Students
may
contact
the
Georgia
Student
Finance
Authority
for
further
information
about
these
programs
at
1-800-505-GSFC(4732).
You may
also
visit
their
web site
at
www.gsfc.org.
Award
amounts
and
eligibility
requirements
are
subject
to
change
each
year by
the
Georgia
Legislature.
Georgia
Tuition
Equalization
Grant
A
$900
Grant
from
the
State
of
Georgia
for
undergraduate
Georgia
residents
attending
private
colleges
in
Georgia.
For
Georgia
Grant
purposes,
Summer
2006
begins
the
2005-2006
year.
Students
may
only
receive
this
grant
for
a
total
of
127
semester
hours.
To
be
eligible
for
this
grant,
the
student
(and
parents
of
dependent
students)
must
be a
United
States
citizen
or
permanent
resident
that
has
resided
in
the
State
of
Georgia
for
at
least
one
full
year
prior
to
the
date
of
registration
for
any
particular
semester.
The
Georgia
Tuition
Equalization
Grant
is
not
based
on
need
and
any
qualified
Georgia
resident
who
is
enrolled
full-time
(12
or
more
hours
a
semester)
is
eligible.
These
grants
will
reduce
other
full
tuition
awards
you
receive.
Applications
are
available
in
the
Office
of
Student
Financial
Planning.
Click
here
to
complete
it
online.
State
of
Georgia's
GTEG
Page
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Georgia
HOPE
Scholarship
For
undergraduate
Georgia
residents
only.
Qualified
students
receive
$3,000
per
academic
year
(No
HOPE
book
allowance
is
available
for
private
school
HOPE
Scholarship
recipients).
Georgia
high
school
graduates
who
are
named
HOPE
Scholars
by
the
Georgia
Student
Finance
Authority
may
receive
this
scholarship.
A
cumulative
3.0
GPA
is
required
for
renewal
and
for
students
who
wish
to
enter
the
program
after
30,
60,
or
90
cumulative
attempted
hours.
Students
must
maintain
a
cumulative
GPA
of
3.0
at
Mercer
each
year
(not
counting
"plus"
grades...e.g.
B+,
C+).
Plus
grades
will
be
counted
as
whole
letter
grades
(e.g.
B,
C,
etc.).
The
Georgia
Tuition
Equalization
Grant
Application
serves
as
the
student's
application
for
the
HOPE
Scholarship
for
private
colleges
in
Georgia.
Effective
Fall
2004,
HOPE
Scholarship
recipients
at
private
colleges
and
universities
can
attend
half-time
(at
least
6 to
11
semester
hours)
and
receive
a
HOPE
Scholarship
of
$1,500
per
academic
year
($750
per
semester).
Students
must
be
enrolled
half-time
15
calendar
days
after
the
end
of
the
drop-add
period
to
receive
the
half-time
HOPE
Scholarship.
Effective
spring
semester
2005,
students' HOPE
gpa
will
be
evaluated
at
the
end
of
every
spring
semester,
regardless
of
the
number
of
attempted
hours.
Students
earning
less
than
a
3.0
cumulative HOPE
gpa
after
spring
semester
may
lose
eligibility
for HOPE
until
the
next
entry
point
(30,
60,
or
90
semester
hours)
in
which
their HOPE
gpa
is
at
least
3.0.
A
student
who
does
not
have
sophomore/junior/senior
status
because
of
withdrawing
from
classes
will
still
be
evaluated
based
on
the
number
of
total
classes
he/she
has
attempted;
e.g.,
a
student
may
receive
a
"W"
or
"F"
in a
course,
not
earn
credit
for
the
course,
but
the
course
will
still
be
counted
as
attempted
hours
for HOPE
purposes.
Click
here
to
complete
it
online.
Please
refer
to
the
State
of
Georgia's
HOPE
Page
for
additional
information.
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Georgia
Governor's
Scholarship
Georgia
high
school
students
who
graduate
as
Georgia
Scholars,
Valedictorians,
Salutatorians
or
STAR
Students may
receive
the
Governor's
Scholarship.
The
annual
scholarship
amount
is
$900
for
the
2005-2006
academic
year
and
applications
are
mailed
directly
to
the
student
from
the
Georgia
Student
Finance
Authority.
To
maintain
eligibility
after
the
freshman
year,
students
must
submit
a
renewal
application
along
with
an
official
transcript,
enroll
full-time
each
semester
in
at
least 30
hours for
Fall
and
Spring
semesters
combined
(for
example
15
hours
Fall
and 15
hours
Spring),
maintain
a
3.0
GPA
"plus"
grades
will
be
counted
as
whole
grades),
and
earn
at
least
30
hours
for
every
two
semesters
of
enrollment.
State
of
Georgia's
Web
Page
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PROMISE
Teacher
Scholarship
Undergraduates
with
a
3.0
GPA may
apply
for a
PROMISE
Service
Cancelable
Loan
of
$3,000
during
their
junior
year
and $3,000
during
their
senior
year.
The
PROMISE
Teacher
Scholarship
recipients
must
teach
one
academic
year
in a
Georgia
public
school
for
each
$1,500
awarded,
with
a
maximum
of
four
years
to
repay.
Applications
are
generally
available
by
May
of
each
year
in
the
Office
of
Student
Financial
Planning.
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HOPE
Teacher
Scholarship
Teachers
seeking
advanced
degrees
and
students
with
undergraduate
degrees
who
are
willing
to
become
a
teacher
in a
critical
shortage
field
can
receive
$200
per
semester
hour
for
graduate
study
through
the
HOPE
Teacher
Scholarships.
Georgia
residency
is
required.
Recipients
must
agree
to
teach
for
one
academic
year
in a
Georgia
public
school
for
each
$2,500
received,
with
a
maximum
of
four
years
to
repay.
Applications
are
generally
available
by
May
of
each
year
in
the
Office
of
Student
Financial
Planning.
State
of
Georgia's
HOPE
Page
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Scholarship
for
Engineering
Education
(SEE)
For
undergraduate
Georgia
residents
who
major
in
ABET
accredited
programs
with
the
School
of
Engineering
only.
Qualified
students
receive
$3,500
per
academic
year. These
funds
are
awarded
on a
"first
come,
first
serve"
basis and
a
separate
SEE
application
must
be
completed
in
order
for
the
student
to
be
considered
for
SEE.
Applications
are
available
in
the
Office
of
Student
Financial
Planning.
For
each
calendar
year
the
student
is
employed
as
an
Engineer
in
the
State
of
Georgia,
$3,500
will
be
repaid
in
service
cancellation
credit.
Click
here
for
additional
information
regarding
SEE.
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