How To Transfer a Bright Futures Scholarship to Another School
If you are a recipient of the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship, you don't have to worry about transferring to another college or university.It's not necessary for you to sacrifice your college funding in order to do it.If you notify the Florida Department of Education before the applicable deadline, you will be able to keep your award.
Step 1: If your new school is eligible, check it out.
An accredited public or private institution in the state of Florida is what you're transferring to.You can't transfer your scholarship to an out-of-state school.The full list of eligible institutions can be found at http://www.FloridaStudentFinancialAidSG.org.Go to the "Postsecondary Institutions" page.You need to select the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program from the drop-down menu.Transferring into a degree program at an eligible school is important.The Bright Futures Scholarship cannot be used by programs that don't award degrees or certificates.Call the Florida Department of Education if you have questions about the eligibility of your new school.The phone numbers for each eligible school's financial aid department are listed in the database.
Step 2: You should apply as a transfer student.
Before you can transfer your scholarship, you need to be accepted into a degree or certificate program.You'll be able to transfer your award to the new school once you're accepted.High school or college transcripts are required by your transfer institution.If you've earned any course credits at your home institution, you should be able to transfer them to your new institution.You can find out the policies for transferring credits at your new institution.
Step 3: It is important to meet the deadlines.
If you want your scholarship to be transferred, you have to notify the Florida Department of Education.You should start the application process early so that you have time to give notification after you're accepted.If you're transferring before August 15, make the call.Make the call before December 15 if you're transferring before Term 2.Call before February 15 if you're transferring before Term 3.You risk being late on your tuition payment if you don't meet these deadlines.
Step 4: Call the Florida Department of Education if you want to discuss your plan to transfer schools.
Make sure you meet the deadlines for notification in order to make sure your funds are transferred on time.If you don't notify the Department of Education on time, you will be late on your tuition payments.
Step 5: The Department of Education can be notified through the website.
The Florida Student Scholarship & Grant Programs website can be used to notify the Department of Education.You will need a password and user ID to log in.The deadlines for notifying the Department of Education are the same whether you call or go online.
Step 6: Check the amount of your scholarship award.
If you're transferring from a public school to a private one, the amount of your award may change to reflect the cost of tuition at the new schoolThe same applies to students leaving a school.Call or visit the financial aid office at your transfer school to confirm that your award reflects the cost of attendance at the new school after you've asked the Department of Education to transfer your scholarship.The Bright Futures Scholarship can be used to pay for 100% of tuition and applicable fees at any eligible institution.For a 2-year program at a private institution, the Florida Medallion Scholars will receive $63 per credit hour.Scholar who enroll in Florida Public Colleges will get $53 per credit hour.$39 per credit hour is given to Florida Medallion Scholars who attend Career or Technical Centers.Gold Seal Vocational Scholars and CAPE Scholars will receive $39 per credit hour at career certificate programs.$48 per credit hour will be offered to Gold Seal students in Technical Degree Education Programs.