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Hope Scholarship
Georgia Gwinnett College is a HOPE-eligible institution. HOPE eligible students enrolling in GGC are eligible for the HOPE scholarship by completing the Georgia Student Financial Aid Application (GSFAPPS) on the GAcollege411.org website. After establishing a GAcollege411 user profile, complete the GSFAPPS application.
HOPE Scholarship Application Instructions
- Go to www.gacollege411.org.
- Log in using the same ID that you used to submit your GGC Application.
- Click on the tab at the top labeled “Applications & Transcripts.”
- Click on the link for “GSFAPPS.”
- Click the “Apply Now” link at the bottom of the screen.
- Click the “Submit New Application” link.
- Select the “HOPE Scholarship Program” by clicking on the box next to it. This will open an informational box. At the bottom of the dialogue box, click “Apply for this Program.” Click Select.
- Fill out the information requested and submit your Hope Scholarship Application to GGC.
Eligibility for HOPE Scholarship
- Student must have graduated from an eligible high school with a 3.0 GPA in college prep or a 3.2 GPA in technical prep, as defined by the HOPE program, or have earned at least a 3.0 grade point average at the college level at specific credit-hour checkpoints.
- Be enrolled as a degree-seeking student.
- Be a Georgia resident for tuition purposes.
- Meet U.S. citizenship or eligible non-citizen requirements.
- Be in compliance with Selective Service registration requirements.
- Be in compliance with the Georgia Drug-Free Postsecondary Education Act of 1990.
- Not be in default or owe a refund on a student financial aid program.
- Maintain satisfactory academic progress.
- Must have a completed HOPE application on file.
Georgia's HOPE Scholarship is available to eligible students who have demonstrated academic achievement throughout high school and/or while in college. The scholarship provides funds to address many of the costs associated with tuition, fees and books for students who are pursuing a bachelor's degree in Georgia's colleges and universities. The HOPE scholarship covers full tuition and a portion of mandatory fees. HOPE recipients are also entitled to a book allowance of $150 per semester if enrolled in six (6) or more credit hours, or $75 if enrolled in fewer than six credit hours.
If you graduated from a Georgia high school after May 1, 2007 or later, you may view your initial HOPE eligibility status at www.gacollege411.org.
If you graduated from a Georgia high school before May 1, 2007, but never attended a college or university, you will need to submit an official high school transcript to the Georgia Student Finance Commission for a complete review.
HOPE Fee Allowance
By action of the Georgia General Assembly, the maximum covered fee amount under the HOPE Scholarship is capped based on the 2003-04 fee allowance. Thus, if an institution increases mandatory fees, HOPE will NOT pay the difference. For example, if your mandatory fees are $550.00, HOPE only covers $148; you are responsible for the remaining $402 fee balance. To offset a portion of this balance, you may elect to have your book allowance applied to your remaining fees. If you are interested in this option, please complete a Hope Book Allowance Authorization and return it to the Office of Financial Aid.
Checkpoint Requirements
Eligible students may continue to receive the HOPE Scholarship if they have a 3.00 or better HOPE GPA at the end of the semesters in which they attempt their 30/60/90th credit hours. In addition, there is an End-of-Spring Semester Checkpoint for all HOPE Scholarship recipients. You must have a cumulative 3.0 GPA at the end of each Spring term in order to continue eligibility, except for Freshman recipients who enrolled in fewer than 12 hours for each of their first three terms.
Students not meeting the academic requirements following high school may be eligible to receive the HOPE Scholarship after attempting the equivalent of at least 30 hours of college level coursework, provided they meet the Georgia residency and U.S. citizenship requirements set forth above and have a HOPE GPA of 3.00 at the end of the term in which the 30th semester credit hour is attempted. Students who have attempted more than 30 hours of coursework must have had at least a 3.00 HOPE GPA at the end of the semester in which the 30th/60th/90th hours were attempted in order to gain HOPE.
HOPE Limits
- A student is ineligible to receive the HOPE Scholarship if the student has attempted 127 semester hours of college degree credit, regardless of whether or not HOPE funds were received while earning the degree; or
- A student has received payment from any combination of HOPE Scholarship, HOPE ACCEL, or HOPE Grant funds totaling 127 semester hours; or
- A student earned a baccalaureate (four-year) college degree, regardless of whether or not HOPE funds were received while earning the degree.
For complete information on HOPE eligibility, please refer to the GAcollege411.org website.
HOPE for GED Recipients
Legal residents of Georgia who earned a General Education Development (high school equivalency) diploma awarded by the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education after June 30, 1993 may receive a one-time $500 HOPE award. This award can be used toward tuition, books, and other educational costs at an eligible public technical institute or public or private college/university in a degree, diploma, or certificate program. Full-time enrollment is not required. Students must use their GED HOPE eligibility within 24 months of the date of the GED diploma. Military personnel have 52 months to exercise eligibility. Students receiving this award may also qualify for other HOPE programs.
HOPE for Transient Students
Transient students who are eligible for HOPE Scholarship funds must have their home institution provide a HOPE Transient Certificate to Georgia Gwinnett College before receiving HOPE Scholarship funds.
For complete information on HOPE eligibility, please refer to the GAcollege411.org website.
FEDERAL PELL GRANT
The Federal Pell Grant is a federally funded program that provides need-based grants to undergradu¬ate students who have not earned a bachelor's degree. The application is the FAFSA. The Office of Financial Aid will notify you if you qualify. Students receiving the Federal Pell Grant may also be eligible for other types of financial aid. PLEASE NOTE: The Federal Pell Grant has replaced the GGC Grant. All students that received a GGC Grant for the Fall 2008 Semester are REQUIRED to fill out a FAFSA.
For more information, visit the Department of Education website.
ACADEMIC COMPETITIVENESS GRANT (ACG)
An Academic Competitiveness Grant provides:
- Up to $750 for the first year of undergraduate study
- Up to $1,300 for the second year of undergraduate study (second year students must have a 3.0 cumulative college grade point average)
Eligibility Requirements:
- U.S. citizen
- Receiving a Federal Pell Grant during the same academic year
- Enrolled Full-Time
- High School graduate after January 1, 2005
- Successfully completed a rigorous high school program, as determined by the state or local education agency and recognized by the Secretary of Education
For more information, visit the Department of Education website.
NATIONAL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS ACCESS TO RETAIN TALENT (SMART) GRANT
A National SMART Grant provides up to $4,000 per academic year for the third and fourth year of study.
Eligibility Requirements:
- U.S. citizen
- Receiving a Federal Pell Grant during the same academic year
- Enrolled Full-Time
- Enrolled in the third or fourth academic year of study
- Enrolled in an eligible degree program majoring in physical, life, or computer sciences, engineering, technology, mathematics or a critical-need foreign language
- Minimum 3.0 GPA requirement
For more information, visit the Department of Education website.
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