ARE YOU HOPEless? How to gain Zell Miller/HOPE/HERO Scholarship – Fall 2015.

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ARE YOU HOPEless? How to gain Zell Miller/HOPE/HERO Scholarship – Fall 2015

GOAL of PRESENTATION  HOPE/Zell Miller Scholarship basic requirements  HOPE/Zell Miller Scholarship detailed requirements  Differences between the HOPE/Zell Miller Scholarship  How to check HOPE/Zell Miller Scholarship eligibility in BANNER  HERO Scholarship details  Questions & Answer

HOPE & Zell Miller Scholarship Requirements  Enrolled in a degree program  U.S. Citizen or Eligible Non- Citizen  Georgia Resident  Meeting SAP  Selective Service Registered  Non-default status  Georgia Drug-Free  Not incarcerated

How To Gain HOPE Scholarship  Student must be:  Graduate with 3.0 required GPA from:  Eligible high school  Ineligible high school, home school or earned GED w/ SAT or ACT  Also, must be:  Enrolled in degree-seeking program  Meet academic rigor  Maintain 3.0 at checkpoints of 30, 60 and/or 90 attempted semester hours

How to gain Zell Miller Scholarship  Student must meet one:  Graduate as valedictorian/salutatorian  Graduate with 3.7 required GPA from:  Eligible high school &  Earned 1200 (SAT) or 26 (ACT)  Graduated with 3.7 required GPA from:  Home school &  Earned 1200 (SAT) or 26 (ACT)  Also, must be:  Enrolled in degree-seeking program  Meet academic rigor  Maintain 3.3 at checkpoints of 30, 60 and/or 90 attempted semester hours

Differences in HOPE and Zell Miller Scholarship HOPE Scholarship  3.0 GPA out of high school  3.0 GPA at checkpoints  Eligible out of high school and/or in college  Award amount 90% of tuition only Zell Miller Scholarship  3.7 GPA out of high school  3.3 GPA at checkpoints  Only eligible out of high school  Award amount 100% of tuition only

 Maintain GPA at checkpoints  3.3 for Zell Miller Scholarship  3.0 for HOPE Scholarship  End of spring term  30, 60 and 90 attempted hours  Maintain other eligibility requirements  1 time loss  Can regain HOPE/Zell Miller Scholarship only 1 time  Maximum 127 of ALL attempted hours  7 year limit out of high school

HERO Scholarship

 Scholarship Program was created to provide financial aid to qualifying who are seeking a postsecondary education  Georgia National Guard or United States Military Reservists,  spouses,  Dependent children  maximum amount awarded to an eligible student is $2,000 per Award Year

HERO Scholarship  Requirements  Georgia resident  Enrolled in an eligible post secondary institution  Maintain Student Academic Progress (SAP)  Selective Service Registration  No defaulted loans  No drug convictions  Not incarcerated

HERO Scholarship  Must have completed one Qualifying Term of Service for:  Member of Georgia National Guard or US Military Reservist  Dependent of Georgia National Guard or US Military Reservist  Spouse of a deceased or 100% disabled Georgia National Guard or US Military Reservist

HERO Scholarship  Limitations:  Maximum total award is up to $8,000 (equivalent to four (4) Award Years  Eligibility terminates eight (8) years after the date returning from combat zone  Must complete 181 cumulative days of service in a combat zone to qualify for one (1) Qualifying Term of Service

Question & Answer  HERO Scholarship regulations  HERO.pdf HERO.pdf  HOPE Scholarship regulations PUBLIC.pdf  Zell Miller Scholarship regulations Zell%20Miller%20Scholarship.pdf

Lawana J. Haynes Scholarship/State Programs Coordinator Office of Financial Aid 1000 University Center Lane, D-1321 Lawrenceville, GA