AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a state budget that allocates $325 million for the DREAMS Scholarship, Georgia’s first statewide need-based scholarship to help students afford rising college costs.
Who qualifies
Requirements include Georgia residency, a completed FAFSA, and demonstrated financial need at a public university. No minimum GPA is required.
Filling the gap
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Garrett Green, associate vice president for access, success, and belonging at Augusta University, said the scholarship addresses a persistent problem for students who fall short of covering their balance.
“It happens more often than you think — students end up having to drop out based off of a small amount of money left on their balance,” Green said. “So what this specific scholarship will do is help kind of fill those gaps.”
Green said the program could also draw in students who had not previously considered higher education…