# Zell Miller Scholarship

> Amount varies from Georgia Student Finance Commission. Apply by the last day of the school term or your withdrawal date, whichever comes first.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/scholarships/georgia-zell-miller-scholarship
- Provider: Georgia Student Finance Commission (State)
- Award: Amount varies (Standard undergraduate tuition at eligible public colleges (up to 15 hours); set amount at private colleges), renewable
- Deadline: Apply by the last day of the school term or your withdrawal date, whichever comes first
- State list: https://www.collegesref.com/scholarships/state/ga
- Official page: https://www.gafutures.org/hope-state-aid-programs/hope-zell-miller-scholarships/zell-miller-scholarship/
- Last verified by CollegesRef: Nov 6, 2026

## About this scholarship

The Zell Miller Scholarship is Georgia's top-tier merit award and is administered alongside HOPE. High school graduates qualify with a calculated HOPE GPA of at least 3.7, four rigor credits from the approved course list, and a qualifying test score earned in a single sitting before graduation: 1200 on the SAT or, for students graduating after December 31, 2023, a 25 composite on the ACT. At eligible public colleges the award is applied to standard undergraduate tuition for the hours enrolled, up to 15 per term; at eligible private colleges it covers up to 12 hours at half-time or full-time enrollment. Recipients must maintain a 3.3 calculated HOPE GPA at each college checkpoint to keep the award. Unlike HOPE, Zell Miller cannot be earned for the first time after high school. Hour limits, the bachelor's degree cutoff and the ten-year time limit match the HOPE Scholarship.

## Who can apply

- Residents of: GA
- Education level: High school student, Undergraduate
- Minimum GPA: 3.7
- Citizenship: U.S. citizen, Eligible noncitizen
- 3.7 HOPE GPA, four rigor credits and SAT 1200 or ACT 25 (single sitting, before high school graduation). Must keep a 3.3 HOPE GPA at checkpoints. Cannot be earned after starting college.

## How to apply

File the FAFSA or the GSFAPP through GAfutures.org, and repeat the FAFSA every year. High school students can track HOPE GPA and test-score status in their GAfutures account.

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