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Bright Flight-Mo Dept of Higher Education

To be eligible, you must meet the following requirements:

Initial Students

  • Be a Missouri resident and a United States citizen or permanent resident.
  • Have a composite score on the ACT or SAT within the top five percent of all Missouri test takers. (See "What is the qualifying score..." section below.)
  • Achieve a qualifying score by the June test date immediately following your graduation from high school, receipt of your GED/HiSet, or completion of your secondary coursework if homeschooled.
    • The score achieved on the July test date immediately following your graduation does NOT qualify for the Bright Flight scholarship program.
    • Only composite test scores achieved on national test dates or on special test dates approved by the testing companies are acceptable. Test scores from residual tests are not acceptable.
  • Enroll as a first-time, full-time student at a participating Missouri school and receive the scholarship in the academic year immediately following high school graduation, receipt of your GED/HiSet, or completion of your secondary coursework, if home-schooled. Full-time enrollment is defined as a minimum of:
    • 12 semester hours, or
    • 6 semester hours for students who are unable to enroll in 12 hours because of a disability defined by Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  • Submit any requested supplemental eligibility information by the deadline established by the MDHEWD.
  • Not be pursuing a degree or certificate in theology or divinity.

Renewal Students

  • Continue to meet the eligibility requirements for initial students.
  • Receive the scholarship at least one semester each academic year, beginning with the academic year immediately following your graduation from high school, receipt of the GED/HiSet, or completion of your secondary coursework, if home-schooled.
  • Maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 and otherwise maintain satisfactory academic progress as defined by your school. If this is the first academic year in which you have received a Bright Flight payment, this requirement does not apply.