourdemographic inormation and monitor your nancial aid history. We cannot award you with a scholarship i we cannotcontact you.
Activate your User ID & PIN -Know it, Use it, Be Responsible
for your state nancial aid!
Why Do We Need Your Social Security Number (SSN)?
Your SSN is essential or matching your test scores with your student records, and or matching your Bright FuturesScholarship with your college records. However, i you choose to leave your SSN blank on the
Initial Student
FloridaFinancial Aid Application
, the system will generate a pseudo number. Financial assistance will not be denied or ailureto disclose your SSN.
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