Scholarship by: electronic application, or printable paper application. Private colleges and universities Students planning to attend an eligible private college or university must complete the HOPE/TEG application to be considered for the HOPE Scholarship Goals The HOPE program has two stated goals: To offer academically superior students who would not otherwise be able to afford college the opportunity to receive higher education and To offer an incentive to academically-superior students who can afford to attend college to remain in the state of Georgia, countering the "brain drain" phenomenon Georgia was experiencing prior to the program, when many talented students were attending universities in other states. Criticism Non-traditional students were not grandfathered in with the 2011 changes. This has led to allegations of age discrimination because students who had not received the grant before Summer 2011 and had graduated from high school more than seven years past were disqualified based on a new "seven year" criteria that has in subsequent years been modified. Critics were with Governor Nathan Deal and the sponsors of the bill that caused this change. Similar scholarship lotteries in other states Bright Futures Scholarship Tennessee Hope Scholarship South Carolina Education Lottery Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship Program Kentucky Education Excellence Scholarship Wikipedia Link References External links Georgia's HOPE Scholarship and Grant Program Georgia Student Finance Commission Awards established in 1993 Education in Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Lottery Scholarships in the United States