College students in Georgia looking for a free ride through college at their local university or vocational/technical school might be eligible for the Georgia HOPE Scholarship Program that is available for students for academic achievement.

Only certain institutions offer that program, so to wualify, you must be applying to attend one of the following schools:

• Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
• Albany State University
• Armstrong Atlantic State University
• Atlanta Metropolitan College
• Augusta State University
• Bainbridge College
• Clayton State University
• Coastal Georgia Community College
• Columbus State University
• Dalton State College
• Darton College
• East Georgia College
• Georgia Highlands College
• Fort Valley State University
• Gainesville College
• Georgia College & State University
• Georgia Gwinnett College
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Georgia Perimeter College
• Georgia Southern University
• Georgia Southwestern State University
• Georgia State University
• Gordon College
• Kennesaw State University
• Macon State College
• Medical College of Georgia
• Middle Georgia College
• North Georgia College & State University
• Savannah State University
• South Georgia College
• Southern Polytechnic State University
• University of Georgia
• University of West Georgia
• Valdosta State University
• Waycross College
• Agnes Scott College
• American InterContinental University
• Andrew College
• Argosy University
• Art Institute of Atlanta
• Atlanta Christian College
• Bauder College
• Berry College
• Brenau University
• Brewton-Parker College
• Clark Atlanta University
• Covenant College
• DeVry University of Technology
• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Emmanuel College
• Emory University
• Georgia Military College
• Herzing College
• LaGrange College
• Life University
• Mercer University
• Morehouse College
• Morris Brown College
• Oglethorpe University
• Oxford College of Emory University
• Paine College
• Piedmont College
• Reinhardt College
• Saint Leo University
• Savannah College of Art & Design
• Shorter College
• South University
• Spelman University
• Thomas University
• Toccoa Falls College
• Truett-McConnell College
• Wesleyan College
• Young Harris College
• Albany Technical College
• Altamaha Technical College
• Appalachian Technical College
• Athens Technical College
• Atlanta Technical College
• Augusta Technical College
• Central Georgia Technical College
• Chattahoochee Technical College
• Columbus Technical College
• Coosa Valley Technical College
• DeKalb Technical College
• East Central Technical College
• Flint River Technical College
• Georgia Aviation & Technical College
• Griffin Technical College
• Gwinnett Technical College
• Heart of Georgia Technical College
• Lanier Technical College
• Middle Georgia Technical College
• Moultrie Technical College
• North Georgia Technical College
• North Metro Technical College
• Northwestern Technical College
• Ogeechee Technical College
• Okefenokee Technical College
• Sandersville Technical College
• Savannah Technical College
• South Georgia Technical College
• Southeastern Technical College
• Southwest Georgia Technical College
• Swainsboro Technical College
• Valdosta Technical College
• West Central Technical College
• West Georgia Technical College

Students may also want to look into the Georgia Student Finance Commission.

This is the state agency for college students in Georgia to provide financial aid. Companion agencies to the GSFC include the Georgia Student Finance Authority, Georgia Higher Education Finance Association and the Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation.

Here are some free scholarships students might be interested in along with their award amounts for scholarship winners.

1. C.S. Hubbard Scholarship $3,000
2. Charles Clarke Cordle Memorial Scholarship $1,000
3. Cherokee Rose Scholarship $2,000
4. Deep South Region Scholarship $1,000
5. GANA Scholarship $1,000
6. Georgia Chapter of ASSE Scholarship $2,000
7. Georgia County Doctor Scholarship Program $20,000
8. Georgia Thespian Scholarships $2,500
9. J. Neel Reid Prize $3,500
10. Jack Christmas Scholarship $1,000

Finally, here is a free list for college students in Georgia to check out and discuss with their high school counselor, financial aid office, student adviser, or admissions office for more information, applications and eligibility requirements.

