Full Tuition Offered to Bright Futures Scholars

Laura Starr, Editor-in-Chief

Issue date: 4/14/09 Section: News

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As of March 30, NSU plans to offer full-tuition scholarships to students who qualify for the Bright Futures Florida Academic Scholarship. NSU is the only private not-for-profit university in the state of Florida to offer this initiative.


Previously, the scholarship would honor the amount of tuition that the BFFAS would pay at a public institution, but students had to pay the remainder to fully cover NSU's tuition. With this new initiative, NSU is honoring the BFFAS portion, and also covering the remainder of tuition for the new students who qualify.


Another addition is a $500 Residence Scholarship for all eligible BFFAS students choosing to live in the university residence halls.


"With the economy forcing families to make difficult choices, we want to make sure that a quality education is available and affordable to the best and brightest students in Florida," said NSU President Ray Ferrero, Jr.


"My job is making [the student's] degree more valuable," said Dave Dawson, director of university relations. "When we bring the best and brightest here…they provide a more challenging academic atmosphere which…brings more prestige and esteem to the school."


Dawson continued in that, "[They] go on to bigger and better things which make all of the degrees more valuable."


"It should be offered to current students as well," said Amna Bakali, a freshman biology major, who has a concern with this initiative. "After one year of debt, the little extra may help pay off my old debts."


"It should be fair to everyone," said Ayesha Cheema, a freshman psychology major. "We are not saying cut it for [the new students], but make it available to everyone."


The award originally had a limit, but it has now been expanded to all new students who qualify. Applications are due April 30. For more information on this new scholarship initiative, please go to the link below or call (800) 806-3680.

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