The Mary McLeod Bethune Scholarship provides financial assistance to undergraduate students who meet scholastic requirements, demonstrate financial need, and attend eligible universities. Each participating institution determines application procedures, deadlines and student eligibility. Applicants must enroll at eligible universities as a degree-seeking undergraduate student for a minimum of 12 credit hours per term or the equivalent. Applications must be obtained from financial aid offices at participating institutions. Applicants must not owe a repayment or be in default under any state or federal grant, loan or scholarship program unless satisfactory arrangements to repay have been made. They must not have previously received a baccalaureate degree. The postsecondary institution shall rank all eligible applicants on the basis of financial need. If additional ranking is needed, the institution shall further rank applicants on the basis of highest cumulative GPA. A student is eligible to receive an award for a maximum of 8 semesters (12 quarters) over a period of 6 consecutive years, or until the student receives a baccalaureate degree, whichever occurs first. Undergraduate students participating in college-preparatory instruction, students requiring additional time to complete the college-level communication and computation skills testing programs (CLAST), or students enrolled in a 5-year undergraduate program are eligible to receive financial aid for a maximum of 10 semesters or 15 quarters. Unused hours may not be used for further course funding after a student earns a baccalaureate degree. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Florida State Department of Education for more information.