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General Requirements to Receive Bright Futures Awards

  • Be a Florida resident and a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen, as determined by the student's postsecondary institution.
  • Earn a standard Florida high school diploma or its equivalent.
  • Be accepted by and enroll in an eligible Florida public or independent postsecondary education institution within 3 years of high school graduation.  If you enlist directly into the military after graduation, your three-year period begins on the date you separated from active duty.
  • Be enrolled for at least 6 semester credit hours or the equivalent in quarter hours or clock hours.
  • Not have been found guilty of, or plead nolo contendere to, a felony charge, unless the student has been granted clemency by the Governor and Cabinet sitting as the Executive Office of Clemency.
  • Apply for a scholarship from the program by high school graduation.
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