states with lottery scholarships

Although this website is currently a place for information concerning the Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina lottery based scholarship programs, there are a number of states with similar programs.  You will see that there is a wide range of eligibility requirements and award amounts.  However, what they do have in common is that they are all lottery funded and they are all for students from the state attending a  college or university in the state. Continue reading

How to Apply for Hope Scholarship

The Hope Scholarship (Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally) is a merit based scholarship.  The Georgia Hope Scholarship and the Tennessee Hope Scholarship are similar programs and each is described in full in this blog.  Many high school seniors and students already in college have questions concerning the requirements, eligibility, gpa calculations, and others.  There are posts for each of these. Continue reading

Hope Scholarship

What is the Hope Scholarship?  First, it is a scholarship or award given based on meeting certain criteria.  That criteria is defined in the name of the scholarship.  HOPE is an acronym:  H (Helping) O (Outstanding) P (Pupils) E (Educationally).  The keyword, I think, in this acronym is “Outstanding”.  Let’s look at the definition of “Outstanding”.  From the merriam-webster dictionary, outstanding means:

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Hope Scholarship Requirements 2012

As of this writing (mid February 2012), the hope scholarship requirements for 2012 are the same as those for the hope scholarship requirements for 2011.  Students that are high school seniors should follow the requirements for application which are detailed in the other articles on hope-scholarship.net.

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Hope Scholarship Application

The Hope Scholarship Application procedure is easy and straightforward to follow; however, you must meet the deadlines and the requirements.

Georgia Hope Scholarship Application

First, you have to be accepted at a Georgia College or University that is eligible for the Hope Scholarship Award.

Next, you have 3 options for the Hope Scholarship Application:

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