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Students must apply during their last year in high school or forfeit all future eligibility for a Bright Futures Scholarship.

  • A student who receives a Bright Futures award and attends an out-of-state postsecondary institution and then returns to Florida to complete his/her education within three years may apply for reinstatement of the original award.
  • An initially eligible student who enlists in the United States Armed Forces immediately after high school graduation will begin the three-year eligibility period for his/her initial award upon the date of separation from active duty.
  • In order to receive funding for a Florida Bright Futures award, a student must be a Florida resident and a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen.  The postsecondary institution the student attends is responsible for making residency and citizenship determinations.

To Be Considered for a Florida Bright Futures Scholarship a Student Must:

  1. Apply for a Florida Bright Futures Scholarship by completing the Initial Student Florida Financial Aid
    Application     (FFAA)* during his/her last year in high school.  A student may apply online at www.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org beginning December 1st of his/her last year in high school.  This application gives the Department of Education (DOE) permission to evaluate his/her high school transcripts for eligibility for a Florida Bright Futures Scholarship.

* The demographic information a student provides on the FFAA will be used to retrieve and evaluate his/her high school transcript. If the demographic information provided on the FFAA does not match the demographic information on the student's high school transcript, he/she will not receive an official Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program evaluation. A student may use his/her report card or contact his/her high school to assist in verifying this information. Additional documentation is required for Home Education, GED, and out-of-state applicants. This application is easy to complete and applicants receive an immediate response.

  1. Earn a Florida standard high school diploma or its equivalent. **
** Note: For other diploma options, visit www.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org/SSFAD/bf/acadrequire.htm

  1. Not have been found guilty of, or plead nolo contendere to, a felony charge.


  2. Meet Academic Requirements for the award.

Activate your User ID and PIN - Know it, Use it, Be Responsible for your state financial aid!


FFAA applicants will receive a User ID and PIN for the Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) Web site.  A student will access the OSFA Web site at www.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org to monitor the status of his/her Initial Student Florida Financial Aid Application.  It is the student's responsibility to check the status of his/her application and award.  It is also the student's responsibility to inform us of any changes.  Call toll-free at 1-888-827-2004 with questions.
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