Scholarships & Financial Aid
SENIORS! If you are planning on attending college after graduation, remember you must complete both the GSFAPP and the FAFSA.
Please visit the Financial Aid 101 Link in schoology (inside the Financial Aid 101 Folder) and check out the specific slides for instructions on how to complete the GSFAPP and the FAFSA.
GSFAPP - Slides 49-52
FAFSA - Slides 54-71
6 tips for financial aid appeals provided by GoingMerry.com
how to write an appeal letter -if you want to ask the school to reconsider its decision on your financial aid.
NEED ADDITIONAL HELP COMPLETING THE FAFSA?
Get help from the GSFC!! Schedule an appointment with Brenda Vaughn - Choose "Students/Parents" FAFSA Completion
THE NEW GSFAPP IS LIVE
Should take student 3-5 minutes to complete after they sign into their GAfutures account, and their account profile is correct with name, DOB, address and SSN (required to apply for financial aid).
Application is good for 10 years and students can view if they have a GSFAPP with GSFC on their Student Dashboard in GAfutures. The screenshots show where a student can complete a GSFAPP at www.GAfutures.org and view if they have an active GSFAPP on their Student Dashboard.
NOTICE OF SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
Please check your cohort Schoology Page for Scholarship Updates relevant to your grade level.
12th --> Class of 2024
11th --> Class of 2025
10th --> Class of 2026
9th --> Class of 2027
Copy of Scholarship Deadline Calendar.docxGet started with a goingmerry account today!
What is goingmerry? A personalized scholarship list with auto-filled application forms, scholarships picked just for you + much more!
Easily find a scholarship that fits you.
What is FASTWEB? The leading scholarship database, our platform is designed to simplify the scholarship search for high school, trade school students, and college students. No more digging to find scholarships you qualify for. Students create a profile and get personalized scholarship recommendations.
Fastweb isn't just for scholarships. We provide students and their parents with helpful information to help them navigate their educational journeys– from college or trade school, throughout college and/or graduate school, and into career.
The largest collection of scholarships on the web. Check it out by clicking on the LINK above!
Additional Scholarship Websites
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarships
HOPE + ZELL MILLER SCHOLARSHIP FACTS
HOPE/Zell Miller Scholarship is calculated through GAFutures. Students must include their SSN when creating their account to access their HOPE GPA calculation.
Your high school GPA is not the same as your HOPE GPA
The HOPE GPA calculation is used for both the HOPE Scholarship and the Zell Miller Scholarship.
Your HOPE GPA is calculated using grades for core coursework in English, math, science, social studies, and foreign language.
By law, the HOPE GPA is not rounded.
The HOPE Scholarship minimum GPA requirement is 3.00 and the Zell Miller Scholarship minimum GPA requirement is 3.70.
You must earn a minimum of four full academic rigor credits in addition to the minimum HOPE GPA requirements for the HOPE Scholarship and the Zell Miller Scholarship.
In addition to the minimum 3.7 HOPE GPA for Zell Miller Scholarship eligibility, you must earn, on a single test administration, a minimum score of 1200 on the SAT or a composite score of 25 on the ACT before your high school graduation.
Submit your SAT scores by printing your test score report from www.collegeboard.org, and upload the document using the GAfutures Document Upload feature in your GAfutures account.
To have your ACT scores sent to GSFC for Scholarship eligibility, a request may be submitted at www.act.org and enter the recipient code 2225.
If there is a discrepancy with a course and/or grade on your transcript, contact your high school counselor.
Your chosen college or university may have additional application requirements. Be sure to contact the admissions office for more information.
***Only academic dual enrollment courses are weighted for the HOPE Scholarship and WGHS weighted GPA calculation. Elective dual enrollment courses are NOT awarded weight under GSFC.