• All Bright Futures Scholarship recipients (includes Florida Academic, Florida Medallion, and Florida Gold Seal scholarships) repients are eligible for up to 132 credit hours; however, eligible students may only receive up to 45 hours of credit per academic year.
A student that does not meet the minimum 12 credit hour (6 per semester) requirement at the end of the academic year will no longer be eligible for his/her Bright Futures award.
A student that fails to meet the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.0 for Florida Academic, 2.75 for Florida Medallion and Gold Seal) will no longer be eligible for his/her Bright Futures award. Florida Academic recipients that fail to achieve a 3.0 cumulative average, but achieve at least a 2.75 cumulative average will renew at the lower Florida Medallion amount. Recipients that fail to meet the progress requirements receive notice including information on the appeal process.
• Award Reinstatement: an eligible student that did not receive scholarship funds for the last academic year (fall through spring), may request reinstatement of the award. The student must complete a Reinstatement/Restoration application available on the Florida Department of Education Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) website at www.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org.
• Award Restoration: a student that failed to achieve a minimum 2.75 and became ineligible for funding may apply for restoration in an academic year after which the 2.75 cumulative GPA requirement was met. (The 2.75 GPA must be met before the fall term for which the student is applying.) The student must complete a Reinstatement/Restoration application available on the Florida Department of Education Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) website at www.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org.
• Recipients of the William L. Boyd, IV, Florida Resident Access Grant (BFRAG) and Florida Student Assistance Grant (FSAG) must complete at least 24 credit hours each academic year with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0. Classes taken in the previous summer may be included in calculating the completed hours (credit hours earned during summer of 2007 may be combined with the credit hours earned during the 2007-2008 academic year to meet the 24 credit hour requirement).
Students that do not meet the annual minimum 24 credit hours requirement for renewal, may not receive funding the following academic year. To be eligible for renewal in a subsequent year, the student must meet the general eligibility requirements for renewal and have maintained/earned a cumulative GPA of 2.0.
Students enrolling for only one semester must complete at least 12 new credit hours while maintaining the required CGPA.
