SENIOR ANNOUNCEMENT: FAFSA and Bright Future Scholarship Applications Open!
October 2, 2019
All 2020 Seniors, The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) applications opened, Tuesday, October 1st, along with Bright Future Scholarship applications. FAFSA is a form of documentation that is completed by students to help determine if they qualifies for student financial aid. It is important to take FAFSA applications seriously since qualifying for financial aid can help minimize your stress concerning college finances. You can apply by going to the website, https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa , making an account, and filling out your personal information.
Bright Futures Scholarship also helps with financial aid. There are three qualifying scholarships you can enter: Florida Academic Scholars (FAS), Florida Merit Scholars (FMS), and Gold Seal Vocational Scholars (GSV). The requirements for each scholarship are down below:
High School Course | Credits Required | Comments |
English | 4 | Three must include substantial writing |
Mathematics | 4 | Must be at or above Algebra I level |
Natural Science | 3 | Two must have substantial lab work |
Social Science | 3 | — |
World Language* | 2 | Must be sequential, and in the same language |
SCHOLARSHIP | WEIGHTED GPA MINIMUM | ACT MINIMUM | SAT MINIMUM | SERVICE HOURS |
FAS | 3.50 | 29 | 1290 | 100 hours |
FMS | 3.00 | 26 | 1170 | 75 hours |