HOPE Teacher Scholarship Loan Program

The HOPE Teacher Scholarship Loan is funded by the Georgia Lottery for Education and is administered by the Georgia Student Finance Authority. Maximum awards are based on the number of credit hours necessary for students to complete their program of study. Students are eligible for $125 per semester hour.

For an application, go to http://www.gacollege411.org./ Established to provide financial assistance to teachers and individuals who are seeking advanced degrees in critical shortage fields, recipients agree to teach in their critical shortage field one academic year for each $2,500 awarded through the scholarship in a Georgia public school (at the preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary level) with a maximum of four years to repay. If a recipient fails to meet this obligation within 12 months after graduation, the scholarship becomes a loan, which must be repaid in cash with interest.