2022 Press Releases
Share the Gift of Education This Holiday Season
November 21, 2022
Children outgrow toys and clothes, and when you make a contribution to their college savings, you are giving them a gift that grows with them. This holiday season, I want to encourage families to consider replacing at least one traditional gift this year with the gift of education through the state's college savings plan, the Path2College 529 Plan.
Georgia Student Finance Commission Partners with Georgia Colleges and Universities to Waive College Application Fees in November
November 1, 2022
ATLANTA – The Georgia Student Finance Commission has partnered with the University System of Georgia (USG), the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), private institutions, and Georgia Military College to provide application fee waivers to Georgia high school seniors during Georgia Apply to College Month. More than forty colleges and universities have agreed to waive their application fees for high school seniors between November 1st and 30th.
Georgia Student Finance Commission Partners with Georgia Colleges and Universities to Waive College Application Fees in March
March 2, 2022
ATLANTA, GA – The Georgia Student Finance Commission has partnered with the University System of Georgia (USG), the Technical College System of Georgia (TSCG), and Georgia Military College to provide college application fee waivers at select schools during the month of March. This is the second round of fee waivers for students in the 2022 academic year and builds upon the success of “No Fee November” in 2021.
Georgia’s First need-based mentorship and college scholarship program celebrates 10th Anniversary on REACH Georgia Day
February 10, 2022
ATLANTA, GA – Georgians from across the state came together at the Georgia State Capitol to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the REACH Georgia program. REACH Georgia, administered by the Georgia Student Finance Authority (GSFA), is the State of Georgia’s first need-based mentorship and college scholarship program.