Georgia HOPE Scholarship
- GPA
- Initial eligibility set by the Georgia Student Finance Commission per the HOPE program rules (typically 3.00 weighted HS GPA on core curriculum)
See who qualifies and how to keep it
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).
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.
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.
