Bright Futures Scholarship
The Florida Department of Education recognizes the AICE program as an official
acceleration mechanism and is included in the Bright Futures Scholarship
Program as an additional means to earn scholarship monies. Students who earn
the AICE Diploma and have 100 community service hours are awarded the
Florida Academic Scholars Scholarship. Students who complete the AICE
curriculum (but don't earn an AICE diploma) may qualify for the
Florida Medallion Scholarship based on test scores
and seventy-five hours of community service. For more information, please visit the Florida Bright Futures Homepage
The Bright Futures program allows Florida high school seniors with significant academic merit to earn a scholarship to any public college/University in the state. It also offers the same funds to students attending a private college in Florida. This scholarship does not apply if the student chooses to attend college outside the state of Florida and the scholarship may only be earned while in high school.
The program is divided into three types of grants and is designed to meet needs of three distinct groups in Florida higher education. As of the 2011-2012 academic year, each pays a fixed amount to a specific recipient group.
The Bright Futures program allows Florida high school seniors with significant academic merit to earn a scholarship to any public college/University in the state. It also offers the same funds to students attending a private college in Florida. This scholarship does not apply if the student chooses to attend college outside the state of Florida and the scholarship may only be earned while in high school.
The program is divided into three types of grants and is designed to meet needs of three distinct groups in Florida higher education. As of the 2011-2012 academic year, each pays a fixed amount to a specific recipient group.
- The Florida Academic Scholars (FAS) program (formerly known for paying 100% of tuition and mandatory fees) pays the highest amount of any award. It was conceived at helping the high school "A-Student" afford a four year degree and pays $101 per semester credit-hour.
- The Florida Medallion Scholars (FMS) program (formerly known for paying seventy-five percent of university or 100% of community college tuition and fees) was designed to motivate high school "B-students" to strive for College as well and pays seventy-six dollars per credit-hour.
- The Florida Gold Seal Vocational (GSV) scholars program was designed to facilitate a post-high school vocational degree and also pays seventy-six dollars per semester credit hour. All payments mentioned are for work done at four year universities.