Helping Educate Reservists and their Offspring (HERO) Scholarship

Georgia Student Finance Commission

Varies

Avg. Amount Awarded

Continuous

Application Deadline

Renewable

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What you'll need:

Other - DD-214
Application Form
Application Form May Be Submitted By Mail
Financial Need Analysis

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Helping Educate Reservists and their Offspring (HERO) Scholarship

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Description

Helping Educate Reservists and their Offspring (HERO) Scholarship provides financial aid assistance to qualifying Georgia National Guard or United States Military Reservists, their spouses, and dependent children who seek a postsecondary education. Eligible applicants were deployed overseas on active duty service, on or after February 1, 2003, to a location designated as a combat zone. Kindly visit the scholarship site for the respective categories of the eligibilities and further details.

Amount Details

$2,000

Low Amount Awarded

$8,000

High Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

Must be an undergraduate student
Must attend a university, a four-year college, two-year college or a vocational-tech school
Citizenship requirements: US
Must not be attending high school currently
Both full-time and part-time students
Restricted to residents of Georgia
Restricted to students studying in Georgia
Must be in or a veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard Must be a dependent of the service(s) specified above Must be in or a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard Must be in or a veteran of the U.S. Marines Must be in or a veteran of the U.S. Navy Must be in or a veteran of any U.S. Armed Service Must be in or a veteran of the U.S. Air Force Must be in or a veteran of the U.S. Air Force National Guard Must be in or a veteran of the U.S. Army