HOPE Scholarship 2014

The HOPE Scholarship is funded by the Georgia Lottery for Education and is available only to degree-seeking undergraduate students who meet the definition of a Georgia Resident for HOPE Scholarship Purposes.

Eligibility

HOPE Scholarship recipients must have a cumulative 3.0 GPA at the end of each spring semester to continue eligibility. In addition to these requirements traditional and nontraditional students must have a 3.0 cumulative HOPE GPA after the 30th, 60th and 90th attempted hour. If the student does not meet the GPA requirements at 90 hours, he/she cannot regain his/her eligibility.

In all cases, a student must be a U.S. Citizen or an Eligible Non-Citizen and meet the requirements to be classified as a Georgia resident according to University System of Georgia (USG) in-state tuition policy for either 12 or 24 consecutive months immediately prior to the first day of classes of the school term for which the HOPE Scholarship is sought.

Additional eligibility requirements:

• Be enrolled at a USG eligible postsecondary institution in matriculated status leading to a degree.
• Be a legal resident of Georgia for tuition purposes.
• Register with Selective Service (men only).
• Be in compliance with the Georgia Drug-Free Post secondary Education Act of 1990.
• Not be in default or owe a refund on a federal or state financial aid program.
• Not have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
• Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress.

HOPE Scholarship Application Deadlines

Students must have an application submitted by the last day of the semester in which they are seeking the HOPE Scholarship. The Office of Student Financial Aid has established the following deadlines for applications:

SUMMER SEMESTER: July 17
FALL SEMESTER: November 17
SPRING SEMESTER: April 15

Note: If additional information is required, it must be submitted within 15 days of request.

Georgia State University Plus/Minus Grading System

The University implemented a Plus/Minus grading system in the Fall of 2007. However, for the purpose of calculating the cumulative GPA for HOPE Scholarship eligibility only letter grades of A – F will continue to be used and Plus/Minus will not be considered.

Award Amounts

TuitionPercentage (%) of tuition to be paid will be determined annually.

Percentage for academic year 2013-2014 will be 84.02% of tuition for 15 hours at Georgia State University. Actual HOPE payments will be made on a “per credit hour” enrolled basis rate of $218.46.

To determine what your HOPE payment and remaining balance may be, download the appropriate chart on the right of this page.

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