If you do not see the scholarship award on your eSantaFe but believe that you are eligible, follow the troubleshooting steps below. Bright Futures recipients receive an amount per credit hour that is set by the Florida legislature based on the costs at each school. Per State law FL Statute The Florida Legislature reviews the amounts annually so your total scholarship may adjust from year to year, and may adjust after the fall term scholarships are posted.
Your award amount is based on your actual enrollment hours, and the amount awarded may be viewed in your "My FA Status" in eSantaFe. As you adjust your registration, the award will increase or decrease accordingly, up until the disbursement payment process is started. You must be enrolled in at least six 6 credit hours each funded term to receive a Bright Futures scholarship. Your award amount is locked in based on your enrollment as of the time your scholarship has started to be disbursed paid out.
This also means that you are responsible for completing those courses. Those classes are subject to the terms of Repayment covered below , and you should not drop classes even if you are within the college's deadlines for adding and dropping within that mini-term, unless you plan to replace the course with one of equal hours. The amount due after the Bright Futures award is posted, and the due date, will be indicated on your schedule in eSantaFe.
If you have additional financial aid or Florida Prepaid your remaining tuition and fees balance may already be covered. Associate of Arts A. Lower Division Not A. This scholarship is often awarded to students who completed the Career Pathways program s while in high school. If you choose to, you can use both. If you are planning to attend during summer, please notify the college by updating your state application for the academic year to indicate you will be attending for:.
If you receive the scholarship in the summer, you are responsible for completing all funded credit hours in the summer in order to keep your scholarship.
If you are a student at one school temporarily taking courses at another school without transferring, this is called being a Transient student. In most cases, you will have to pay for your classes at your other school out of pocket while you await your scholarship payment to reimburse that upfront cost. For SF students who wish to receive the Bright Futures scholarship while taking classes elsewhere, you must be approved for, enrolled in and confirmation of attendance for at least six 6 credit hours.
The six credit hours may be in any configuration at either school. The confirmation of attendance for the other school must come through the official, electronic methods sanctioned by the State of Florida.
At the end of the semester, you must send transcripts to SF immediately for accurate records and to prevent losing your Bright Futures scholarship. You will need to pay for your SF classes, and then you will get "reimbursed" with your financial aid from your admitted school. If you received funding during the current academic year you will automatically be evaluated for renewal at the end of the spring term, and at the end of the summer term if you receive summer funding. You do not need to submit a renewal application for this to occur.
Eligibility notifications are then posted to your online account on OSFA's website usually around July 1st. Transient students need to submit all transcripts from all attended institutions in enough time for receipt, evaluation and reporting of grades to the state so that eligibility can be determined. If, in the first year of funding, you do not meet the annual minimum renewal GPA requirement you will be permitted a one-time restoration in a subsequent summer or academic year renewal period end of spring term.
If you do not meet the minimum earned hours requirement or fail to meet the minimum GPA requirement after the first year of funding you will NOT be permitted a restoration opportunity. Your summer grade and hours earned after spring evaluation may only be used to meet the scholarship renewal requirements if you have a one-time restoration opportunity available. You must ask a financial aid officer at the postsecondary institution that reported your spring renewal grades and hours to submit a summer grade and hours update to the Bright Futures office indicating the adjusted cumulative GPA and hours.
You must earn credit for all hours paid by your Bright Futures scholarship. Hours paid must equal hours earned. Funds for hours not earned because they are dropped, withdrawn, failed, retaken or for any other reason should be repaid immediately if you calculate that your GPA will meet requirements. If you receive funding during the current academic year fall through spring you are automatically evaluated for renewal at the end of the spring term.
The annual credit hour renewal requirement for the Bright Futures Scholarship Program is the measure of the number of credit hours you must earn based on your enrollment type per term. This tool allows students to customize the credit hour requirement to their individual enrollment scenario per term. If you drop or withdraw after the disbursement process for your scholarship has started, see Academic Calendar you are required, by the state of Florida, to repay Santa Fe College for any credits for which Bright Futures paid.
The College will pay this to the State on your behalf, and schools who are participating in State programs are permitted to seek repayment of this amount from the student.
If you do not repay the Bright Futures funded classes dropped or withdrawn, or successfully appeal, by the end of the current academic year , you will not be eligible for renewal or funding for the subsequent academic year.
Repaying after the end of the current academic year deadline will clear your financial obligation to Santa Fe College, but may not allow you to be eligible for Bright Futures. Your award amount is calculated based on your enrollment as of the time your scholarship is disbursed paid out.
