More than $11.9 Billion to the Students of Georgia!
In accordance with the Georgia Lottery for Education Act and the Georgia Constitution, proceeds from lottery sales have been used to solely fund the following educational programs:
1. Tuition grants, scholarships or loans to undergraduate college students and teachers who seek advanced degrees in critical areas of need.
2. Voluntary prekindergarten program.
Georgia's HOPE Scholarship Program:
As one of the most successful education initiatives in Georgia history, the HOPE (Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally) Scholarship Program provides Georgia students with tuition, mandatory fees, and a book allowance for attendance at any of Georgia's public colleges, universities or technical colleges. Georgia high school graduates with a 3.0 grade point average in core-curriculum classes may be eligible to receive a HOPE grant. A $3,500 scholarship per academic year is awarded to eligible students attending Georgia private colleges/universities full-time. The HOPE PROMISE Teacher Scholarship Program provides tuition assistance to undergraduate students who aspire to be teachers in Georgia’s public schools. The HOPE Teacher Scholarship Program offers tuition assistance to teachers who seek graduate degrees in critical areas of need. Since inception, more than $4.6 billion has been appropriated and distributed to more than 1.2 million HOPE Scholarship recipients.
Contact:Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship Program, Georgia Student Finance Commission; 2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 100, Tucker, Georgia 30084; Toll Free 1-800-505-GSFC (4732).
Voluntary Prekindergarten:
The Georgia Prekindergarten Program provides Georgia's four-year-old students with high quality preschool experiences in order to prepare them for kindergarten. Funding is provided on a competitive basis and is available to school systems, public or private non-profit providers and private for-profit providers. Since inception of the GLC, more than $3 billion has been appropriated to send more than 1 million four-year-olds to Pre-k programs throughout the state.
Contact: The Georgia Pre-kindergarten Program, Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, 10 Park Place South, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 30303; (404) 656-5957 or Toll Free 1-888-4GA-PREK.
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