Awards to discuss
First 3 of 5 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.
Georgia HOPE Scholarship
Standard percentage of in-state tuition (state-set rate; cannot exceed total tuition charges for the semester) · Published coverage or package
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: Initial eligibility set by the Georgia Student Finance Commission per the HOPE program rules (typically 3.00 weighted HS GPA on core curriculum)
Eligibility: Georgia resident, U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen, degree-seeking program, Satisfactory Academic Progress, no default on federal/state aid, Selective Service registration if required, compliance with Georgia Drug-Free Postsecondary Education Act of 1990. Apply via GSFAPP at gafutures.org (one-time, valid 10 years) OR FAFSA (every year).
Renewal: Maintain a 3.00 HOPE GPA. GPA is checked at 30, 60, and 90 attempted-credit-hour benchmarks plus every Spring semester. Eligibility through 127 HOPE Attempted or Paid hours, whichever comes first. Students can only regain eligibility at the 30/60/90 benchmarks; lose eligibility at two checkpoints and you cannot regain it. UGA's +/- grades do not count in HOPE GPA; STEM courses get a 0.5 weight bonus on B/C/D grades. Award decreases below 15-credit-hour enrollment and cannot increase above 15 hours.
Other terms: State-funded by the Georgia Lottery for Education, administered by the Georgia Student Finance Commission. Once a student earns a first Bachelor's degree they are no longer eligible.
https://osfa.uga.edu/types-of-aid/undergraduate/scholarships/hope-and-zell-miller-scholarships/
Georgia Zell Miller Scholarship
Standard undergraduate tuition rate (full in-state tuition); cannot exceed total tuition charges for the semester · Published coverage or package
Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.
GPA: Higher initial-eligibility threshold than HOPE — set by Georgia Student Finance Commission (typically 3.70 weighted HS GPA + ACT/SAT minimums)
Eligibility: Same residency, citizenship, and program requirements as HOPE. GSFAPP or FAFSA application path.
Renewal: Maintain a 3.30 Zell Miller Scholarship GPA. Same 30/60/90 attempted-hour checkpoints, 127-hour cap, two-loss permanent ineligibility, and STEM weight rules as HOPE. Falling below 3.30 but above 3.00 demotes the student to HOPE.
Other terms: The richer of the two state scholarships. Foundation Fellowship in-state recipients receive Zell Miller as part of their package, with the Foundation Fellowship adding $15,050/yr on top.
https://osfa.uga.edu/types-of-aid/undergraduate/scholarships/hope-and-zell-miller-scholarships/
Foundation Fellowship — In-State Package
$15,050/yr stipend + Zell Miller Scholarship (~$10,034/yr) ≈ $25,084/yr total + travel/research grants · Published award terms
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: Apply via the Morehead Honors College / Foundation Fellowship application by November 1. Highly competitive; selection based on academic record, intellectual depth, leadership, and writing.
Renewal: Maintain a minimum 3.40 cumulative UGA undergraduate GPA. Take a minimum of 12 hours of classes per semester (except summer). Remain in good standing in the Morehead Honors College. Live in Myers Hall (the Honors magnet housing) during the first year.
Other terms: UGA's top academic scholarship, available through the Morehead Honors College. Funded through the UGA Foundation since 1972. Travel-study and research support: one fully-funded summer Oxford Maymester after first year ($9,000 value), three fully-funded spring travel-study programs (years 1-3, $13,500 value), individual travel-study grants up to $10,000 cumulative, and research/conference grants up to $2,000 cumulative.
https://honors.uga.edu/scholarships/prospective-students/foundation-fellowship/
