This information is provided as a guide and is subject to change without notice to comply with federal, state, and institutional policies.

The Georgia HOPE Scholarship, funded by the Georgia Lottery, provides financial assistance to students attending Georgia public and private institutions of higher learning. Students can apply for the HOPE Scholarship by completing one of the following applications:

• FAFSA; (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and/or;
• GSFAPPS, electronic application found on the GSFC website and:
• GPC Institutional HOPE Scholarship Request Form ( HOPE Scholarship Request Form) or GPC Institutional HOPE Grant Request Form (HOPE Grant Request Form)

The HOPE Scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students who meet the following criteria:

1. Must be a U.S. citizen or non-citizen eligible for Title IV funds.
2. Meet HOPE residency requirement (see requirements on the GSFC website)
3. Meet Selective Service registration requirements (see requirements on the Selective Service website)
4. Must meet the required reviews at the following levels:
    

HOPE recipients who meet the following condition will be evaluated at the end of every spring semester whether or not the student has reached the review levels listed above. Students must have a 3.0 GPA at this review point to continue to receive HOPE scholarship. Students who fail to meet the GPA requirement for this review will not be evaluated again until they have reached the next review point of the normal cycle of 30, 60, 90 or the next annual review at the spring semester whichever comes first.  This applies to all freshmen, sophomore, junior and senior HOPE recipients who enroll in 12 or more credit hours during at least one school term (fall, spring, or summer).

HOPE recipients who meet the following condition will be evaluated at the end of their third consecutive term. Students must have a 3.0 GPA at this review point to continue to receive HOPE Scholarship. Students who fail to meet the GPA requirement for this review will not be evaluated again until they have reached the next review point of the normal cycle of 30, 60, and 90.  This applies to all freshmen, sophomore, junior and senior HOPE recipients who enroll in less than 12 credit hours for three semesters in a row (fall, spring, and summer).

Transient students who are eligible for HOPE Scholarship funds must have their home institution provide a HOPE Transient Certificate to Georgia Perimeter College before receiving HOPE Scholarship funds.

Transfer studentswho apply for HOPE Scholarship must provide the Office of Enrollment and Registration Services with a copy of all academic transcripts from their prior institutions.

HOPE GED recipients must provide the Financial Aid office with the original signed copy of the HOPE GED Voucher.
Students can apply for the HOPE Grant by completing one of the following:

• FAFSA and/or;
• GSFAPPS electronic application found on the GSFC website and;
• GPC Institutional HOPE Scholarship Request Form or GPC Institutional HOPE Grant Request Form

The HOPE Grant is awarded to students who are enrolled in the One-Year Certificate programs for Library and Information Science Technology and Sign Language Interpreting and upon meeting the HOPE Scholarship criteria A - C.