2 questions: Bright Futures and National Merit

<p>1) Floridians, how do you know if you have been approved for bright futures? When I check the application status it says pending but the timeline says the decision should be available March 1st.</p>

<p>2)Unrelated to DD who is a senior this year, but related to DS who is up and coming. How can you find out which schools offer National Merit scholarships and what they include in these. Apparently lots of schools give nothing and other schools give everything and I was thinking it might affect DS's decision on where to apply. Also, how does NM work in conjunction with bright futures and FL prepaid?</p>

<p>BF only works for florida schools. Nmf money would be added.</p>