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Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program

Community Service Requirements for the Florida Academic Scholars Award (FAS), the Florida Medallion Scholars Award (FMS), and the Gold Seal Vocational Scholars Award (GSV)

First-Time Applicant Information

All initial applicants must meet the community service requirement, as approved by the school district, or the administration of the private high school, or the Florida Department of Education for home educated students.  No waivers of this requirement can be granted regardless of the method used to qualify (National Merit and Achievement Scholars and Finalists, National Hispanic Scholars International Baccalaureate Diploma recipients).

• NEW - FAS initial eligibility requirements include the completion of 100 hours of community service (increased from 75 hours).
• NEW - FMS initial eligibility requirements include the completion of 75 hours of community service (increased from 0 hours).
• NEW - GSV initial eligibility requirements include the completion of 30 hours of community service (increased from 0 hours).

Home educated students and students who are dependents of military or public service personnel on an active duty outside of Florida must provide a letter from the agency or agencies where the community service hours were earned. The documentation must be on agency letterhead and include the number of hours and dates of service completed.

Guidance Counselor Information

Public high schools will provide recognition of community service on the student's Florida Automated System for Transferring Educational Records(FASTER) transcript.  This recognition can appear in one of two places:

• the Number of Community Service Hours field (field number 72 on the FASTER T1 record);  or
• the Course Number field (field number 13 on the FASTER T4 record) may include the designated Community Service Course 0500370.  The social science course number 2104330 will not give credit for community service hours for the FAS award).

Private high schools must check the field titled Community Service Hours Completed on transcripts submitted through the Online Transcript Entry System.