The HOPE Scholarship pays tuition and some fees for eligible students, including summer semester. For details, please see the Fee Schedule.

Yes, HOPE pays a book allowance of $150 per semester for eligible full-time students. If a student is enrolled less than half-time, the book allowance is $75. See similar questions...

Information on the HOPE (Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally) Scholarship Program, including eligibility requirements, academic requirements, award amounts, and the application process can be found at the Georgia Student Finance Commission web site. There are several sources of information on the various types of financial assistance available to college and technical college students. See similar questions...

The HOPE scholarship is a tax credit program that provides up to $1,500 savings for the first two years of college. Essentially, this tax benefit covers all or most of the tuition of attending a community college. Students attending Prairie State College stand to benefit, though there are some basic rules that must be followed. The HOPE Scholarship tax credit gives students a tax credit of 100 percent on the first $1,000 of tuition and required fees and a 50 percent credit on the second $1,000. See similar questions...

It pays for up to ten (10) graduate credits for each of the fall and winter semesters of an appointment and up to two (2) graduate credits for the spring/summer appointment. See similar questions...

The Legacy Scholarship pays for tuition and fees up to $650 per semester for full-time enrollment. This scholarship does not include books. For detailed information on the Legacy Scholarship, click here. See similar questions...

The Twenty-first Century Scholars award goes toward tuition and regularly assessed fees, such as technology fees, transportation fees, student activity fees, and health services fees. It will not cover other costs associated with college attendance, such as the cost of room and board, travel, books, etc. See similar questions...

The HOPE Scholarship is for qualifying students enrolled in degree-seeking programs. The HOPE Grant is for qualifying students enrolled in certificate or diploma programs. For more information, please contact the Financial Aid office or the Georgia Student Finance Commission. See similar questions...

individual paying qualified tuition and related expenses at a postsecondary educational institution may claim the credit, provided the student whose expenses are being paid and the institution meet certain eligibility requirements. See similar questions...

Beginning January 1, 1998, taxpayers may be eligible to claim a nonrefundable Hope Scholarship Credit against their federal income taxes. The Hope Scholarship Credit may be claimed for the qualified tuition and related expenses of each student in the taxpayer's family (i.e. See similar questions...

Ther is a $1500 total limit for all expenses or the entire summer. The GEAR UP Scholarship can be applied toward tuition and mandatory fees required of all students. See similar questions...

A student must either complete a FAFSA application or GSFAPPS Application online in order to determine eligibility for HOPE. If the GSFAPPS Application is only completed, eligibility for Title IV aid will not be determined. See similar questions...

Yes, you can regain your HOPE scholarship if you qualify at either 60 or 90 attempted hours with a 3.0 HOPE GPA. See similar questions...

Many are the times that people report they have grown stronger as a result of the loss they have experienced. They grow more mature, more understanding of others, more aware of themselves. Many people learn new lessons about the meaning of life, as well as the meaning of love. These are often difficult lessons, lessons one wishes one did not have to learn in this way. But they are gateways into a brighter future. See similar questions...

Each registered student is assessed $15/Fall Semester and $16/Spring Semester Health fee ($13 in Summer/Winter Session) as part of their regular registration fees. This fee covers direct medical services received in the Student Health Center, accident coverage for events on campus, access to health education services, materials, and events, medications dispensed in the SHC, and screening programs throughout the year. See similar questions...

Prior to registering for a course you may complete and submit a scholarship form along with your registration form. You are required to pay 1/3 of the tuition, course materials, shipping and handling charges, videotape deposits, and the $25 non-refundable registration fee upfront. Once the scholarship committee reviews your application, you will be notified by mail of any scholarship amount. At that time we ask that you pay the balance due. See similar questions...

endowment to support a scholarship may be created at the minimum endowment level of $15,000, but this will only provide partial scholarship support. Currently, it takes an endowment of at least $80,000 to provide significant scholarship support. See similar questions...

For more information about the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credit see the following web page: Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credit information page. See similar questions...