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Scholarships
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Various scholarships are available. To determine scholarship requirements
and to obtain a scholarship application, please refer to the
Georgia
Perimeter College Catalog
for detailed information on available
scholarships.
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In order for students to receive the HOPE Scholarship, HOPE Grant, Zell
Miller Scholarship, or HOPE GED* Grant students must apply one of two
ways: (1) complete the FAFSA at
; or (2) complete the
GSFAPPS at
. In addition to completing the FAFSA
or GSFAPPS, students must complete an institutional GPC HOPE
Scholarship Request or HOPE Grant Request form located at
*
HOPE GED recipients are not required to complete a FAFSA or
GSFAPPS, but must submit an original copy of the HOPE GED Voucher
form to the Financial Aid Office for completion.
Financial Aid Priority Date: APRIL 1
ST
In order to be awarded financial aid at registration, all outstanding requirements and
supporting documentation must be submitted to the office of Student Financial
Services by the
April 1
st
priority processing date. The processing timeframe is 2-4
weeks from the date on the last outstanding requirement and/or supporting
documentation has been submitted. If a student’s file is not complete by the
April
1
st
priority processing date, the student must be prepared to pay his/her tuition and
fees by the posted fee payment deadline date. If the financial aid awarded is not
sufficient to pay for all of the tuition and fees, the student is responsible for the
remainder of the balance due by the posted fee payment deadline date.
TYPES OF FINANCIAL AID
The office of Student Financial Services offers several forms of financial assistance:
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Pell Grant
The Federal Pell Grant is need-based financial aid and does
not require repayment. The U.S. Department of Education
requires applicants to complete the FAFSA. Recipients must
be undergraduate students who have not already earned a
baccalaureate degree or higher. The Pell Grant Program
regulations limit the amount of terms that a student may
receive the Pell Grant in his or her academic history. The
regulations states that a student may receive up to 12
semesters or its equivalent of 600% of Pell Grant during
his/her entire award history.
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Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
FSEOG is a need-based grant with limited funding, based on the
information a student submits the FAFSA. FSEOG is offered on a
first-come, first-served basis to students with exceptional
financial need and Pell Grant eligibility. Recipients must be
undergraduate students who have not already earned a
baccalaureate degree or higher.
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Federal Direct Loans (Subsidized, Unsubsidized, and PLUS)
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These loans are provided directly through the U.S. Department
of Education.
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Students must complete a FAFSA and have no outstanding
requirements.
