State Aid Programs
• Zell Miller Scholarship - A merit-based award available to Georgia residents, similar to the HOPE
Scholarship, but with more stringent academic requirements.
· A Zell Miller Scholarship recipient must graduate from high school with a minimum 3.70 GPA (as calculated by GSFC), combined with a minimum SAT score of 1200 on the math and reading portions or a minimum composite ACT score of 25 in a single national test administration and maintain a minimum 3.30 cumulative postsecondary GPA to remain eligible.
· Eligible students are provided a higher level of tuition assistance while pursuing an undergraduate
degree at a Zell Miller Scholarship eligible college or university in Georgia.
• HOPE Scholarship - A merit-based award available to Georgia residents who have demonstrated
academic achievement.
· A HOPE Scholarship recipient must graduate from high school with a minimum
3.00 GPA (as calculated by GSFC) and maintain a minimum 3.00 cumulative postsecondary GPA
to remain eligible. The scholarship provides tuition assistance to students pursuing an
undergraduate degree at a HOPE Scholarship eligible college or university in Georgia
• Zell Miller Grant - A merit-based program available to Georgia residents pursuing a certificate
or diploma.
· A Zell Miller Grant recipient must maintain a minimum 3.50 cumulative postsecondary GPA
to remain eligible. Eligible students are provided full standard tuition assistance while enrolled
at a Zell Miller Grant eligible college or university in Georgia.
• HOPE Grant - Available to Georgia residents who are pursuing a certificate or diploma. A HOPE
· Grant recipients must maintain a minimum 2.00 cumulative postsecondary GPA to remain eligible.
• HOPE Career Grant - Available to Georgia residents who are receiving the HOPE Grant or Zell
· Miller Grant and pursuing an approved certificate or diploma at an eligible college or university in Georgia.
Additional eligibility information for state grants and scholarships is available at https://studentaid.gov.