1. Bright Futures Start Here
Scholarships, financial aid, and
the state application

2. Need to Knows
You are responsible to check on your status. No letter or will be sent to you to confirm what you are missing or you have been awarded.
We must receive everything by February 28th for us to recognize you during our scholarship night May 1, You need to have the required test score (SAT or ACT); VPS hours; GPA; and complete this application.
We will show you today how to access your status. Please write down the necessary code if you don't have a social security.
Bright Futures Scholarship is not enough to pay for your college tuition

3. More to Know . . .
Bright Futures will send your fund$ to the college that you listed on the application.
If you need to change your college, then you will need to access your application and update the application.
After today, you can’t correct your SS#, name, date of birth and high school.
FAX Social Security Card with a statement of request for change to:
(850) /see your counselor.

4. STATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANT PROGRAMS
ACCESS TO BETTER LEARNING AND EDUCATION GRANT
BENACQUISTO SCHOLARHIPS PROGRAM
EFFECTIVE ACCESS TO STUDENT EDUCATION
FIRST GENERATION MATCHING GRANT
FLORIDA FARMWORKER STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP

5. MORE STATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANT PROGRAMS
FLORIDA STUDENT ASSISTANCE GRANT-CAREER EDUCATION
FLORIDA WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM
JOSE MARTI SCHOLARSHIP CHALLENGE GRANT
MARY MCLEOB BETHUME SCHOLARSHIP
MINORITY TEACHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
ROSEWOOD FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN AND SPONSES OF DECEASED OR DISABLED VETERANS.

6. Matching Data Fields
Demographics must match on the Bright Futures application and student record in the Online Transcript Entry & Evaluation System:
First Name
Last Name
Date of Birth
Social Security Number (SSN), if provided on both the application and the student record

7. Verify Your Demographics
At this time, everyone should have received a copy of his/her demographic information.
Let us know if your FULL LEGAL NAME (Last and First name) is NOT correct.
Check your date of BIRTH
If we have your Social security, then it will be included on the sticker.
If we do not have your social security number on file, bring a copy to Guidance.

8. Action Steps-Demographics
If you notice an error, please raise your hand. If there isn’t any error, please sign your name on the paper. MUST TURN IN Your application must match what we have, so please don’t enter your Nickname on the application. Please include your entire last name (hyphen, or two last names, etc)

9. Starting the Application Google Bright Futures
Click Here to Create Account

10. Create your Account Enter your Demographic Information – CAREFULLY!
After you have double checked your spelling & accuracy
– CLICK SUBMIT

11. Take a picture, write down, but store it in a safe place
Save USERID & PASSWORD
Take a picture, write down, but store it in a safe place

12. FOLLOW STEPS ON YELLOW SHEET

13. Additional Resources Www.finaid.org--- Pell grants assistance
Www. Fastweb.com--scholarship search
search
after October 1st during your senior year. Pell grant
help---at LSCC-Leesburg campus
Futures--scholarships