Bright Futures
The Florida Bright Futures Scholarship is a merit-based award funded by the State of Florida.
Apply
The Florida Bright Futures Scholarship program provides the Florida Academic Scholar award (FAS) and the Florida Medallion Scholar award (FMS) to eligible students attending UWF. To learn more about the program, visit the Bright Futures Website. To apply and check your award status, use the application below:
- Florida Financial Aid Application
- UWF Bright Futures State School Code: 171
- 有关更多信息，请联系佛罗里达州教育部学生经济援助办公室(OSFA) 888.827.2004 or osfa@fldoe.org.
- All initial eligibility requirements are listed on the Bright Futures Website in Chapter 1: Initial Eligibility, Page 3.
- 即将入学的新生在他们的经济援助奖励信上提供了光明未来奖的潜在估计. 他们的潜在奖励是基于他们的高中GPA和考试成绩，并不是一个奖励的保证. 学生必须向佛罗里达州申请，并让他们的高中辅导员验证他们的初始资格要求, along with volunteer or work hours, in order to be considered for Bright Futures.
Newly Enrolled Students
If you are a newly enrolled student at UWF, make sure to update your Florida Financial Aid Application with the UWF school code. 您的申请必须包含UWF学校代码，以便奖学金资金在UWF支付给您. Also, 确保你在OSFA存档的社会安全号码与UWF存档的社会安全号码相匹配. Contact OSFA for assistance with updating your school code or Social Security Number, if needed.
Awards
Bright Futures is awarded per credit hour. 学生每学期必须至少学习6个学分，才有资格获得光明未来奖. The Medallion awards $158.42 per credit hour, and the Academic awards $211.23 per credit hour.
| Credit Hours | Medallion Award | Academic Award |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | $950.52 | $1,267.38 |
| 7 | $1,108.94 | $1,478.61 |
| 8 | $1,267.36 | $1,689.84 |
| 9 | $1,425.78 | $1,901.07 |
| 10 | $1,584.20 | $2,112.30 |
| 11 | $1,742.62 | $2,323.53 |
| 12 | $1,901.04 | $2,534.76 |
| 13 | $2,059.46 | $2,745.99 |
| 14 | $2,217.88 | $2,957.22 |
| 15 | $2,376.30 | $3,168.45 |
| 16 | $2,534.72 | $3,379.68 |
| 17 | $2,693.14 | $3,590.91 |
| 18 | $2,851.56 | $3,802.14 |
| 19 | $3,009.98 | $4,013.37 |
| 20 | $3,168.40 | $4,224.60 |
- Covers up to 120 credit hours over a span of 5 academic years.
- Additional fees for online courses, lab fees, or other miscellaneous fees are not covered by the Bright Futures scholarship.
- 学生只有在以下情况下才能获得少于6个学分的入学资助:(1)学生参加了毕业所需的最后一个学分, OR (2) the student has less than 6 credits of funding eligibility remaining.
- 研究生资助:光明未来奖学金获得者，在7个学期或更少的时间内获得学士学位，或在105个学期或更少的时间内获得学士学位, may receive funding for one semester of graduate study, not to exceed 15 credit hours, paid at the undergraduate rate. Graduate school funding must be used within the applicable scholarship length. 该奖项应自动添加到学生的记录，他们第一次注册研究生水平的项目.
Renewal
续期是基于GPA和学时(Bright Futures资助的学时数和获得的总学时数). In order to renew your scholarship for the following academic year, you must meet all of the renewal requirements at the end of the Spring semester. Renewal requirements are listed on the Bright Futures Website in Chapter 3: Renewal Eligibility.
| Award | GPA |
|---|---|
| Florida Academic Scholar | 3.00 |
| Florida Medallion Scholar | 2.75 |
该奖项(或不合格)的决定将被发布到学生的在线经济援助接受者历史(FARH)屏幕上，并由学生查看.
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
下表列出了在报告所有退学/退课后必须获得的学分的标准情况, per a student's enrollment type. This table does not include all scenarios. To customize based on your situation, use the Bright Futures Credit Hour Interactive Tool.
| Fall Hours Funded | Spring Hours Funded | Annual Earned Hours Requirement |
|---|---|---|
Full-Time (12+ credits) |
Full-Time | 12 + 12 = 24 |
| Three-Quarter Time | 12 + 9 = 21 | |
| Half-Time | 12 + 6 = 18 | |
|
Three-Quarter Time |
Full-Time | 9 + 12 = 21 |
| Three-Quarter Time | 9 + 9 = 18 | |
| Half-Time | 9 + 6 = 15 | |
|
Half-Time |
Full-Time | 6 + 12 = 18 |
| Three-Quarter Time | 6 + 9 = 15 | |
| Half-Time | 6 + 6 = 12 |
As an example, 秋季全日制和春季四分之三时间的学生需要在春季学期结束时至少获得21个学分.
