HOPE

Scholarship

Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship is available to Georgia residents who have demonstrated academic achievement. The scholarship provides money to assist students with a portion of the tuition cost at a HOPE Scholarship eligible college or university.

• Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship has program eligibility requirements, academic requirements, and a length of eligibility. Use the menu to the left to view more information about the application, program information, and requirements.
• Note: Georgia public and private high school students can track their HOPE Scholarship status from high school through their GAfutures account at My High School HOPE GPA.
• Note: Graduates of unaccredited home study programs or out-of-state high schools must submit an academic evaluation request and documents for an academic eligibility evaluation. Use the GAfutures Document Upload feature to submit academic evaluation documents as one file.

Grant

Georgia’s HOPE Grant (a separate program from the HOPE Scholarship) is available to Georgia residents who are working towards a certificate or diploma (continuing education programs are not eligible) at an eligible college or university in Georgia.

Zell Miller

Scholarship

Georgia’s Zell Miller Scholarship is available to Georgia residents who have demonstrated academic achievement. The scholarship provides money to assist students with the tuition cost of attending a Zell Miller Scholarship eligible college or university.

• Georgia’s Zell Miller Scholarship has program eligibility requirements, academic requirements, and a length of eligibility.  Program information, application and requirements is provided in the menu to the left.
• Note: Georgia public and private high school students can track their Zell Miller Scholarship status from high school through their GAfutures account at My High School HOPE GPA.
• Note: Graduates of unaccredited home study programs or out-of-state high schools must submit an academic evaluation request and documents for an academic eligibility evaluation. Use the GAfutures Document Upload feature to submit academic evaluation documents as one file.

Grant

Georgia’s Zell Miller Grant is available to Georgia residents who are working towards a certificate or diploma at a Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) or University System of Georgia (USG) institution.

Scholarships

Scholarships are gifts. They don’t need to be repaid. There are thousands of them, offered by schools, employers, individuals, private companies, nonprofits, communities, religious groups, and professional and social organizations. Many scholarships are merit-based, where a student’s skill or ability such as high grades is the main criterion for eligibility.

Search Tips

National Scholarships

• Gafutures Scholarship Search
• United Negro College Fund
• HBCU Connect
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund
• The DREAM US Scholarship
• Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund
• American Indian College Fund
• College Scholarships
• Going Merry
• Scholarships.com
• SCHOLLY
• Bold.org

Federal Aid

State Scholarships

Note: These scholarship postings do not represent an endorsement or an affiliation with these programs. We are posting these as potentially beneficial information for the DeKalb County School District.

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