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.
112 Matching Scholarships
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- $18K
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Deadline: December 1 | Amount: $14,000-$18,000
5 Strong
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $2,500
North Georgia Community Foundation
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- $5K
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Deadline: May 31 | Amount: $1,500-$5,000
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc.
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- $1K
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Deadline: November 3 | Amount: $1,000
Albany State University
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- Varies
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Deadline: April 1 | Amount: Varies
Alice Lloyd College
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- Varies
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Deadline: January 4 | Amount: Varies
National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) International Foundation
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- Varies
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Deadline: August 18 | Amount: Varies
University of Louisville
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- $7.5K
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Deadline: June 23 | Amount: $7,500
Network of Executive Women in Hospitality, Atlanta
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: February 3 | Amount: $2,500
Balams Firm
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- Varies
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies
Gardner-Webb University
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- Varies
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Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies
Belhaven University
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- $3K
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Deadline: June 30 | Amount: $3,000
Surveying and Mapping Society of Georgia
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- $1K
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Deadline: May 17 | Amount: $1,000
Grant Law Office
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- Varies
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Varies
North Georgia Community Foundation
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- $5K
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Deadline: February 14 | Amount: Up to $5,000
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc.
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- Varies
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Deadline: March 15 | Amount: Varies
Community Foundation of Central Georgia
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- $1K
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Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $1,000
Community Foundation of Central Georgia
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- Varies
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Deadline: March 11 | Amount: Varies
North Georgia Community Foundation
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- $1K
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Deadline: February 1 | Amount: $1,000
American Radio Relay League Foundation
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- $5K
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Deadline: January 5 | Amount: $1,250 per year for four years
National FFA Organization
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- Varies
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Deadline: March 25 | Amount: Varies
Morris Museum of Art
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- $750
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Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $750
Southern Bowling Congress
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- $1K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $1,000
North Georgia Community Foundation
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- $500
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $500
North Georgia Community Foundation
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- $1,250
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Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $1,250
Dixie Boys Baseball
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- $2K
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Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $2,000
Dixie Youth Baseball Inc.
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- Varies
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Deadline: June 1 | Amount: Varies
University of West Georgia
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- $1.5K
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Deadline: May 1 | Amount: $1,500
Eichholz Law Firm
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- Varies
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Deadline: February | Amount: Varies
Jeannette Rankin Foundation
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $2,500
North Georgia Community Foundation
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- Varies
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Deadline: May 15 | Amount: Varies
American Hellenic Education Progressive Association
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- $500
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $500
North Georgia Community Foundation
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- Varies
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Varies
Flagler College
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- Varies
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Deadline: February 1 | Amount: Varies
Spelman College
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- $500
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $500
North Georgia Community Foundation
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- $750
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $750
North Georgia Community Foundation
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- $1K
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Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $1,000
Community Foundation of Central Georgia
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- $1K
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Deadline: March 16 | Amount: $1,000
Community Foundation of Central Georgia
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- $1K
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Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $500-$1000
Community Foundation of Central Georgia
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- $1K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $1,000
North Georgia Community Foundation
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- $1.5K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $1,500
North Georgia Community Foundation
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- Varies
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Deadline: February 4 | Amount: Varies
University of Michigan
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- Varies
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Deadline: February 15 | Amount: Varies
Morehouse School of Medicine
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- $2K
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Deadline: February 14 | Amount: $1,000-$2,000
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc.
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- Varies
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Deadline: January 31 | Amount: Varies
Florida Southern College
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- Varies
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Deadline: December 1 | Amount: Varies
University of Miami
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- $1.5K
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Deadline: May 1 | Amount: $1,500
Champion Firm P.C.
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- $2K
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Deadline: Contact sponsor to confirm deadline | Amount: Up to $2,000
Georgia Student Finance Commission
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- $500
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Deadline: Last day of classes | Amount: $500
Georgia Student Finance Commission
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- Varies
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Deadline: Last day of classes | Amount: Varies
Georgia Student Finance Commission
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- $1,300
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Deadline: January 22 | Amount: Up to $1,300
American Legion, Department of Georgia
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- $2K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $1,500-$2,000
Georgia Press Educational Foundation Inc.
