HOPE/Zell Miller for Students Attending Private Universities

HOPE Scholarship

Funded by proceeds from the Georgia Lottery for Education, HOPE Scholarship is available for students who graduated from an eligible Georgia high school with a 3.0 average in a college preparatory curriculum and meet specific academic rigor requirements. Other students may be eligible for the HOPE Scholarship if they meet specific Georgia residency requirements and earn a 3.0 cumulative grade point average at 30, 60, or 90 attempted semester hours. A student who has earned a previous bachelor’s degree or who has attempted more than 127 semester hours is not eligible for HOPE Scholarship.  Hope Scholarship is available for full and half-time enrollment. The scholarship amount varies each year according to state appropriations.

Zell Miller Scholarship

The Zell Miller Scholarship is available for students graduating from an eligible Georgia high school, who have a 3.7 average in the core academic curriculum and a combined SAT score of 1200 or higher. Zell Miller Scholarship recipients are required to maintain a 3.3 cumulative grade point average in college, to be assessed in the same manner as the HOPE Scholarship. Current undergraduate students who have not attempted more than 127 semester hours of college degree credit and who have a 3.3 or higher cumulative GPA as of the most recent required checkpoint, may be eligible to receive the Zell Miller Scholarship only if they met the required high school GPA and SAT/ACT scores at the time of high school graduation. The Zell Miller Scholarship is available for both full-time and half-time status.  The scholarship amount varies each year according to state appropriations.

Georgia College Completion Grant (GCCG)
The Georgia College Completion Grant (GCCG) Program provides grant aid to assist eligible students must have completed at least eighty (80) percent of credit requirements for graduation from their undergraduate program of study and have an outstanding balance of current term direct charges such as tuition, fees, room, and board. The GCCG award amount varies depending on state appropriations.

Student Access Loan (SAL)

The Student Access Loan (SAL) is a loan through the state of Georgia. Eligible students can receive up to $8,000 per year. The loan has a 1 percent fixed interest rate and requires the student to pay $10 a month in keep in touch (KIT) payments. Students can apply for the loan through www.gafutures.org during times of open enrollment. Selections are on a “first-come” basis, as long as there are remaining state funds, and students are not guaranteed of receiving this loan.

Dual Enrollment Program

The Dual Enrollment Program is administered by the Georgia Student Finance Commission. It is designed to provide participating high school students with financial assistance toward the cost of postsecondary coursework.  The purpose of the Dual Enrollment Program is to provide Georgia high school students and Georgia home school students with an opportunity to earn college degree-level credit hours as they simultaneously meet their high school graduation requirements. The program regulations for the Dual Enrollment Program are provided at www.gafutures.org.