The average cost of attendance for a public four-year college is more than $17,000.
In the past twenty years, the number of Georgia residents with at least a bachelor's degree has risen by 43%*. While this indicates a progressive movement in the education system, it also calls for an increased need in financial aid and scholarship opportunities for students and their families.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the average cost of attendance for a public four-year college is more than $17,000 per year. Our list of scholarships in Georgia offers student residents of the Peach State a chance to reduce their educational costs.
If you're ready to take on the next semester without a lighter tuition bill, start applying for some of the Georgia scholarships below.
* Source: 2012 Census Data
Georgia Scholarship Results
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Atlanta Network of Executive Women in Hospitality Scholarship Awards
Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies
Network of Executive Women in Hospitality, Atlanta
- 1500
Atlanta Press Club Journalism Scholarship Award
Deadline: February 25 | Amount: $1,500
Atlanta Press Club Inc.
- 0
Ben W. Fortson, Jr., Scholarship
Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies
Surveying and Mapping Society of Georgia
- 1000
Charles Clarke Cordle Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: February 1 | Amount: $1,000
American Radio Relay League Foundation
- 1000
Charles McDaniel Teacher Scholarship
Deadline: July 15 | Amount: $1,000
Georgia Student Finance Commission
- 1250
Dixie Boys Baseball Scholarship Program
Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $1,250
Dixie Boys Baseball
- 2000
Dixie Youth Scholarship Program
Deadline: February 1 | Amount: $2,000
Dixie Youth Baseball
- 1500
E. Lanier (Lanny) Finch Scholarship
Deadline: April 30 | Amount: $1,500
Georgia Association of Broadcasters Inc.
- 500
Eugene Gene Sallee, W4YFR Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: February 1 | Amount: $500
American Radio Relay League Foundation
- 0
Family District 1 Scholarships
Deadline: March 31 | Amount: Varies
American Hellenic Education Progressive Association
- 1650
Georgia Oratorical Contest
Deadline: Varies according to Local Post | Amount: Up to $1,650
American Legion, Department of Georgia
- 2000
Georgia Press Educational Foundation Scholarships
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $2,000
Georgia Press Educational Foundation, Inc.
- 2000
Georgia Press Educational Foundation Scholarships
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $2,000
Georgia Press Educational Foundation, Inc.
- 2000
Georgia Thespians Achievement Scholarships
Deadline: January 7 | Amount: $2,000
Georgia Thespians
- 2000
Georgia Thespians Achievement Scholarships
Deadline: January 7 | Amount: $2,000
Georgia Thespians
- 1050
Georgia Tuition Equalization Grant
Deadline: Varies | Amount: Up to $1,050
Georgia Student Finance Commission
- 900
Governor's Scholarship Program
Deadline: Last day of classes or exams for the academic period | Amount: $900 average
Georgia Student Finance Commission
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HOPE Scholarship Program
Deadline: Last day of classes | Amount: Varies
Georgia Student Finance Commission
- 0
HSF/BB&T Charitable Scholarship
Deadline: July 31 | Amount: Varies
Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF)
- 2000
James M. and Virginia M. Smyth Scholarship
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $2,000
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc.
- 0
Jimmy Rane Foundation Scholarships
Deadline: February 15 | Amount: Varies
Jimmy Rane Foundation
- 0
Jimmy Rane Foundation Scholarships
Deadline: February 15 | Amount: Varies
Jimmy Rane Foundation
- 0
Judge William F. Cooper Scholarship
Deadline: February 7 | Amount: Varies
Center for Scholarship Administration
- 0
McCurry Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: February 15 | Amount: Varies
McCurry Foundation Inc.
- 0
NACA Southeast Region Student Leader Scholarship
Deadline: March 31 | Amount: Varies
National Association for Campus Activities
- 5000
Nancy Penn Lyons Scholarship Fund
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $5,000
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc.
- 0
Promise of Nursing Regional Scholarship Program
Deadline: January 14 | Amount: Varies
National Student Nurses' Association
- 1000
S. Marvin Griffin Scholarship
Deadline: May 9 | Amount: $1,000
Professional Association of Georgia Educators
- 1000
SPAGE Undergraduate Scholarships
Deadline: May 9 | Amount: $1,000
Professional Association of Georgia Educators
- 1000
SPAGE Undergraduate Scholarships
Deadline: May 9 | Amount: $1,000
Professional Association of Georgia Educators
- 2500
Steve Dearduff Scholarship Fund
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Up to $2,500
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc.
- 5000
Tech High School Alumni Association/W.O. Cheney Merit Scholarship
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $5,000
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc.



