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State Financial Aid
General Requirements for State Aid
- Be enrolled as a degree-seeking student
- Meet Georgia residency requirements
- Meet U.S. citizenship or eligible non-citizen requirements
- Be in compliance with Selective Service registration requirements
- Be in compliance with the Georgia Drug-Free Postsecondary Education Act of 1990.
- Not be in default or owe a refund on a student financial aid program
- Maintain satisfactory academic progress (SAP) as defined by the University
Georgia Tuition Equalization Grant (GTEG)
The GTEG is a non-need-based grant that provides funding for eligible Georgia residents attending qualified private colleges in Georgia. Students must be enrolled full-time (taking 12 or more credit hours). All Georgia residents (with at least one year of residency) should complete the GSFAPPS application on the GAcollege411 website.
HOPE Scholarship
The Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally (HOPE) Scholarship is for Georgia residents who meet certain academic requirements. This scholarship is renewable based upon a review of the student's academic record at predetermined intervals. Students whose cumulative GPA falls below 3.0 at the end of each review period may continue to attend college; however, they will not be eligible for the HOPE Scholarship although they will continue to receive the Georgia Tuition Equalization Grant (GTEG). Students who lose their HOPE Scholarship may be given an opportunity to have it reinstated once. All students attending Thomas University who receive the HOPE Scholarship must complete the GSFAPPS application on the GAcollege411 website or download the paper application here.
Criteria
- 3.0 cumulative GPA (core coursework) – graduate as a high school HOPE Scholar
OR
- 3.0 cumulative GPA (degree coursework) – gain eligibility at 30, 60, or 90 attempted-hour checkpoints
Details
- Must maintain 3.0 cumulative GPA to continue eligibility
- Award: $1800 per semester for full-time (12 hours) enrollment or $900 per semester for part-time (6 hours) enrollment
- GPA evaluations for all HOPE recipients at 30, 60, and 90 attempted hours and at the end of every Spring Semester to monitor GPA
HERO Scholarship
The HERO scholarship is designed to provide educational scholarship assistance to members of the Georgia National Guard and U.S. Military Reservists who served in combat zones, and the children and the spouses of such members of the Georgia National Guard and U.S. Military Reserves.
To be eligible to apply for a Georgia's HERO Scholarship, you must meet the requirements of one of the following four categories:
- Be an active member of the Georgia National Guard or U.S. Military Reserves who is a Georgia resident and was deployed outside the United States for active duty service to a location designated as a combat zone and served in such combat zone for at least 181 cumulative days, beginning on or after February 1, 2003, or served less than 181 cumulative days in a combat zone, beginning on or after February 1, 2003, but was evacuated because of severe injuries.
- Be the child of a parent who was a member of the Georgia National Guard or U.S. Military Reserves and a Georgia resident when he or she was deployed outside of the United States for active duty service to a location designated as a combat zone and served in such combat zone for at least 181 cumulative days, beginning on or after February 1, 2003, or served less than 181 cumulative days in a combat zone, beginning on or after February 1, 2003, but was evacuated because of severe injuries. Such child must have been born prior to the qualifying term of service or within nine months of the beginning of the qualifying term of service and must have been 25 years of age or younger during the qualifying term of service.
- Be the child of a parent who was a member of the Georgia National Guard or U.S. Military Reserves and a Georgia resident when he or she was deployed outside of the United States for active duty service to a location designated as a combat zone, beginning on or after February 1, 2003, and who was killed while serving in such combat zone, or died or became 100% disabled as a result of injuries received in such combat zone. Such child must have been born prior to the qualifying term of service or within nine months of the beginning of the qualifying term of service and must have been 25 years of age or younger during the qualifying term of service.
- Be the spouse of a former member of the Georgia National Guard or U.S. Military Reserves who was a Georgia resident when he or she was deployed outside of the United States for active duty service to a location designated as a combat zone, beginning on or after February 1, 2003, and who was killed while serving in such combat zone, or died or became 100% disabled as a result of injuries received in such combat zone.
Eligible students may receive up to $2000 per academic year. Award amounts are prorated for school terms in which recipients are enrolled for less than full-time (12 hours). More information regarding award amounts and eligibility is available on Georgia Student Finance Commission's website.
