2025 Application Check List and Document Upload

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MonthDayYear
Date
2024-25

Scholarship Application Check List and Document Upload
Name*

First NameLast Name
High School Student ID*
High School*
Thank you for submitting your online application. In order to fully evaluate your application, you must complete and sign this acknowledgement form, and upload the required documents and submit all before the April 1, 2025 deadline. Keep a copy for your records.

CHECKLIST OF APPLICATION DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

Please name each file with the following theme: LastName_FirstName
FAFSA Report (SAI): Financial Aid Award Letter (FAA) and release of information.

Copies of ALL pages of your Student Aid Report (SAR) for the year applied. Must show Student Aid Index(Formerly EFC); Name your document: LastName_FirstName SARCopy of your Financial Aid Award Letter from your post-secondary institution Must include College Student ID and College Financial Aid Address. Name your document: LastName_FirstName FAAFinancial Aid, Free/Reduced Lunch Release and Education Release of Information letters. Name:LastName_FirstName
FAFSA Report (SAR) Upload (All pages, including Estimated Family Contribution Or SAI (Student Aid Index)

Label your document: LastName_FirstName SAR
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Financial Aid Award Letter from your post-secondary institution.

Label your document: LastName_FirstName FAA
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Notice to Households, SNAP, Medicaid, Free/Reduced Lunch*

I am qualified for any of these income based support and will upload document indicating below.I am a U.S. Citizen or Resident Alient with a SS#I am not a U.S. Citizent or Resident Alien with a Social Security Card
Notice to Households of Approval/Denial of Benefits (Free/Reduced Lunch)

Label your document: LastName_FirstName Free Reduced Approval/Denial of Benefits
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If your award letter has changed since original submission, you must upload a new one.

A new Award Letter by the deadline if the correct school is not listed on your original application.
Financial Aid Award Letter Changed from Original Submission

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Teacher Statement

Statement by your teacher. Broward County Public Schools Academy of Finance, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism and Academy of Technology, CIO Council Scholarships only, or if requested within the application.
Teacher Statement Upload

Not applicable for all awards. Only necessary if the application information indicates need.
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Miscellaneous Uploads

Physician's DocumentationLetters of RecommendationAdditional Information
Miscelleneous Uploads: Physician's Documentation, Letters of Recommendations And any additional Free/Reduced Lunch Eligibility. i.e Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, HUD

Please label your document descriptively. i.e. LastName_FirstName Letter or Recommendation
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FAILURE IN COMPLETING THIS FORM AND NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION. THIS PACKET MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 4/1/25.

I certify that all of the statements I have made on my online application are true and correct. I understand that if I submit an incomplete application, do not answer all of the required questions on the application, or do not submit all required documents, my application will be deemed incomplete and may not be considered for the scholarships.

TheScholarship Committee will not contact colleges for missing Award letters, Student Aid Reports (SAR), etc. The BRACE decisions of the Committee and the Broward Education Foundation are final. There are no exceptions to the above.

If you change your choice of school after you submitted your application, you will need to send this form to your new choice. You will also need to submit the new Award Letter to the BRACE Committee by the deadline. Award letters received after the deadline will result in disqualification.
Student Signature

Clear
Date Signed

Clear
Financial Aid and Education Records Release Information
Student's Name
Student High School ID
DO NOT MAIL THIS LETTER TO YOUR FINANCIAL AID OFFICE: We will use this letter if we need to contactyour school regarding your status.

FINANCIALAID AND EDUCATION RECORDS RELEASE OF INFORMATION
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MonthDayYear
Date
TO: FINANCIAL AID DIRECTOR
COLLEGE
ADDRESS OF COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
CITY, STATE, ZIP
COLLEGE PHONE
Please enter a valid phone number.
COLLEGE FAX #
RE: Permission to Release Information to the Broward Education Foundation

I have applied for a scholarship from the Broward Education Foundation. All of my required documents have been submitted thecommittee and my file is complete. I hereby authorize you to discuss my eligibility to receive the toScholarship scholarship by telephone, fax or mail with a representative of the Scholarship Committee or the Broward Education Foundation.
Student Name: Print

First NameLast Name
Student's Last 4 digits of Social Security #
Student Phone #:
Please enter a valid phone number.
Student Cell Phone #
Please enter a valid phone number.
Student Email Address

Confirmation Emailexample@example.com
Signature of Student

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Parents Name: Print

First NameLast Name
Signature of Parent

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Date

MonthDayYear
Date
Student's College Student #
Student's Name
Student High School ID
FREE/REDUCEDLUNCHAND/OR EDUCATION RECORDS RELEASE OF INFORMATION

We will use this letter if we need to request your Free/Reduced Lunch Eligibility Letter.
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Date
TO: School Board of Broward County
RE: Permission to Release Information to the Broward Education Foundation

To whom it may concern: I have applied for a scholarship from the Broward Education Foundation. My required documents will be submitted to the Scholarship committee to complete my application. I hereby authorize you to discuss and or provide my eligibility for free/reduced lunch in the 11th and 12th grade by telephone, fax or mail with a representative of the Scholarship Committee, Broward Education Foundation or the Florida Prepaid Foundation.
Signature of Student

Clear
Student Name (Print)
Signature of Parent

Clear
Student's Phone
Student's High School ID
Date

MonthDayYear
Date
Student's E Mail Address
example@example.com
Student's Cell Phone #
Please enter a valid phone number.
Dear Parent/Guardian: To save you time and effort, the result of your Free and Reduced Price School Meals Application may be shared with other programs for which your children may qualify. For the following programs, we must have your permission to share this information. Sending in this form will not change whether your children get free or reduced price meals.
Florida Prepaid Foundation for the purposes of processing for College, University and Tech College Florida Prepaid Scholarships provided by the Broward Education Foundation.

Yes! I DO want Broward Education Foundation to share the result of my Free and Reduced Price School Meals Application toYes! I DO want Broward Education Foundation to share the result of my Free and Reduced Price School Meals Application in
the 11th and 12th grade to Broward Education Foundation Selection Committee(s)for the purposes of applying for College, University and Tech College Scholarships with the Broward Education Foundation.

If you checked yes to any or all of the boxes above, fill out the form below to ensure that your information is completed. Print a new form for each child(ren) you would like the information shared. Your information will be shared only with the programs you checked.
Child's Name
High School
Child's Student #
Signature of Parent/Guardian

Clear
Date

MonthDayYear
Date
Printed Parent Name
Address
Street Address, City, State Zip
See below for a sample of the letter that you can upload showing eligibility.
Should be Empty:

2024-25

Financial Aid and Education Records Release Information

TO: FINANCIAL AID DIRECTOR

FREE/REDUCEDLUNCHAND/OR EDUCATION RECORDS RELEASE OF INFORMATION