• Cecil B. Day Endowment Scholarships
• Cecil B. Day Memorial Scholarships
• Center for Service-Learning Student Scholarship
• Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) Tuition Scholarship
• Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Performance in International Studies
• Chandler Memorial Alumni Scholarship
• Chapman-Pentecost Memorial Scholarship
• Charles & Anna Tomberg Scholarship
• Charles & Marie Moseley Scholarship
• Charles A. Frueauff Endowed Scholarship
• Charles A. Williams Scholarship
• Charles Clarke Cordle Memorial Scholarship
• Charles D. & Benda B. Moseley Scholarship
• Charles Dean & Marianne Turnipseed Chitty Scholarship
• Charles E. Culpepper Scholarship
• Charles E. Warren Memorial Scholarship
• Charles E. Whittle Endowment Scholarship
• Charles Longstreet Weltner Memorial Endowed Scholarship
• Charles M. Jones, Jr. Scholarship
• Charles McDaniel Scholarship
• Charles McDaniel Teacher Scholarship
• Charles N. & Sarah Mae King, Jr. Scholarship Fund
• Charles R. Eason Alumni Book Scholarship
• Charles R. Eason Leadership Scholarship
• Charles R. Livingston Endowment
• Charles Roberts Pendleton Scholarship
• Charles Strosacker Foundation Scholarship
• Charles Thomas Wurm Music Scholarship
• Charles W. Hall Memorial Scholarship
• Charles W. Powell, III Scholarship
• Charles Wesley Wells Endowment Scholarships
• Charlie & Marie Pepe Scholarship
• Charter Scholarship
• Chattahoochee Valley Community College Honors Scholarship
• Chester McArthur Destler Scholarship
• Chet W. Harris Memorial Scholarship
• Chevron Texaco Scholars Program
• Chicago Inter-Alumni Council Scholarship
• Chicago Public Schools UNCF Campaign
• Chih-Chun Memorial Scholarship
• Choral & Cromartie-Hubbs-Boston Scholarship
• Chris Perrin Memorial Award
• Chris Yannapoulous Memorial Scholarship
• Christian Scholarships
• Christian Women’s Ministerial Association Book Scholarship (CWMA)
• Christopher Gurley Scholarship
• Chrysler Corporation Scholarship
• Chuck Puckett Family Endowment Scholarship
• Church’s Chicken Opportunity Scholarship
• CIGNA Scholarship
• Buck Mickel Scholarship
• Bug Away Scpecialists Inc. Scholarship
• Building Future Leaders Scholarship
• Bulloch County Hospital Authority Scholarship
• Burger King Scholarship
• Bushrod Campbell & Adah Hall Scholarship
• Business & Professional Women’s Club Scholarship
• Buxton Family Endowed Scholarship
• C. Bailey Dixon Scholarship
• C.A. Jones Memorial Scholarship
• C.D. LeBey Memorial Scholarship
• C.L. Morehead Scholarship
• C.R. Bard Scholarship & Internship Program
• C.V. Starr Scholarship Fund
• Camden Sheriff’s Memorial Scholarship (A)
• Camden Sheriff’s Memorial Scholarship (B)
• Camille Colvin Scholarship
• Cammie Lee Stow Kendrick Crouch Endowed Scholarship
• Campus Wide Scholarships
• Cargill Scholarship-Internship Program
• Carl A. Bramlette, Jr. Scholastic Achievement Award
• Carl F. “Tex” Branson President’s Scholarship
• Carl F. Phillips Scholarship
• Carley Zell Endowment Scholarship
• Carlisle-Pittard-Paris Scholarship
• Carlos & Lillian Thurston Scholarship
• Carlton Candler McCamy Memorial Scholarship
• Carlton Smith Scholarship
• Caro Lane Scholarship
• Carole Ann Cushing Memorial Scholarship
• Carole Keels Scholarship in Economics
• Carolyn & John Wylder Scholarship
• Carolyn Bailey Thomas Scholarship
• Carolyn McClain Young Leadership Fund Award
• Carolyn McClain Young Scholarship
• Carpet City Rotary Club Scholarship
• Carpet Industry Scholarship
• Carrie Thomas Jordan Scholarship
• Carroll L. Hessler Scholarship
• Carrollton Elementary School Scholarship
• Carrollton Parent Teacher Organization Scholarship
• Carson Company Scholarship
• Castle Rock Foundation Scholarship
• Catherine E. Miles Doctoral Fellowship
• Catherine E. Thurston Alumni Scholarship
• Catherine W. Pierce Scholarship
• CAU General Scholarship
• CAU Guild-Brenda Cole Scholarship
• CBS Career Horizons
• CDM Scholarship-Internship
• Albermarle Corporation Award
• Albert Lee Hawes Scholarship
• Albert Staton Scholarship
• Albert V. Toney Scholarship
• Alcoa Scholarship
• Aleksander & Halina Szlam Scholarship
• Alex G. & Faye Spanos Scholarship
• Alexander Russell Scholarship
• Alfonso Biggs Scholarships
• Alfred D. Cobb Scholarship
• Alfred L. Chisholm Scholarship
• Alfred M. Byrd Business Administration Scholarship
