Bright Futures TrackerKids & School · The scholarship you earn in 9th grade
Florida

Is my kid on track for Bright Futures?

Say the grade, the courses taken and planned, the GPA if you know it, any SAT/ACT/CLT scores, and volunteer or paid-work hours so far. In a few seconds you get the award they're closest to, each requirement checked against the official rules, what's missing, and the semester-by-semester plan. No account. Nothing stored.

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Free — takes 40 seconds

Where your student is.

Grade, the core courses completed and planned (English, math, science, social studies, world language), the weighted GPA if known, any test scores, volunteer or paid-work hours so far, and whether the school is public, private, charter or home school.

Free. Takes a few seconds.

Why this exists

Florida will pay for college. The requirements are public. Families find out senior year.

A missing second year of Spanish, thirty short on hours, a test never taken — any one of them costs the award. Every piece is fixable in 10th grade and almost none in 12th. This checks each requirement against the official chart and gives you the plan by semester.

How it works

Forty seconds. Then a checklist for the next three years.

01

Enter where your student is

Grade, courses, GPA, scores, hours. Nothing is saved.

02

See each requirement checked

Done, on pace, or missing — against the official rules, in English or Spanish.

03

Follow the plan

The printable tracker, the hours log, the test plan and the counselor script, in the full version.

Plans

Tracking is free. The printable plan is $4.99.

The free version checks every requirement and tells you the gaps. The plan gives you the semester tracker, the hours log, the test plan, the FFAA checklist and the counselor script.

Printable plan
$4.99one student

The requirement tracker, the semester course plan, the test plan, the service-hours log, the FFAA checklist and the counselor meeting script. English or Spanish. Printable.

  • Requirement tracker with status
  • Semester course and test plan
  • Service-hours log with approval steps
  • FFAA checklist — print or save as PDF
Youth programs & PTAs
$49per month

For a church youth ministry, a mentoring program, a club or a PTA that tracks a whole cohort toward the scholarship.

  • Unlimited plans for your students
  • Your program's name on every plan
  • Spanish and English
  • Cancel any time

All prices in USD, handled by Stripe. Tracking is free and always will be.

Common questions

How do I know which Bright Futures award my student is on track for?

Type in the grade, courses taken and planned, GPA if known, any SAT/ACT/CLT scores, and volunteer or paid-work hours, and the tool checks them against the official OSFA chart. Academic Scholars needs a higher weighted core-course GPA, a higher test score, and more service hours than Medallion Scholars; Gold Seal Vocational/CAPE has its own career-education course and GPA requirements plus a different test option. All three require Florida residency, a standard diploma, and the FFAA filed by the deadline. This is not a guarantee of an award — confirm on the OSFA chart and with the school counselor.

Is it really free? Is what I paste stored?

The tracker itself is free to use, no account needed, and nothing you type is stored. If you want a printable plan for one student it's $4.99, and there's a $49/month option for youth programs and PTAs. Neither price changes the fact that nothing entered into the free tool is saved anywhere.

My student is short on volunteer hours — is there anything else that counts?

Florida now lets volunteer service hours, paid work hours, or a combination of both count toward the requirement, and hours must be documented and approved through the district's process. Hours can start as early as 9th grade, and some districts count the summer before. The exact number needed differs by award, so check the FDOE Bright Futures service/work source and confirm the district's documentation process with the counselor.

What is the FFAA and when is it due?

The FFAA (Florida Financial Aid Application) is the one form used for Bright Futures and state grants like the Florida Student Assistance Grant. It's typically due by the student's senior-year deadline, often August 31 after graduation, but you should check the current date since deadlines are set by the state. The student also needs to be evaluated by the high school; home-education and private-school students have their own evaluation routes.

Can I trust this tool to tell me if my student will get the award?

No — Bright Futures Tracker is not a school counselor or the State of Florida, and it can be wrong. It never guarantees an award or estimates a chance of getting one; requirements change by graduating class, so always confirm the current numbers on the official OSFA chart and with the school counselor.

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