The Bright Futures Scholarship is a scholarship program in the state of Florida that is awarded as one of three scholarships: Florida Academic Scholars (FAS), Florida Medallion Scholars (FMS) and the Gold Seal Vocational Scholars (GSV).
Visit http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org for eligibility requirements.
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Florida Academic Scholars (FAS):
16 High
School Course Credit
|
High
School Weighted GPA
|
College
Entrance Exam
|
Service
Hours
|
4- English
(3 must include substantial writing)
4- Math
(at or above the Algebra 1 level)
3- Natural Science
(two must have substantial labs)
3- Social Studies
2- World Language
(sequential
in the same language)
|
3.50
|
ACT: 29
SAT: 1290
|
100 hours
|
- Must have graduate high school
- complete required high school coursework
- Achieve the required minimum high school grade point average (GPA)
- Achieve the required minimum score on either the ACT or SAT college entrance exam
- Complete the required number of service hours
Florida Medallion Scholars(FMS):
16 High
School Course Credit
|
High
School Weighted GPA
|
College
Entrance Exam
|
Service
Hours
|
4- English
(3 must include substantial writing)
4- Math
(at or above the Algebra 1 level)
3- Natural Science
(two must have substantial labs)
3- Social Studies
2- World Language
(sequential
in the same language)
|
3.00
|
ACT: 26
SAT: 1170
|
75 hours
|
- Must have graduate high school
- complete required high school coursework
- Achieve the required minimum high school grade point average (GPA)
- Achieve the required minimum score on either the ACT or SAT college entrance exam
- Complete the required number of service hours
Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars (GSV):
- Graduate from high school with a Standard Diploma
- Achieve the required weighted minimum 3.0 GPA in the non-elective high school courses
- Take at least 3 full credits in a single Career and Technical Education program
- Achieve the required minimum 3.5 unweighted GPA in the career education courses
- Achieve the required minimum score on either the ACT, SAT college entrance exam, or PERT exams
- Complete 30 hours of community service
- Complete the required number of service hours
Exam Type
|
Sub-Test
|
Required Scores
|
ACT
|
English
Reading
Math
|
17
19
19
|
SAT
|
Critical Reading
Math
|
440
440
|
PERT
|
Reading
Writing
Math
|
106
103
114
|