Florida Aid Programs

Graduate students may receive funding from the Florida Bright Futures program for up to 15 credits in their first semester in a graduate program of study (more information is available in the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program section under Types of Aid). Bright Futures scholarships are pro-rated based on the number of credits enrolled throughout the term, therefore Bright Futures funds are returned to the State when students do not complete all credits attempted in a term. 

Florida State Statutes require students who do not earn credit for all of the funding received under the Bright Futures programs to be repaid to the State. Students who drop or otherwise do not earn credit for the courses for which they received funding will owe a repayment to The University (UT repays the State on the student's behalf).