state scholarship and grant programs overview

State Scholarship and Grant Programs Overview

September 21, 2010

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HOPE Scholarship Program

Georgia’s unique scholarship and grant

program that rewards students with financial

assistance in degree, diploma, and certificate

programs at eligible Georgia public and private

colleges and universities, and public technical

colleges.

Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship Program – Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally

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• First Awards - Fall Term of 1993;• Fully funded by Georgia Lottery;• Has assisted more than 1 million students;• Has provided more than $4 billion in

scholarships and grants;• Is the largest state program of its type in the

nation.

Background Information


• Meet Georgia residency and other basic requirements, such as citizenship and selective service registration

• Be enrolled in degree program at Georgia public or private college, university or technical college

• Achieve a 3.0 Grade Point Average from an eligible high school, or enter into the program after attempting 30 college degree hours

• Limit of 127 semester/190 quarter hours and 150/semester and 225/quarter hours for extended fourth tier which includes payments from the HOPE Scholarship, HOPE Grant and Accel Programs

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Eligibility and Award


• Award at a public college, university or technical college covers tuition, HOPE-approved mandatory fees, and book allowance

• Award at a private college or university is $4,000 per academic year for full-time study or $2,000 for half-time study

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• Three-Term Checkpoint (if applicable)• End-of-Spring Checkpoints• Attempted-Hours Checkpoints

Note: At the Three-Term and End-of-Spring

Checkpoints a student can lose eligibility, but not gain or regain eligibility

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Recipients must have a HOPE GPA of 3.0 at each Checkpoint to continue eligibility


• Over 110,000 student recipients• Awards in excess of $450,000,000

– FY2011 Budget: $474,575,353

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Fiscal Year 2010 Awards

HOPE Grant Program

• Georgia resident attending a public technical or public college or university to earn a certificate or diploma

• Paid-Hours Limit– 63 semester/95 quarter hours– up to 86 semester/130 quarter hours for extended

diploma programs of study• Funds cover tuition, approved fees, and book

allowance• All hours paid for by the HOPE Grant are

included in the combined paid-hour limits for the HOPE Scholarship, HOPE Grant and Accel Programs

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HOPE Grant Program


– FY2011 Budget: $206,318,361

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HOPE GED Grant Program

• Legal resident of Georgia • Earned GED diploma awarded by the Georgia

Department of Technical and Adult Education after June 30, 1993.

• Accepted at an eligible public technical college or public or private college or university in a degree, diploma, or certificate program

• One-time $500 HOPE award for all educational costs

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HOPE GED Grant Program


– FY2011 Budget: $2,573,864

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Georgia’s Tuition Equalization Grant Program

• Be a resident of Georgia enrolled full-time in an eligible private college or university or

• Be a college level Junior or Senior enrolled full-time at an eligible four-year public college outside of Georgia that is within 50 miles of the student's home and with no four-year public college located in Georgia within 50 miles of the student's home

• Recipients receive an award of $375 per semester or $250 per quarter

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Georgia’s Tuition Equalization Grant Program


– FY2011 Budget: $28,146,791

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College Opportunity Grant

• Authorized in State Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2011

• First true and significant need-based aid program in the State of Georgia

• $15 million appropriated for Fiscal Year 2011• First awards will be Winter Quarter/Spring

Semester 2011• Awards will be $250/Quarter and $500/Semester

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Background Information


• Meet residency and other basic requirements• Be a recipient of the Pell Grant for the term for

which COG is sought• For FY2001, have a calculated EFC from the

FAFSA of $0 • Be enrolled as a fulltime (12 hours)

undergraduate student seeking a college degree at a unit of the University System of Georgia or the Technical College System of Georgia

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• Students must complete required community service hours prior to being awarded funds– For the 2010-2011 academic year, students must

complete 10 hours/Quarter or 20 hours/Semester

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Accel Program

• Georgia high school students that are simultaneously enrolled at eligible public or private colleges/universities and technical colleges in Georgia

• Students must be “dual-enrolled” with degree level coursework taken at the college being accepted for credit at the high school

• Hours for which payment is received count towards the Combined Paid Hours Limit

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Accel Program

• Award amounts at public institutions cover tuition, HOPE approved fees, and a book allowance

• Students enrolled in private colleges/universities receive $2,000 per semester/$1,333 per quarter full-time enrollment with less than full-time awards being prorated

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Accel Program


– FY2011 Budget: $5,764,625

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Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship

• Federal program, administered by GA DOE and GSFC

• Demonstrate outstanding high school academic achievement

• Be a legal resident of Georgia• Be named a Byrd Scholar by GA DOE• Maximum award is $1,500 per academic year

and renewable for three additional years of undergraduate study

• Federally funded and does not restrict recipient to attend a college/university within the state of Georgia

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Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship

• Over 800 student recipients• Awards in excess of $1,100,000

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Georgia’s HERO Scholarship

• Provides assistance to members of the Georgia National Guard and U.S. Military Reservist or the children or spouse of such members who were killed or totally disabled as a result of injuries received in a combat zone– active duty service on or after February 1,

2003 – combat zone service for at least 181

cumulative days • Award amounts up to $2,000 per academic year

for each qualifying term of service• Maximum award of $8,000 for the equivalent of

four years of study

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Georgia’s HERO Scholarship

• Over 430 student recipients• Awards in excess of $670,000

– FY2011 Budget: $800,000

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Georgia’s Public Safety Memorial Grant

• Be the dependent child of a Georgia Public Safety Officer who was permanently disabled or killed in the line of duty

• Be a legal resident of Georgia 12 months prior to receiving aid while enrolled full-time as an undergraduate at an eligible public postsecondary institution in Georgia

• Award covers total cost of attendance at an eligible public or private institution or technical college, minus other student financial aid not to exceed $18,000 per Award Year

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Georgia’s Public Safety Memorial Grant

• 25 student recipients• Awards in excess of $220,000

– FY2011 Budget: $306,761

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Georgia’s Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Grant

• Demonstrate substantial financial need, as determined by federal need-analysis methodology

• Apply for and be eligible to receive the Federal Pell Grant

• Be enrolled in an eligible Georgia public college, university, or technical college in a program of study that is Pell eligible and leads to an undergraduate degree, diploma, and certificate

• Award amounts vary from $300 to $2,000 per academic year, depending upon the extent of the recipient's financial need

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Georgia’s Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Grant


– FY2011 Budget: $1,533,153

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Other School- Specific Programs• Scholarship for Engineering (Mercer University)

– In FY10, 200 recipients, totaling over $600,000• FY2011 Budget: $550,000

• Georgia Military College Scholarship– In FY10, 72 recipients, totaling over $900,000

• FY2011 Budget: $1,228,708

• North Georgia College and State University ROTC and Future Officers– In FY10, 450 recipients, totaling over $680,000

• FY2011 Budget: $802,479

• North Georgia College and State University Military Scholarship– In FY10, 115 recipients, totaling over $1,000,000

• FY2011 Budget: $1,352,800

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