The 2011--12 Initial Student Florida Financial Aid Application (FFAA)

The 2011--12 Initial Student Florida Financial Aid Application (FFAA) is available online since December 1, 2010. The Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) website at www.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org provides the FFAA to students seeking state scholarship and grant awards for the 2011-12 postsecondary academic year.

If any 2010-11 high school graduating student applied for state-funded programs using last year's 2010-11 FFAA, the student will need to reapply using the correct application (2011-12) beginning December 1, 2010.

Steps Students Should Take to Complete the Application Process:

• Go to www.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org
• Select State Grants, Scholarships & Applications and Apply Here to complete and submit an online application.

• Select Programs Offered to view detailed state programs information.

• Pay attention to program deadlines listed in the application conditions section, in the application results screen, and the application acknowledgement communication, sent to the student’s e-mail address provided by the student on his/her application.

• Watch for official e-mail acknowledgement communication, which provides each student with instructions for obtaining a USER ID and PIN to access the submitted application, update information on the application, check the status of the application, and view notifications online.

• Check online the status of certification(s) prior to the program deadline(s).
• Check online the status of awards following the program deadlines.
• Check online for notifications from OSFA regarding award status.



This single application is utilized to evaluate the student for all of the programs listed below:

• Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program – Deadline By High School Graduation Date
• José Marti Scholarship Challenge Grant – Deadline April 1
• Rosewood Family Scholarship Program – Deadline April 1
• Scholarships for Children and Spouses of Deceased or Disabled Veterans and Service members – Deadline April 1
•Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program – Deadline April 15

Note: The online 2011-12 FFAA will close August 31, 2011. By that date, all state scholarship and grant deadlines for the 2011-12 academic year will have passed and all school districts will have completed graduation (including summer session) for the 2010-11 academic year.