• Alfred Quinton Smith, Jr. Scholarship
• Alfredo Barili String Scholarships
• Alice Jacoby Egan Scholarship
• Alice S. Coon Scholarship
• Allen & Lelia Garden Scholarship
• Allied Health Sciences Scholarships
• Alma Taliaferro McGee Piano Endowment Fund
• Alma Williams Memorial Scholarship
• Alpha Kappa Alpha Theresa Dove-Waters Book Scholarship
• ALTA Tennis Scholarship
• Alton M. Costley Scholarship
• Alumni Association Scholarship
• Alumni Dependent Grant
• Alumni Endowed Scholarship
• Alumni Scholarship
• Alumni Trust Presidential Scholarship
• Alvin “PIG” Davis-Cal Carter Athletic Scholarship
• Alvin M. Ferst Student Leadership Scholarship
• Amaryliss Murphy Hawk Scholarship
• American Association of University Women (AAUW) Foundation Scholarship
• American Hotel & Lodging Association Scholarships
• American Legion Auxiliary Post No. 21 Scholarships
• American Legion Harold Byrd Post 66 Scholarship
• American Legion Multi-State High School Rodeo Scholarship
• American Legion Post No. 21 Scholarships
• American Society of Composers, Authors, & Publishers (ASCAP) Music Scholarship
• American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE)
• Amos & Leona Caswell Scholarship
• Amos Deinard Foundation Scholarship
• Amtrak Travel Scholarship
• An Artistic Discovery
• Analysis Training Program (ATP)
• Andrew & Deborah Meyer Scholarship
• Andrew D. Jarrett Memorial Scholarship
• Andrew E. Farkas President’s Scholarship Endowment
• Andrew S. Edwards Scholarship
• “PUD” Greene Athletic Scholarship
• 1890 Scholars Program
• 1906 Scholars Program
• 25th Anniversary Scholarship
• 4-H Scholarship
• 50th Anniversary Scholarship
• A&M Scholarships
• A. Webb Roberts ROTC Scholarship Fund
• A.D. Black Scholarship
• A.H. (Jack) Robbins Scholarship
• A.T. Sharpton Scholarship
• ABAC Ag Alumni Scholarship
• ABAC Foundation FFA Scholarship
• ABAC Staff Forum Scholarship
• Abraham Baldwin Alumni Scholarship
• Abraham Baldwin Foundation Scholars Scholarship
• Abraham Illges Memorial Scholarship
• Academic Achievement Scholarship
• Academic Common Market Award
• Academic Decathlon Scholarship
• Academic Excellence Scholarship
• Academic Honors Scholarship
• Accel Program Scholarship
• Accenture Scholarship
• Accounting Scholarship
• Adam Allgood Automotive Leadership Award
• Adolphus Bell Wright Scholarship
• Adrienne M. Herndon Scholarship
• Advanced-Candidate for National Board Certification Scholarship
• Affinity Health Group Scholarship
• AFLAC (American Family Life Assurance Co.)
• AFLAC Endowment for Servant Leadership
• Africa American Consortium of Theological Studies Scholarship
• AGCO Corporation Scholarship Fund
• AGFA Monotype Foundation Scholarship
• Agnes Davis Donaldson Scholarships
• Agnes Delehanty Memorial Scholarship
• Agnes Scott Scholars Scholarship
• Agustin Mujica Scholarship
• AI & Americans for the Arts Poster Design Contest
• AICPA John L. Carey Scholarship
• Al Joyner Scholarship
• Alan F. Sides Scholarship
• Alan J. & Caron A. Lacy President’s Scholarship
• Alan Salzman Memorial Scholarship
• Albany State University Foundation, Inc. Scholarships
• Atlanta Claims Association Scholarship
• Atlanta Dental Hygiene Society Scholarship
• Atlanta Engineering Personnel Association Scholarship
• Atlanta Insurance Women’s Club Scholarship
• Atlanta Law School Fellows Program Scholarship
• Atlanta Music Club Performance Scholarship
• Atlantic Mutual Companies Scholarship
• Attie Gladin Branan Alumni Scholarship
• Attorneys Title Guaranty Fund
• AUC Minority Access to Research Careers-Undergraduate Student Training & Research (MARC-U-STAR) Honors Fellowship
• Augustus P. Jones Scholarship
• Austin C. Hansen Memorial Scholarship
• Azeez Shaheen Foundation Scholarship
• B. Frank Stickland Memorial Scholarship
• B.H. & Lanell Claxton Scholarship
• B.L. Southwell Scholarship
• Babcock & Wilcox Scholarships
• Bagwell-McDaniel Memorial Scholarship
• Bailey M. Wade Memorial Scholarship
• Baldwin Woman’s Club Scholarship
• Bank of America Scholarship
• Bank of America Scholarship
• Bank of America Scholarship
• Banks County Scholarship
• Baptist Family Scholarship
• Barbara Bishop Morgan Memorial Scholarship
• Barbara Clayton Memorial Nursing Scholarship
• Barbara J. Hart-Redding Academic Achievement Scholarship
• Barbara J. Hart-Redding Aspiring Leaders Scholarship
