Bright Futures Volunteer Service/Paid Work

To be eligible to receive one of the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Awards, students must complete either volunteer service hours or paid work hours. 

Volunteer Service Hours Needed:

Florida Academic Scholarship - 100 hours
Florida Medallion Scholarship - 75 hours 

Gold Seal CAPE - 30 hours
Gold Seal Vocational - 30 hours

Paid Work Hours Needed: 

Florida Academic Scholarship - 100 hours

Florida Medallion Scholarship - 100 hours

Gold Seal CAPE - 100 hours

Gold Seal Vocational - 100 hours

Combined Volunteer and Paid Work Hours Needed:

Florida Academic Scholarship - 100 hours

Florida Medallion Scholarship - 100 hours

Gold Seal CAPE - 100 hours

Gold Seal Vocational - 100 hours

Beginning with the class of 2023, students may now use work hours in lieu of service hours.

Service and work hours can be combined.

Both work and service hours must be completed with an agency, company, organization or business where they can be verified.

Students must be in high school (summer before 9th grade is acceptable).

Hours should be completed by August 31st after high school graduation. 

 What hours cannot count? 

1. Court mandated community service.

2. Service hours where a family member is verifying the completed hours.

3. An activity where there is no responsible adult on site to evaluate and confirm student performance.

4. Donations, such as Locks of Love or giving blood.

5. Participation on a sports team or a performance of any kind unless participation is considered an act of service.
6. Work hours where a family member is verifying the completed hours.