GRANTS

This federal aid program is designed to assist undergraduate students who cannot attend college without financial assistance. This form of financial assistance is a grant with no repayment required. An applicant must be enrolled at Abraham Baldwin in a degree program and be a citizen or permanent United States resident. The amount of the grant is governed by financial need and the cost of attending Abraham Baldwin for an academic year. The duration of the student’s eligibility for a Pell Grant is limited to the time the student is enrolled in an undergraduate degree or certificate program of four years or less and is making satisfactory academic progress. Application is made by completing Abraham Baldwin’s Institutional Application for Financial Aid and the FAFSA.

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)

Grants are available through this federally funded program, ranging from $100 to $4,000 per academic year. These grants are awarded to students who have demonstrated financial need. Grants are renewable each year during undergraduate study, provided the student shows satisfactory academic progress and financial need. Application is made by completing Abraham Baldwin’s Institutional Application for Financial Aid and the FAFSA.

Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally (HOPE) Scholarship

This form of financial assistance is a state scholarship for Georgia residents funded by the Georgia Lottery for Education. HOPE covers full tuition, mandatory fees, and $150 per term for books. It is available to college freshmen who graduated from a Georgia high school in June 1993 or later. Students must have earned a 3.00, or better, high school grade point average (GPA), and be seeking a degree. Other Georgia residents may qualify for HOPE after earning a 3.00 at ABAC for 30 attempted semester credit hours. HOPE is also available to students seeking a certificate, regardless of date of high school graduation or high school GPA. HOPE also provides a $500 one-time incentive for students earning the GED in Georgia on or after July 1993. These students will receive a voucher from the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education. A GED recipient applies using the Institutional Application for Financial Aid. All other HOPE applicants must apply using the FAFSA as well as the Institutional Application for Financial Aid. After attempting 30 semester hours, students may renew the HOPE Scholarships if they have earned a GPA of 3.00 or better and continue to meet all other requirements.