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- Varies
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Deadline: July 1 | Amount: Varies
Dalton State College
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- $18K
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Deadline: Contact sponsor to confirm deadline | Amount: Up to $18,000
Georgia Student Finance Commission
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- $4K
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Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $4,000
University of North Georgia
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- $2K
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Deadline: December 7 | Amount: $2,000
Georgia Thespians
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- $425
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Deadline: Contact sponsor to confirm deadline | Amount: $283 per quarter or $425 per semester
Georgia Student Finance Commission
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- $5K
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Deadline: January 31 | Amount: $5,000
Georgia United Foundation
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- Varies
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Deadline: March 15 | Amount: Varies
Community Foundation of Central Georgia
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- $5K
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Deadline: March 8 | Amount: Up to $5,000
Greenhouse Scholars
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- $5K
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Deadline: June 30 | Amount: Up to $5,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- $1K
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Deadline: February 14 | Amount: $500-$1,000
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc.
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- Varies
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Deadline: July 1 | Amount: Varies
Dalton State College
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- Varies
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Deadline: July 1 | Amount: Varies
Dalton State College
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- $10K
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Deadline: January 31 | Amount: Up to $10,000
Georgia United Foundation
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- Varies
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Deadline: October 15 | Amount: Varies
National Security Agency (NSA)
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- $1K
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Deadline: May 31 | Amount: $1,000
Higher Foundation Inc.
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- $4,304
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Deadline: October 1 | Amount: $4,304
Berry College
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- Varies
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Deadline: Last day of classes | Amount: Varies
Georgia Student Finance Commission
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- Varies
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Varies
Alpha Delta Pi Foundation
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- Varies
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Deadline: Feb 1 | Amount: Varies
Concordia Seminary
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- $5K
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Deadline: February 14 | Amount: Up to $5,000
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc.
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- $1,250
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Deadline: June 15 | Amount: $1,250
Fort Valley State University
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- $2K
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Deadline: January 22 | Amount: $2,000
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc.
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- $5K
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Deadline: February 7 | Amount: $500-$5,000
Jimmy Rane Foundation
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $2,500
North Georgia Community Foundation
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- $2K
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Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $2,000
Community Foundation of Central Georgia
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- Varies
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Deadline: March 2 | Amount: Varies
Center for Scholarship Administration
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- $5K
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Deadline: June 30 | Amount: $5,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- Varies
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Deadline: February 1 | Amount: Varies
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
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- Varies
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Deadline: May 1 | Amount: Varies
Florida Southern College
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- Varies
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Deadline: May 31 | Amount: Varies
George Mason University
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- Varies
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Deadline: July 1 | Amount: Varies
Mercer University
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- Varies
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Deadline: July 18 | Amount: Varies
Stetson University
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- Varies
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Deadline: December 17 | Amount: Varies
Georgia Association for Nursing Education Inc.
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- Varies
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Deadline: November 3 | Amount: Varies
Albany State University
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: January 31 | Amount: $2,500
Georgia United Foundation
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- Varies
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Deadline: November 30 | Amount: Varies
National Association for Campus Activities
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- $5K
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Deadline: January 22 | Amount: $5,000
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc.
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- $1K
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Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $1,000
Community Foundation of Central Georgia
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- $7.5K
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Deadline: February 11 | Amount: $1,000-$7,500
National Student Nurses' Association
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- $1K
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Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $1,000
Community Foundation of Central Georgia
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- Varies
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Deadline: March 15 | Amount: Varies
Community Foundation of Central Georgia
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- $2,750
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $2,750
North Georgia Community Foundation
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- Varies
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Deadline: December 17 | Amount: Varies
Georgia Association for Nursing Education Inc.
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: April 21 | Amount: $2,500
School of ACE Scholarship
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: April 30 | Amount: $2,500
Southeast Desalting Association
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- Varies
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Deadline: December 17 | Amount: Varies
Georgia Association for Nursing Education Inc.
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: January 22 | Amount: Up to $2,500
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc.
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: January 31 | Amount: $2,500
Georgia United Foundation
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- $1.5K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $1,500
North Georgia Community Foundation
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- $5K
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Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $5,000 a year
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc.
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- $2.5K
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Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $2,500
Community Foundation of Central Georgia
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- Varies
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Varies
Youngstown State University
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- Varies
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Varies
Georgia College & State University
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- $6K
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Deadline: December 1 | Amount: $6,000
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
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- $10K
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Deadline: January 31 | Amount: $10,000
Georgia United Foundation
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- $3K
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Deadline: February | Amount: $3,000
Watson-Brown Foundation
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- Varies
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Deadline: December 1 | Amount: Varies
Berry College
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- Varies
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Deadline: June 15 | Amount: Varies
Georgia Highlands College
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- $1.5K
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Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $1,500
North Georgia Community Foundation
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- Varies
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Deadline: Last day of classes | Amount: Varies
Georgia Student Finance Commission