TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Florida highschool college students making use of for the state’s faculty and vocational college scholarship program will be capable to substitute paid work expertise for volunteering below a invoice signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday.
Students who apply for the Bright Futures program beginning within the subsequent college 12 months will be capable to fulfill the volunteer requirement by working 100 hours. During a invoice signing ceremony at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, DeSantis stated the change will assist low-income households whose youngsters have to work.
The scholarships are awarded to college students who attain excessive grade=level averages and check scores. They obtain varied quantities primarily based on what degree they obtain.
In the 2020-21 college 12 months, the state distributed about $650 million to about 120,000 college students — a mean of $5,400 every.