Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program Logo Florida Department of Education Logo Florida Lottery Logo

Bright Futures
Scholarship Program

More than 1 million scholars and counting
Scholarship
Awards
How To
Get Started
Hear From
Bright Futures Scholarship Students
Hand holding diploma

Keep florida’s future bright

Together with the Florida Department of Education (FDOE), the Florida Lottery has helped over 1 million scholars and counting receive a postsecondary education through the Bright Futures Scholarship program. Have you thought about applying? See how Bright Futures could make your educational goals a reality.

Find out more
graduate

Scholarship Awards

Bright Futures offers multiple scholarship options to help students reach their goals. To view the full list of requirements for each award, reference the Bright Futures Student Handbook.

View Handbook

FAS
Florida Academic Scholarship

  • 3.50 weighted GPA
  • 100 volunteer service hours, 100 paid work hours, or a combination of 100 total hours
  • Required 16 high school course credits
  • Achieve minimum ACT®/CLT®/SAT® score by August 31st of high school graduation year
More About FAS

FMS
Florida Medallion Scholarship

  • 3.00 weighted GPA
  • 75 volunteer service hours, 100 paid work hours, or a combination of 100 total hours
  • Required 16 high school course credits
  • Achieve minimum ACT®/CLT®/SAT® score by August 31st of high school graduation year
More About FMS

GSC
Gold Seal CAPE Scholarship

  • No GPA requirement
  • 30* volunteer service hours, 100 paid work hours, or a combination of 100 total hours
  • 5 CAPE post-secondary credit hours
  • No required ACT®/CLT®/SAT® score
      • *75 volunteer service hours will be required for students entering grade 9 in the 2024-2025 school year and thereafter
More About GSC

GSV
Gold Seal Vocational Scholarship

  • 3.00 weighted GPA in non-elective courses
  • 3 full credits in Career and Technical Education courses
  • 3.5 unweighted GPA in Career and Technical Education courses
  • 30* volunteer service hours, 100 paid work hours, or a combination of 100 total hours
  • Achieve minimum ACT®/SAT® score or P.E.R.T. score by August 31st of high school graduation year
      • *75 volunteer service hours will be required for students entering grade 9 in the 2024-2025 school year and thereafter
More About GSV

How to Get Started

These 6 steps will set you on the road to qualify for a Bright Futures Scholarship

Check Eligibility
  1. Create a student account Create Account
  2. Check for an email from FDOE and follow instructions to submit your Florida Financial Aid Application (FFAA)
  3. Complete the required coursework
  4. Earn the required GPA
  5. Complete the required number of service hours, or fulfill this requirement with 100 hours of paid work Volunteer Florida
  6. Achieve the test scores required (if any)
  7. Check your account for communication and program eligibility

Hear from past bright futures

See how Bright Futures Scholarships help students from all backgrounds achieve their goals of higher education.