Scholarships & Financial Aid
SENIORS! You MUST apply for Bright Futures before your High School graduation date.
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​You can begin the application on
October 1, 2024.
The Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) State Programs, within the Florida Department of Education, administers a variety of postsecondary educational state-funded grants and scholarships (including Bright Futures), and provides information to students, parents, and high school and postsecondary professionals.
Scholarship and Financial Aid Resources
Bold.org (Scholarship search)
Cirkled In (Scholarship search)
CollegeBoard Opportunity Scholarships
CollegeBoard Scholarship Search Engine
FastWeb (Matches the info in your profile to scholarships from their database)
Get Schooled (Scholarship search engine)
Going Merry (Scholarships for Paxon students)
Good Call (College & University Scholarship Database)
International Scholarships & Financial Aid (international scholarships and grants)
Niche (Find college scholarships)
Paxon's Financial Aid Night Presentation (Coming Soon)
Peterson's (Scholarships and grants)
Raise.Me (Earn micro-scholarships to colleges for achievements in high school)
ScholarMe (Paying for college made easy)
The Scholarship Page (Find scholarships for free)
Unigo (Over 3.6 million scholarships and grants)
What do you need to complete the FAFSA?
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Please Note: When asked to enter your graduation date, put June 2, 2025. This is not the graduation ceremony date, but will be the graduation date placed on all final transcripts for DCPS Class of 2025 students and therefore should be the date used for FAFSA and Bright Futures applications.
