I recently lost my Florida Bright Futures

Question

The work was a little too much for me to handle, but my grades have improved during summer term, the thing is it wasn't enough. Does anyone know how long I have so that I can try to regain my Florida Bright Futures? Also, if I'm paying out of pocket for this term do they refund you if you earned it back? (I thought I read that somewhere but I might have been dreaming or hoping)

Answer 1

The process for restoring your FBF is listed below:

If a student's cumulative GPA (unrounded and unweighted), as reported by the home postsecondary institution, was less than a 2.75 and he/she was ineligible for funding, the student may apply for restoration in an academic year after which the 2.75 cumulative GPA requirement was met.  (The 2.75 GPA must be met before the fall term for which the student is applying.)

To request restoration, a student must complete a Reinstatement/Restoration Application for Students available on the Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) Web site at www.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org by selecting the links State Grants, Scholarships & Applications, Apply Here, and then Reinstatement/Restoration Application for Students (or use the direct link above).  Please note that the academic year for which a student is applying must be selected at the time of application.

In addition to the application, the financial aid office at the Florida postsecondary institution where the student last attended as degree- or certificate-seeking must certify online the postsecondary institutional cumulative GPA that will determine his/her eligibility to restore.

A student who last attended an out-of-state postsecondary institution must request that his/her official transcripts be submitted to:  Florida Department of Education, Office of Student Financial Assistance, Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, Suite 70, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32303-4759.

OSFA recommends that applications be submitted online by July 1 for a timely fall disbursement or by December 15 for a belated fall or timely spring disbursement.  The deadline for submission of 2008-09 academic year restoration applications is May 30, 2009.

Funding is not available to a student prior to restoring the scholarship nor is it retroactive for any year.