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Reinstatement Requirements for Bright Futures Scholarships
An eligible student who did not receive funding during the previous academic year and would now like
to apply for scholarship funding is a reinstating student.
- If a student did not receive award funding in the academic year following his/her graduation from
high school, the student must apply to reinstate the award and receive funding within
three years of high school graduation.
- Students graduating from high school in the 2009-10 academic year and earlier - Once a student has
received funding for a minimum of one term, he/she is eligible to
apply for reinstatement up to seven years from high school graduation.
- Students graduating from high school in the 2010-11 academic year and
thereafter - once a student has received funding for a minimum of one term, he/she is
eligible to apply for reinstatement up to five years from high school graduation.
To Apply for Reinstatement:
- A student must complete a Reinstatement/Restoration Application available on the Office
of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) website at
www.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org by selecting
State Grants, Scholarships & Applications, Apply Here, and then Reinstatement/Restoration Application
or use the direct link above. Please note that the academic year for which a student is applying is
at the top of the application. New applications are available in February each year.
- If a student did not receive award funding in the academic year following his/her graduation from
high school, the student must apply to reinstate the award and receive funding within three years of
high school graduation.
- Students graduating from high school in the 2009-10 academic year and earlier -
once a student has received funding for a minimum of one term, he/she is eligible to apply for reinstatement up to
seven years from high school graduation.
- Students graduating from high school in the 2010-11 academic year and thereafter -
once a student has received funding for a minimum of one term, he/she is eligible to apply for
reinstatement up to five years from high school graduation.
- The Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) recommends that applications be submitted by July 1
for a timely fall disbursement or by December 15 for a timely spring disbursement.
- If determined eligible for reinstatement, the student will receive the Bright Futures award
(Florida Academic Scholars, Florida Medallion Scholars, or Gold Seal Vocational Scholars) for which he/she
was last eligible prior to reinstatement.
Students Who Enlist in the Military – students graduating from high school
in the 2009-10 academic year or earlier
- An initially eligible student who enlists in the United States Armed Forces immediately after high school
graduation must (within three years after separation from active duty):
- request reinstatement by completing and submitting a Reinstatement/Restoration Application online
and
- submit an official copy of the DD Form 214 via U.S. mail to verify time served in the military.
- A student who is receiving a Florida Bright Futures Scholarship and discontinues his/her education to enlist in
the United States Armed Forces must commence the remainder of his/her seven-year renewal period upon the date of separation
from active duty. To reinstate the scholarship, he/she must:
- complete and submit a Reinstatement/Restoration Application online and
- submit an official copy of the DD Form 214 via U.S. mail to verify time served in the military.
The DD Form 214 should be mailed to: Florida Department of Education, Office of Student Financial Assistance,
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1314, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.
Students Who Enlist in the Military – students graduating from high school
in the 2010-11 academic year and thereafter
- An initially eligible student who enlists in the United States Armed Forces immediately after high school
graduation must (within three years after separation from active duty):
- complete and submit a Reinstatement/Restoration Application online
and
- submit an official copy of the DD Form 214 via U.S. mail to verify time served in the military.
- A student who is receiving a Florida Bright Futures Scholarship and discontinues his/her education to enlist in
the United States Armed Forces must commence the remainder of his/her five-year renewal period upon the date of separation
from active duty. To reinstate the scholarship, the student must:
- complete and submit a Reinstatement/Restoration Application online and
- submit an official copy of the DD Form 214 via U.S. mail to verify time served in the military.
The DD Form 214 should be mailed to: Florida Department of Education, Office of Student Financial Assistance,
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1314, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.
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