Florida Academic Scholars award

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The Florida Academic Scholars award is the highest tier of Florida’s state-funded Bright Futures scholarships, providing substantial merit-based financial aid to top-performing high school graduates attending eligible postsecondary institutions in Florida.

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instanceOf scholarship program ⓘ
state-funded scholarship ⓘ
administeredBy Florida Department of Education ⓘ
Office of Student Financial Assistance ⓘ
appliesTo credit-hour based charges ⓘ
degree programs leading to initial undergraduate degrees ⓘ
eligible private postsecondary institutions in Florida ⓘ
eligible public postsecondary institutions in Florida ⓘ
mandatory fees ⓘ
tuition ⓘ
awardType merit-based financial aid ⓘ
undergraduate scholarship ⓘ
benefit covers a high percentage of tuition and applicable fees ⓘ
may provide an additional stipend for fall and spring terms when funded by the legislature ⓘ
may provide limited funding for summer enrollment when authorized ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
eligibility Florida high school graduates ⓘ
Florida residents ⓘ
GED recipients meeting Bright Futures criteria ⓘ
U.S. citizens or eligible noncitizens ⓘ
graduates of Florida public high schools ⓘ
graduates of eligible Florida private high schools ⓘ
home-educated students in Florida ⓘ
students pursuing an associate or baccalaureate degree ⓘ
students pursuing an eligible certificate program ⓘ
students who complete required community service or paid work hours ⓘ
students who complete the Florida Financial Aid Application ⓘ
students who enroll in an eligible Florida postsecondary institution ⓘ
students who meet minimum high school GPA requirements ⓘ
students who meet minimum standardized test score requirements ⓘ
students without felony convictions ⓘ
excludes most graduate-level coursework ⓘ
fundingSource State of Florida ⓘ
goal encourage high academic achievement among Florida students ⓘ
promote college attendance at Florida institutions ⓘ
legalBasis Florida Statutes governing the Bright Futures Scholarship Program ⓘ
maximumDuration limited number of credit hours ⓘ
limited number of years after high school graduation ⓘ
partOf Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program ⓘ
relatedTo Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award ⓘ
Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award ⓘ
Florida Medallion Scholars award ⓘ
renewal renewable annually subject to academic progress ⓘ
requires completion of a minimum number of credit hours each academic year for renewal ⓘ
continuous or near-continuous enrollment within Bright Futures timelines ⓘ
maintenance of a minimum postsecondary GPA for renewal ⓘ
selectionCriteria Florida residency documentation ⓘ
community service or work experience hours ⓘ
high school academic performance ⓘ
standardized test scores ⓘ
state Florida ⓘ

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Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program → hasComponent → Florida Academic Scholars award ⓘ
Florida Academic Scholars award → relatedTo → Florida Medallion Scholars award ⓘ
linked to: Florida Academic Scholars award
Bright Futures → hasComponent → Florida Academic Scholars ⓘ
linked to: Florida Academic Scholars award