• BAUCM (Bowdon Area United Christian Ministries) Community Service Scholarship
• BB&T Endowed Scholarship
• BCES Foundation Urban Leadership Scholarship
• Beatrice J. Gilliam Scholarship
• Bebe Smith Art Scholarship
• Beckham Nursing Scholarship
• Beirne M. Prager Scholarship Endowment
• Ben C. Morris Memorial Scholarship
• Ben G. Waller-Kiwanis Club of Statesboro Scholarship
• Ben Kay & Anna Parker Armstrong Scholarship
• Ben Trooboff Marketing Award
• Ben Tucker Endowed Scholarship
• Benjamin Siegfried Scholarship
• Benjamin Thomas Siegfried Memorial Scholarship
• Bennett A. Brown Scholarship
• Benny E. Drum Memorial Scholarship
• Bernard Bellon Scholarship
• Bernard Ramsey Honors Scholarship
• Bernice Brown McCullar Alumni Scholarship
• Bert L. & Emory B. Hammack Memorial Scholarship
• Bert S. & Mary Eleanor Harp Scholarship Endowment
• Andrew Young Fellowships
• Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Excellence in Teaching Award
• Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Service Award
• Ann & Ralph Cooper Scholarship
• Ann M. Knight Memorial Scholarship
• Ann Purdy Scholarship
• Ann Simpson Smith Alumni Scholarship
• Ann Waters Ramsey Scholarship
• Anna M. Nemec Memorial Scholarship
• Anne Tidmore Scholarship
• Annette Hodges Callahan Memorial Alumni Scholarship
• Annie & Emmitt Scott Leadership Scholarship
• Annie Alford Psalmonds Alumni Scholarship
• Annie Jenkins Jackson Alumni Scholarship
• Anonymous President’s Scholarship
• Anthony J. Tan Alumni Scholarship
• AON Corporation
• Arch Rowan Scholarship
• Army ROTC Scholarships
• Art History Department Endowed Scholarship
• Art Institutes Scholarships
• Arthur Dean Brook Scholarship
• Arthur Frank Beckum, Jr. Scholarship
• Arthur L. Montgomery Music Scholarship
• Arthur Ross Foundation Scholarship
• Arthur T. Schramm Memorial Scholarship
• Artishia & Frederick Jordan Scholarship Fund, Inc.
• Artistic Honors Scholarship
• Arvine Phelps Memorial Scholarship
• Ashford Watson Stainaker Memorial Scholarship
• Asian Pacific Alliance Educational Foundation, Inc. Scholarship
• Aspiring Teachers Scholarship
• Assistance League of Atlanta Scholarship
• Association of Old Crows-The Dixie Crow Chapter Scholarship
• Assurant Group Scholarship
• Astrid Hii Baker Nursing Scholarship
• Athletic Grants-In-Aid
• Athletic Grants-in-Aid Scholarships
• Atlanta Association of Health Underwriters Scholarship
• Atlanta Association of Insurance Women, Inc.
• Atlanta Broadcast Advertising Club Outstanding Student in Advertising Award
• Atlanta Chapter, Risk & Insurance Management Society
• Bertha S. Galin Endowment Scholarship
• Bessie & Dan Clough Scholarship
• Bessie Irene Smith Trust Scholarship
• Best Buy Enterprise Employee Scholarship Program
• Best Buy Enterprise Scholarship
• Best Practices of Certified Educators
• Best Teen Chef Culinary Scholarship
• Bethesda Scholarship
• Bette B. Anderson Scholarship
• Betty Anderson Endowed Scholarship
• Betty Boyd Love Leadership Alumni Scholarship
• Betty Harris Lowe Scholarship
• Betty Lane Family & Consumer Sciences Scholarship
• Betty Reynolds Cobb Scholarship
• Beulah Heights Bible College Alumni Scholarship
• Beverly Benson Scholarship
• BHBC Staff Scholarship
• Bill Bernbach Minority Scholarship
• Bill Branch Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Bill Branch Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Bill Elieson Scholarship for Excellence in Information Technology
• Bill Lowery Scholarship
• Bill Moore Memorial Scholarship
• Bill Schutz President’s Scholarship
• Billy Watson Internship Program
• Biology Chairs Award
• Bishop Joseph B. Bethea Scholarship
• Blake R. Van Leer Scholarship
• Blount Endowed Scholarship
• Bo & Gloria Ginn Scholarship
• Board of Trustees Scholarship
• Board of Visitors Scholarship
• Board of Visitors Scholarship II
• Bob Gano-GA Traffic Association Scholarship
• Bob Talley Scholarship
• Bobbie Bailey Music Industry Scholarship
• Bobby L. Johnson Scholarship
• Bobbye B. Singley Memorial Scholarship
• Booz Allen Hamilton-William F. Stasior Internship
• Boyd-McCord Scholarship
• Bradley-Turner Leadership Scholars
• Brenda Busbin Collins Memorial Scholarship
• Brightwell Horticulture Scholarship
• Britt Memorial Scholarship
• Brown Stove Works, Inc. FiveStar Division President’s Scholarship Endowment Fund
• Brown Stove Works, Inc. Free Enterprise Scholarship