I know this is a bit early, but a few days ago I received an email saying that I fit the MFOS scholarship criteria and to send in some additional paperwork. Has anyone else got that email? I sent that in already, but from past year’s threads and their website this seems early. It said March 25th on their website that people would be notified they should send other documents. Does anyone know when I may get notified, hopefully earlier than past years?
Notified if I get the scholarship, to clarify.
I got the email as well. I sent in the additional form ASAP. As far as I know, they have received my form and are processing it right now. They’ll tell me when it’ll be accepted and whatnot.
Just some quick question how do we send the form? do we mail to them physically? if so what is the address we mail it to?
Fax the form to the financial aid office. Don’t forget to also send a copy of taxes!
Can we mail the info or faxing is the only option.
The address to mail it to is on the FOS supplemental form which is Criser Hall from what I remember. You can fax or mail it.
I ended up mailing in all the papers the other day. Does anyone know how this scholarship works? I know I am qualified and I heard that anyone who is qualified will receive it, is this true?
No, unfortunately that is not true. From their FAQ on their website “Often, there are close to 1000 potentially eligible students for about 300 scholarships. All returned Supplemental Information Forms are reviewed but not all students are awarded the scholarship.” I’m not sure how they determine who gets the scholarship. As I understand it though, it covers any costs minus what bright futures, a pell grant and other scholarships etc cover.
I was looking through the Twitter page for MFOS to find the notification dates for last year’s students. I found out that the Supplemental Forms were available March 20 and they were notified June 10. Assuming we must still wait 3 months in between I’m thinking we may find out in early May at the latest. We may find out soon after April 15th since that is the last day to turn in the Supplemental Forms, but I’m just guessing here. Hopefully it’s sooner than May.
Looking through past forums I found this:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-florida/1306858-florida-opportunity-scholarship-p2.html
This person says they were notified on the 27th of April, but were told in mid-march to fill out the forms. Since we were told before then to submit forms, i am hoping we are notified sooner. Just anxious to hear back, and I hope everyone here receives it!
Hey guys. Any new updates. Have they contacted you regarding MFOS?