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Information on the changes to the HOPE program
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Federal PELL Grant Program (PELL)
The PELL Grant Program provides federal assistance to students who demonstrate financial need as defined by the U. S. Department of Education. PELL recipients must be enrolled in an eligible undergraduate program of study and must not have attained a baccalaureate degree or a first professional degree. Normally, all associate degree and diploma programs are Pell eligible. However, many of the technical certificate of credit (TCC) programs do not meet the qualifications for Pell. A current listing of the Pell Eligible TCCs can be found by Clicking Here. Award amounts vary based on individual need as determined by federal methodology and quarterly federal credit hours.
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
This federal program is designed to ‘supplement’ the grant assistance awarded to the neediest PELL Grant recipients. Funding for FSEOG is limited and based on the amount of funds allocated to the College each year. Thus funds are not available for all students who meet the eligibility criteria for this award. Since funds at Atlanta Tech are limited, students who meet the priority deadline date for applying for federal aid have the greatest chance of receiving FSEOG assistance.
Federal Work Study (FWS) Program
Federally funded, this program encourages part-time employment and participation in community service activities such as the America Reads initiative. Normally employed in departments on campus, FWS students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or greater. FWS offers student employees an opportunity for financial assistance, exposure to real work experiences, development of positive work ethics and time management skills.
Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally (HOPE) Scholarship Program
There are currently two components of the HOPE Scholarship Program available to Atlanta Tech students. The HOPE Grant component is available to students enrolled in a certificate or diploma program of study. Beginning with the fall term of 2004, all hours for which a student received HOPE Grant payment, retroactive to summer quarter 2003, are counted as Paid-Hours. Recipients are eligible for a maximum of 95 quarter hours of HOPE Grant payment. Exception: Students enrolled in a program of study which requires more than 95 hours to complete may receive funding up to a maximum of 130 hours. The maximum paid hours of eligibility for these students is based on the number of hours required for their program of study. For example, if the program requires 125 hours to complete, the student will qualify for 125 paid hours of HOPE funding.
The HOPE Scholarship component is awarded to HOPE Scholars enrolled in an associate degree (AAT or AAS) program of study. HOPE Scholars are students who graduate from a Georgia high school with this distinguished honor or students who are ‘grandfathered’ into the program after attempting a minimum of 45 associate or baccalaureate degree credit hours with a 3.0 or greater cumulative GPA at the required checkpoints. HOPE Scholarship applicants must complete an ATC HOPE Scholarship Application. The attempted hours limit is 190 quarter hours.
Combined HOPE Grant and Scholarship Limit: In addition to the HOPE Grant paid hours limit and the attempted HOPE Scholarship paid hours limit, there is a combined limit of 190 quarter hours. If the student reaches the combined limit prior to reaching the Grant or Scholarship paid hours limit, said student will no longer qualify for Grant or Scholarship assistance.
The HOPE award amount is equivalent to the cost of tuition, approved fees, and a HOPE book allowance. The quarterly book allowance is $50.00, if the student is enrolled less than halftime (5 or less credit hours) and $100.00, if the student is enrolled at least halftime (6 or more credit hours). The approved fees include registration fees, student activity fees and insurance fees for a maximum of $42.00 per quarter. The HOPE award does not cover the $35.00 Technology Fee, and the HOPE award does not cover malpractice insurance fees (which are required for certain health related programs of study).
Georgia HERO Scholarship
The Georgia HERO (Helping Educate Reservists and their Offspring) Scholarship Program was created to provide financial aid to students seeking a postsecondary education, who are current members of the Georgia National Guard and United States Military Reserves (or their children) who were deployed overseas on active service, on or after February 1, 2003, to a location designated as a combat zone; It is also available for spouses if the guard or reservist was killed in the combat zone, or died as a result of injuries received in the combat zone, or sustained 100 percent disability in the combat zone, or became 100 percent disabled as a result of injuries received in the combat zone. The maximum amount awarded to an eligible student is $2,000 per award year, for no more than four award years.
Law Enforcement Personnel Grant (LEPD)
Georgia’s Law Enforcement Personnel Dependents (LEPD) Grant program provides assistance to the dependent children of law enforcement personnel, firefighters, and corrections officers/prison guards permanently disabled or killed in the line of duty that plan to attend eligible public and private institutions in Georgia. The maximum award is $2,000 per academic year, not to exceed a total of $8,000 for four academic years.
Public Safety Grant
The Georgia Public Safety Memorial (GPSM) Grant provides educational assistance for the cost of attending public Eligible Postsecondary Institutions in Georgia to the dependent children of Georgia Public Safety Officers permanently disabled or killed in the line of duty. The grant covers a student’s total Cost of Attendance that is not covered by other student financial aid.
