Does the Florida Medallion Scholarship (75%) from Bright Futures pay for books?

Question

I know the 75% bright futures pays for the complete tuition for classes at a community college, but do they also pay something anything for books?

Answer 1

Well, the news is good and bad.

Let's start with the good - and maybe you won't worry about the bad.

The good news is that a Medallion Scholarship now pays 100% of the tuition and fees cost for a Florida community college. The 75% percent figure applies to other state institutions - the 4-year colleges and universities.

Now maybe you don't care so much about the bad - the Medallion scholarship covers only tuition and fees, unlike the Academic Scholar scholarship, which throws in an additional $375 a year for "college related expenses".

I hope that helped! Good luck to you.

Answer 2

No, the Medallion only pays for tuition and fees associated with credit hours as defined by Florida Statutes. The Medallion does not pay for college related expenses (such as books, dorm fees, meals, etc.).