The starting point
Georgia Southern's headline merit lives in the Honors College: a full-tuition '1906' scholarship, a half-tuition Honors College Scholarship, the full-ride first-gen Goel Scholarship, and several named major-specific awards — all stackable on Georgia's HOPE/Zell Miller; general first-year merit consideration is automatic by Feb 1 but no public dollar grid is published.
Selection beyond grades and scores. These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.
Awards to discuss
First 3 of 8 recorded awards, in chapter display order. This is a selection, not a ranking. Read the full chapter for all awards. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.
The Goel Scholarship (full-ride, Honors College)
100% of tuition, mandatory fees, textbooks, meal plan, and housing for up to eight semesters · Variable or qualified amount
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: Incoming first-time freshman; first-generation college student (neither parent earned a bachelor's degree or higher); demonstrated financial need as determined by the Office of Financial Aid; permanent residency in Georgia or a contiguous border state (Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Tennessee). Apply via the Honors College application by Jan 15; a subset is invited to interview in February.
Renewal: Covers up to eight semesters. Operates as 'last dollar' aid — other grants are applied first, then the Goel covers remaining costs.
Other terms: Need-tested full-ride (requires demonstrated financial need), but selected on merit within the first-gen pool. Specific GPA/test cutoffs and number of recipients are not published. The four-year dollar value is not stated on the page.
https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/colleges/honors/scholarships/full-ride-scholarship-goel-scholars
1906 Scholars (Honors College)
Full tuition for up to eight semesters · Variable or qualified amount
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: Honors College students; apply via the Honors College application by the Jan 15 priority deadline. Specific GPA/test thresholds not published on the scholarship page.
Renewal: Up to eight semesters. Can be added to the HOPE or Zell Miller Scholarship to help cover other costs of attending the University.
Other terms: Full-tuition award (tuition only — not fees/housing). In-state full tuition is a smaller dollar figure than out-of-state ($5,670 vs $21,300 for 2026-27), so the dollar value of this award differs sharply by residency. No clean fixed dollar figure is quotable, so amount is the verbatim 'full tuition' description.
https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/colleges/honors/scholarships
The Honors College Scholarship
Half tuition for up to eight semesters · Variable or qualified amount
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: Honors College students; apply via the Honors College application by the Jan 15 priority deadline. Specific GPA/test thresholds not published.
Renewal: Up to eight semesters. Stacks on HOPE or Zell Miller per the Honors page.
Other terms: Half-tuition award. No fixed dollar figure quotable; amount is the verbatim 'half-tuition' description.
https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/colleges/honors/scholarships
