Scholarships

Georgia Southern University has an array of scholarships for many majors, degrees, and class levels. The Department of Financial Aid also maintains a current listing of scholarships from outside the university. Please note that if verification of enrollment is needed, this is done by the Registrar’s Office. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain this verification.

Scholarship Disbursement:

The check for the scholarship(s) should be mailed to this address:

Georgia Southern University
P.O. Box 106099
Atlanta, GA 30348-60990

Please include a memo that includes the student’s name and Eagle ID.  If you have more than one student receiving the scholarship, you can send separate checks or include them all in one check. As long as you identify the student name, Eagle ID, and the amount due to each student, we can process it to disburse to the students.  All scholarships of $500 or more will be split into two semesters (example: $250 Fall 2023 and $250 Spring 2024) unless otherwise noted on the memo.

Additional Information

• The Georgia Southern University Admissions Office administers institutional, foundation and academic scholarships for first-time freshmen.
• Students can sign up for MyScholarships by logging into MyGeorgiaSouthern.edu, clicking on the MyScholarships link, and then filling out the online application.  
• University departments administer scholarships for continuing students.  Please contact your department head for more information.
• The Department of Financial Aid administers only federal and state aid programs and provides resources for external scholarships.
• Scholarship search engines: Fastweb and Academic Invest

The Georgia HERO Scholarship Program

The Georgia HERO (Helping Educate Reservists and their Offspring) Scholarship Program was created to provide financial aid to students seeking a post-secondary education, who are:    

1. Current members of the Georgia National Guard or United States Military Reserves who were deployed overseas on active service, on or after February 1, 2003, to a location designated as a combat zone; or
2. The children of Georgia National Guard members or United States Military Reservists who were deployed overseas on active service, on or after February 1, 2003, to a location designated as a combat zone; or
3. The spouses of Georgia National Guard members or United States Military Reservists who were deployed overseas on active service, on or after February 1, 2003, to a location designated as a combat zone, and who were killed in the combat zone, or died as a result of injuries received in the combat zone, or became 100 percent disabled as a result of injuries received in the combat zone.

The Georgia HERO Scholarship Program is funded by state appropriations. The maximum amount awarded to an eligible student is $2,000 per Award Year. The award amount is subject to change during the Award Year.

For more information about the HERO Scholarship program please click here. Click to download the Georgia HERO Scholarship Application.

Last updated: 7/13/2023