Emory University

United States of America

Undergraduate: January 1

Graduate: Deadlines vary for each program

Deadlines may vary for each program. Please visit program page for specific deadlines.

1. Georgia Hope Scholarship

Georgia’s HOPE Programs are for those students who demonstrate academic achievement, not only in high school but throughout their time in college. Grants and scholarships are funding sources that are not required to be repaid.  These amounts can be determined based on demonstrated need or academic merit.

Eligibility Criteria/ Scholarship Guidelines

All HOPE programs require students to meet basic requirements. An eligible student must:

Meet HOPE's U.S. citizenship or eligible non-citizen requirements;

Be a legal resident of Georgia;

Meet enrollment requirements;

Be in compliance with Selective Service registration requirements;

Meet academic achievement standards;

A student must be in good standing on all student loans or other financial aid programs;

A student must be in compliance with the Georgia Drug-Free Postsecondary Education Act of 1990;

A Student must not have exceeded the maximum award limits for any HOPE program.

Students who are not eligible for the HOPE Scholarship as an entering freshman can be eligible when they have justified a minimum of 30 credit hours with a 3.0 or better grade point average.

2. Georgia Zell Miller Scholarship

The Zell Miller Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship program with certain academic and grade point average eligibility requirements available to students who have attained the University System of Georgia and GSFC's residency requirements and are registered in an undergraduate degree-seeking program. To be a Zell Miller Scholar a student must also have met all the eligibility requirements of a HOPE Scholar.

Eligibility Criteria/ Scholarship Guidelines

All HOPE programs require students to meet basic requirements. An eligible student must:

Meet HOPE's U.S. citizenship or eligible non-citizen requirements;

Be a legal resident of Georgia;

Meet enrollment requirements;

Be in compliance with Selective Service registration requirements;

Meet academic achievement standards;

A student must be in good standing on all student loans or other financial aid programs;

A student must be in compliance with the Georgia Drug-Free Postsecondary Education Act of 1990;

A student must not have exceeded the maximum award limits for any HOPE program

Met the aforementioned requirements for the Zell Miller Scholarship at the time of high school graduation.

Have at least a 3.3 college GPA at the checkpoints (30, 60, 90 attempted hours and every spring semester).

Georgia residents who graduate from high school with a 3.7 or greater GPA and a score of at least a 1,200 reading and math score on the SAT or an ACT composite score of 26.