MIAMI (Oct. 2, 2018) – Florida International University (FIU) and the Florida Lottery announced a partnership today, aligning one of the largest universities in the country to one of Florida's greatest education contributors. The Florida Lottery's sole mission is to maximize revenues for the enhancement of public education in Florida. Since 1988, the Florida Lottery has generated more than $33 billion dollars for students and schools in the sunshine state.

The Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program was created to reward Florida high school graduates who merit recognition of high academic achievement, like Eddie Chance III, an FIU Athletics Facilities Manager who's studying Sport Management.

 "The Bright Futures Scholarship Program impacted me as a young kid trying to afford to go to college," said Chance.  "It provided me with hope, encouragement, and inspiration to reach a goal and fulfill a dream, especially for a young kid that came from where I came from and with the little resources that my family had.  It gave me a chance to become something bigger and better than what we could ever have imagined."
 
For more information, please visit www.fiusports.com or www.flalottery.com/brightfutures.
 
About the Florida Lottery
The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $33 billion to education and sending more than 775,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The Florida Lottery reinvests 98 percent of its revenue back into Florida's economy through prize payouts, commissions to more than 13,000 Florida retailers and contributions to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid more than $56.3 billion in prizes and made more than 2,000 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.
 
About FIU Athletics
The FIU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics adheres to the belief that intercollegiate athletics is an integral part of the educational framework of the institution and the program exists to support and compliment the mission and goals of the University. In addition to augmenting the academic, athletic and personal development of students, events sponsored by the Department are conducted to facilitate unity, promote camaraderie and further social bonding within the community, foster and maintain institutional support from FIU alumni, University affiliates and external constituents positively increase the visibility of the University and enhance international and cultural understanding.