Georgia HOPE Scholarship eligibility requirements
Georgia HOPE Scholarship is a Georgia state aid program.
Rules last reviewed
Eligibility
- Must graduate from a Georgia high school with a minimum 3.00 GPA (as calculated by the Georgia Student Finance Commission).
- Must earn a minimum of four full-rigor credits from the Academic Rigor Course List.
- Must be a Georgia resident.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen.
- Must be enrolled in a degree-seeking undergraduate program, pursuing a first Bachelor's degree (not available if a Bachelor's degree has already been earned).
- To remain eligible in college, must maintain a minimum 3.00 cumulative HOPE GPA, checked after the 30th, 60th, and 90th attempted semester hours, and at the end of each spring semester.
Award
Pays a set amount per credit hour toward tuition at eligible Georgia public and private institutions (amount set annually by the state).
Where these rules come from
This page is ScholarLens's summary of the official rules, and it is the same text the eligibility checker cites when it answers. Rules change between award years, so confirm the details with the program before you apply.
Eligibility summary
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