No Credit (NC) Grading Option
For undergraduate FTIC students entering Fall 2022 or later, per REG 3.031, 无学分(NC)成绩将适用于自首次入学日期起一年内在任何通识教育课程中获得“D”或“F”成绩的学生. For Bright Futures purposes, an NC grade does not result in earned credit hours and may impact a student's scholarship eligibility. Using the above chart or the Bright Futures Credit Hour Interactive Tool, 学生可以决定在春季学期结束后，NC等级是否会影响他们的奖学金续期. Please see the Office of the Registrar's Grades section to review more information on the NC grading system.
Repayment for Withdrawal
根据国家规定，光明期货必须偿还某一学期的任何退课费用. Payment of the returned funds can be made in the UWF Cashier's Office or through CashNet. A hold will be placed on the student's academic record until the outstanding balance is resolved. 任何由光明期货资助的学分被撤销，必须在资格更新之前偿还. UWF allows for a one-time appeal of repayment based on certain criteria. 可证实的个人/家庭疾病或附有证明文件的紧急情况可作为还款上诉的理由. Should students choose to appeal, they will be required to complete a State Aid Appeal in MyUWF and upload any necessary documentation. Your email notification will let you know how long you have to appeal. Appeals submitted after this date will not be eligible for review.
Restoration
Restoration would be utilized for students who have lost their Bright Futures during the preceding academic year. A one-time restoration opportunity is available under limited circumstances:
- A student who did not meet at least the overall cumulative 2.75 GPA renewal requirement, 但是在资助的第一年(春季学期结束或春季/夏季学期结束的学生)达到学分续期要求的学生有一次机会恢复奖学金. If a student that has a restoration opportunity fails to restore the GPA, the attempt is still available after future academic years until a successful restoration is achieved, or until the 5-year limit has been reached.
- A student who was initially eligible for an Florida Academic Scholar award (FAS), 但由于总累积GPA在2之间，因此可以获得佛罗里达奖章奖学金(FMS)的资格.75 – 2.99, has a one-time opportunity to restore to FAS. If a student that has a restoration opportunity fails to restore to FAS, 在未来的学年之后，这种尝试仍然可以进行，直到FAS恢复成功为止, or until the 5-year limit has been reached.
- A student who was initially eligible for an FAS award and met the credit hour requirement, but lost award eligibility due to earning an overall cumulative GPA below a 2.75 during the first year of funding, may seek to restore their award in the following ways:
- A student earning an overall cumulative GPA between 2.75 – 2.99将导致成功恢复FMS奖励资格，而没有机会恢复为FAS.
- A student earning an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher will result in a successful restoration to FAS award eligibility. No further restoration opportunities will be allowed.
Restoration requirements can be satisfied by:
- 参加暑期课程，这将适用于你的累积GPA，并要求经济援助办公室提交一份夏季成绩和学时更新到光明期货办公室，表明调整后的累积GPA和学时; or
- 在学生寻求资助的秋季学期(或春季/夏季学生的春季学期)之前将累积GPA提高到更新要求以上，并提交一份 Reinstatement/Restoration Application.
Reinstatement
Reinstatement 如果学生在上一学年没有获得资助，而上一学年的学生资格不符合续期要求，是否需要申请. The student will need to submit a Reinstatement/Restoration Application to apply for Reinstatement.
- New applications are available in February each year.
- 学生最后一次获得学位或证书的佛罗里达高等教育机构的经济援助办公室必须在线证明高等教育机构的累积GPA和/或工作时间，这将决定他/她是否有资格恢复.
- 最后一次就读于州外高等教育机构的学生必须要求将他/她的正式成绩单提交到本章末尾的地址.
- The deadline for submission of the Reinstatement/Restoration Application 学生申请资助的年度秋季和春季(或同等时间)日期为5月30日. However, OSFA建议在7月1日之前在线提交申请，以便及时支付秋季费用，或者在12月15日之前及时支付春季费用.
Grade and Hour Appeal
If annual renewal requirements were not met, 由于可证实的疾病或超出学生控制的情况，学生可以要求国家援助上诉. 上诉必须在失去资格时通过注册机构的经济援助办公室提交. At UWF, students can submit an appeal using the State Aid Appeal form in MyUWF. Students are allowed one approved State Aid Appeal while enrolled at UWF.