1. GEORGIA’S HOPE PROGRAMS
DUTCHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
Presents
GEORGIA’S HOPE PROGRAMS
Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally 

2. HOPE consists of six different aid programs:
HOPE Scholarship
Zell Miller Scholarship
HOPE Grant
Zell Miller Grant
HOPE GED Grant
Strategic Industries Workforce Development Grant

3. HOPE Scholarship available to Georgia residents (minimum 1 year)
must graduate from high school with a minimum 3.0 grade point average
Calculated by the GSFC- not DHS counselors
Core GPA only
Unweighted
Add .5 quality points on the 4.0 scale to any AP classes

4. HOPE Scholarship Must have taken 4 RIGOR classes before graduation
Advanced Placement (AP) classes
Dual Enrollment classes (academic only)
Advanced Science classes- Chemistry, Human Anatomy, Physics
Advanced Math classes- Advanced Algebra, Pre-Calculus or higher
Advanced Foreign Language classes- second year or higher

5. HOPE Scholarship
Pays approximately 80-85% of tuition assistance at a public institution in GA
Private- approximately $4,000 towards tuition
Must maintain a minimum 3.0 gpa in college
Specific check points- 30, 60 and 90 credit hours
127 credit hour maximum (approximately a 4-year degree)
seven-year limit

6. What if I’m not HOPE eligible?
There is HOPE!!
You can earn the HOPE Scholarship if you have a 3.0 college GPA after one year or 30 credit hours
You can also lose HOPE after one year if you DO NOT have a 3.0 GPA
You can only regain HOPE one time if you lose it.

7. Zell Miller Scholarship
Named after the Governor Zell Miller who scripted this program during his legislation in 1992
Pays full standard tuition at a public institution in GA
Eligibility- Val or Sal of senior class OR
3.7 gpa requirement (core, unweighted)
4 Rigor classes
1200 on SAT OR 26 on ACT OR Valedictorian of class
Must maintain a 3.3 gpa in college to keep this scholarship
Can regain Zell Miller one time. May be eligible for HOPE if you fall below a 3.3.

8. HOPE Grant
provides tuition assistance (same rate as HOPE scholarship) to residents of Georgia pursuing Certificates or Diplomas at Georgia’s public postsecondary institutions
TECHNICAL COLLEGES ie) Southern Crescent Technical College
There is no required GPA to earn this grant; high school graduation not required
Students are required to have a minimum 2.0 GPA college GPA at certain checkpoints.
The purpose of the HOPE Grant Program is to encourage our GA students to obtain technical training in order to increase the knowledge and skills

9. Zell Miller Grant Similar to HOPE Grant No initial GPA requirement
Pays full standard rate tuition at GA technical schools
Must maintain a 3.5 gpa at specific checkpoints

10. HOPE GED Grant and S.I.W.D.G Programs
available to Georgia residents who earned a General Education Development (GED) diploma
provides a one-time $500 HOPE award that can be used at an eligible college or university in Georgia
Full-time enrollment is not required
Strategic Industries Workforce Development Grant (SIWDG)
available to Georgia residents who are pursuing a certificate or diploma at a GA Tech school
provides assistance toward educational costs for eligible students enrolled in an approved designated program of study
Welding
Early Childhood
Nursing
Commercial truck driving

11. QUESTIONS??? Financial Aid Night Karen Montgomery
Thursday, October 6pm
Karen Montgomery