Those classes are subject to the terms of Repayment covered below , and you should not drop them even if you are within the college's deadlines for adding and dropping within that mini-term.
Bright Futures scholarships require credits paid to equal credits earned. If you anticipate you will not earn credit in a course while receiving Bright Futures during that term, you may want to request the ability to return the funds for that course to prevent loss of your scholarship.
Such situations include:. After your first year of funding, if your cumulative GPA is below 2. If, at the end of the summer term your GPA is still below the minimum 2.
For more information about restoration, visit the " Renewing Your Award " section on the Bright Futures website. If you are an eligible student who did not receive funding during the previous academic year you may be able to apply for scholarship funding as a reinstating student.
If you are a first year in college student receiving Bright Futures, your summer grades and hours earned after the spring evaluation may be used if necessary, to meet the scholarship renewal requirements.
If you attended another college or university and have transfer credits, the transfer credits may be used in the cumulative GPA calculation. For more information about reinstatement, visit the " Renewing Your Award" section on the Bright Futures website. A scholarship appeal should only be submitted when you did not meet scholarship criteria based on extenuating circumstances beyond your control.
Please refer to the Bright Futures Appeal Worksheet available on the financial aid appeals web page. For easy access to program information, application and award status, students are responsible for regularly checking their State account on the Bright Futures Website. The Office of Financial Aid is required to report incidents of sexual violence or sexual harassment disclosed to the Title IX Coordinator for follow-up and possible investigation. If you have experienced any form of sexual violence and would like to speak confidentially to a counselor for support, please contact the Counseling Center by phone at or by visiting Building R, Room Skip to main content Skip to search Skip to the footer.
Santa Fe College Tap here to open mobile menu. Search Santa Fe College Search! Visit Santa Fe College homepage. For more information, and to apply online, visit www. A: The deadline for the entire school year is May 15th prior to the start of classes in the fall. If you do not intend to start post-secondary classes until spring, you will still need to complete the program requirements by the May 15th deadline.
A: Yes, but you must start taking advantage of Bright Futures within two years of your high school graduation. A: Bright Futures follows Federal Financial Aid guidelines meaning you will receive grant funds for one semester after you have dropped below the required GPA. You will be on academic probation for that semester. If at the end of the probationary semester you have brought your cumulative GPA back up to the 2. If you have not brought your GPA up to the required level by the end of that first probationary semester, you will be placed on academic suspension and will no longer be eligible for Bright Futures funds.
A: Bright Futures provides tuition assistance for up to credit hours for post-secondary education. Students must begin within 2 and complete within 6 years of high school graduation or G.
There is an exception for honorably discharged veterans. See how to apply as a veteran for more information. A: Yes, if the school is located within the required geographic region and is Title IV accredited.
A: Yes, however, since schools outside of Weld County do not provide us with an electronic data file that confirms your enrollment, graduation and residency, you will be responsible for providing this information to determine your eligibility.
Contact our office at hello brightfuturesco. We cannot send funds outside of the US. A: Eligible does not mean funded. Students can be eligible but not receive funds for a variety of reasons.
Do not ignore any red warning messages on your account. Contact our office immediately if you do not understand why you are seeing the message. The application process is a little different for home school students. Contact our office for detailed information. Once you have been added, you will be able to create your account and start the application process.
Because we do not receive enrollment, residency, and graduation information, you will need to upload the following to your account:. Facebook LinkedIn. Q: What is the deadline to apply for Bright Futures? Q: What happens if I miss the deadline?
A: You will not be eligible for Bright Futures funds until the following school year. Q: I am a home school student. Where do I get an ID to create my online account? Q: When can I start the application process? Q: Do I have to apply every year?
Q: How does Bright Futures know where to send my grant? Q: When are funds disbursed? Q: Can I request that funds be sent to my school by a certain date? We are not able to accommodate any payment date requests. Q: What does it mean that Bright Futures is a last dollar in program?
Does Bright Futures send me the excess funds? Q: I have a grant or scholarship that pays for my tuition and mandatory fees. Can I still receive Bright Futures funds for other expenses? Q: I paid my tuition bill in full prior to Bright Futures funds arriving.
Will I still receive my grant? Q: Can my grant be sent directly to me? Q: Where do I get a community service log? Q: Where do I upload my community service log? Q: Where can I do my community service? Q: How many community service hours are required? Q: I will be graduating after the fall semester.
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