Of course, students who have both Bright Futures Scholarships and a Florida Prepaid Plan will find themselves in the best position of all.
Our favorite is tip #2: Treat service hours like a job (and your student’s time could be worth more than $200 per hour!) Additional information regarding high school coursework can be found within the Florida Counseling for Future Education Handbook.Īlso, visit our earlier blog posts for great tips about service hours.
For the Florida Medallion Scholars-the ACT composite is actually dropping from a 26 to a 25.Īll Bright Futures awards continue to have requirements for community service hours and grade-point averages (see chart below or refer to the Handbook).ġ The required coursework aligns with the State University System admission requirements found in Florida Board of Governor’s Regulation 6.002. To be named a Florida Academic Scholar, students still must make at least a 29 on their composite score. Notably, the ACT minimum score remains the same for the top award. For the next-highest scholarship award (Florida Medallion Scholars (FMS)), which covers 75 percent of those expenses, the SAT minimum will rise from 1170 to 1210. For the top Bright Futures award (Florida Academic Scholars (FAS)), which pays for 100 percent of tuition and fees at state universities, the combined math and reading minimum is going up from 1290 to 1330. Also, if they were unable to complete service (volunteer) hours during the 2019-2020 academic year, they can submit statements from school counselors or authorized administrators certifying that the students “had planned for and intended to complete” the service hours.Īs for the Class of 2021, lawmakers recently agreed to increase the minimum required test score on the SAT college entrance exam. Scholarship requirements can change year to year, so separately, the Class of 2021 will need to stretch a little farther to meet their new requirements.īright Futures is funded by the Florida Lottery and was started in 1997.įirst, the Class of 2020: These recent grads were given an extra month-through July 31-to take the ACT/SAT. While the Class of 2020 has faced some challenges due to COVID-19, they have caught a much-needed break with some conditions being adjusted to help students complete their requirements. 2020 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program Updateįlorida’s Bright Futures Scholarship Program is as popular as ever, and with some recent modifications, it’s time for a few updates to keep us all straight.
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