Creekside High School
Florida Bright Futures Information
The Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program has helped more than 500,000 Florida students attend a postsecondary institution. The program offers three levels of scholarship awards – the Florida Academic Scholars award (FAS), the Florida Medallion Scholars award (FMS), and the Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award (GSV).
Student Responsibilities: It is the student’s responsibility to know and meet the requirements of the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program before high school graduation and throughout your college career. To learn more about these requirements go to www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org.
Class of 2026 seniors can begin to apply for Florida Bright Futures Scholarship beginning October 01, 2025. To apply for a Bright Futures Scholarship, students must submit a completed, error free Florida Financial Aid Application (FFAA) during your last year in high school (after October 1 and prior to August 31st after high school graduation). You must apply during your last year in high school, or you will forfeit all future eligibility for a Bright Futures Scholarship. To apply online, visit FloridaStudentFinancialAidSG.org , select “Create a Student Account” under “First-Time Applicants”. The application gives the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) permission to evaluate your high school transcript and test scores for eligibility for state scholarships and grants, including a Bright Futures Scholarship. You may apply prior to meeting all requirements.
After submitting the FFAA, the student is responsible for tracking application and award status online and keeping the Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) informed of any demographic or institutional changes. CHS School Counseling Department will automatically submit all student transcripts containing high school course credits and volunteer service/paid work hours. Students must earn either the required volunteer service and/or paid work hours. Please note, student SAT/ACT test scores will be evaluated based on official test scores from the FDOE repository. To ensure OSFA obtains official test scores:
o Ensure demographics on your test registration and high school transcript match; and
o Request your official SAT/ACT test scores be sent to one of Florida’s 12 state universities.
For the most up to date information regarding Bright Futures use this link.
The cumulative unweighted GPA on the report card may include courses not calculated in the Bright Futures Scholarship program GPA. Please see Florida Statue FS 1009.531 (4) for more information.