{"id":11862,"date":"2012-08-22T11:37:08","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T15:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/?p=11862"},"modified":"2012-08-22T11:37:14","modified_gmt":"2012-08-22T15:37:14","slug":"florida-bright-futures-scholarships-by-the-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/08\/22\/florida-bright-futures-scholarships-by-the-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Bright Futures Scholarships By The Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_11866\"  class=\"wp-caption module image right\" style=\"max-width: 296px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/08\/22\/florida-bright-futures-scholarships-by-the-numbers\/brightfutures_logo-by-fsu-edu\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11866\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11866\" title=\"brightfutures_logo by fsu.edu\" src=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/files\/2012\/08\/brightfutures_logo-by-fsu.edu_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">fsu.edu<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"> <\/p><\/div>\n<p>We\u2019ve spent the week looking at how <a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org\/SSFAD\/bf\/bffacts.htm\">Bright Futures scholarships have changed<\/a> over the last fifteen years.<\/p>\n<p>Bottom line: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org\/SSFAD\/PDF\/BFstats\/BFReportsB.pdf  \">More students are getting the money<\/a>, but the awards aren\u2019t going as far as they used to in covering the cost of college or university tuition.<\/p>\n<p>The program establishes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org\/SSFAD\/factsheets\/BF.htm\">three lottery-funded scholarships<\/a> for high academic achievers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Florida Academic Scholars (FAS) award, including Academic Top Scholars (ATS) award<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Florida Medallion Scholars (FMS) award<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars (GSV) award<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In 1997-98, the first academic year of the program, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org\/SSFAD\/PDF\/BFstats\/BFReportsF.pdf\">43,110 students earned Bright Futures scholarships<\/a>. By 2010-11, awards were granted to 183,274 students.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/data.fldoe.org\/readiness\/default.cfm?action=alldistricts_menu\">Among 2010 graduates of public high schools in Florida:<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">7.21% were eligible for the maximum amount under the Florida Academic Scholars award.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">25.2% were eligible for the maximum amount under the Florida Medallion Scholars award.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1.03% were eligible for the maximum amount under the Florida Gold Seal Vocational award.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org\/SSFAD\/bf\/pdf\/bffaq.pdf\">The Florida Legislature has raised eligibility requirements<\/a> for Bright Futures scholarships. Recipients are getting less money as the cost of tuition climbs.<\/p>\n<p>The awards are now calculated based on a fixed cost per credit or clock hour, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org\/SSFAD\/factsheets\/BF.htm\">amount varies depending on the scholarship level and institution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org\/SSFAD\/bf\/awardamt.htm   \">Recent changes in award amounts<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Florida Academic Scholars (FAS) award \u2013 worth up to $100 per semester hour at a 4-year university in 2012-13. Award was worth up to $125 in 2010-11 and $101 in 2011-12.<\/li>\n<li>Florida Medallion Scholars (FMS) award \u2013 worth up to $75 per semester hour at a 4-year university in 2012-13. Award was worth up to $94 in 2010-11and $76 in 2011-12.<\/li>\n<li>Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars (GSV) award \u2014 worth up to $75 per semester hour at a 4-year university for renewals in 2012-13. Award was worth up to $94 in 2010-11 including non renewals and $76 in 2011-12.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Total <a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org\/SSFAD\/PDF\/BFstats\/BFReportsA.pdf  \">Bright Futures funds disbursed<\/a> to students over the years:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1997-98 = $69,566,969<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1998-99 = $93,332,570<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1999-00 = $131,850,932<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2000-01 = $164,769,347<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2001-02 = $174,914,917<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2002-03 = $202,204,806<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2003-04 = $235,188,754<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2004-05 = $268,944,369<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2005-06 = $306,335,218<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2006-07 = $347,014,439<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2007-08 = $379,874,911<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2008-09 = $429,012,109<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2009-10 = $423,532,776<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2010-11 = $423,269,545<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myflorida.com\/audgen\/pages\/pdf_files\/2012-090.pdf\">Click here for more information<\/a> about the use of Bright Futures scholarships at Florida colleges and universities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve spent the week looking at how Bright Futures scholarships have changed over the last fifteen years. Bottom line: More students are getting the money, but the awards aren\u2019t going as far as they used to in covering the cost of college or university tuition. The program establishes three lottery-funded scholarships for high academic achievers. 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