Students must achieve a 3.00 weighted GPA, using the 16 credits required for high school graduation, and a 3.50 unweighted GPA in a minimum of three Career and Technical Education credits in one vocational program (taken over two academic years), and have attained the score established by the state legislature on the SAT, ACT or CPT.  Students must also have 30 hours of community service.  To see the minimum scores or other ways to qualify, go to www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/SSFAD/bf/gsvrequire.htm.

To renew the scholarship, students must achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 and meet the minimum earned credit hour requirements that are listed in the Bright Futures section.

The award will be an amount per credit hour that is specified by the General Appropriations Act. The award may cover up to 45 trimester credit hours per academic year. Summer tuition and fees may be covered, if funds are available, and the student has not completed 45 trimester credit hours during the first two trimesters.

This is a two-year scholarship. Students may use the scholarship for up to 90 trimester credit hours or their equivalent.