March 2022 Quarterly Newsletter

March Application Madness

GSFC is pleased to partner with the University System of Georgia, Technical College System of Georgia, and Georgia Military College to provide a second round of application fee waivers.

In November 2021, GSFC partnered with the University System of Georgia to offer Georgia high school seniors application fee waivers in honor of Georgia Apply to College Month. Because of its success, we are pleased to partner with the University System of Georgia and the Technical College System of Georgia this spring to provide a second round of application fee waivers.

Learn more about this initiative on the Georgia Apply to College web page.

2022 Spring Probe Fairs

The 2022 Spring Probe Fair has announced its preliminary tour schedule. You can visit our GSFC Outreach Representatives during the upcoming dates:

View the full 2022 Spring Probe Fair Tour schedule here

FAFSA Completion

The 2022-23 FAFSA is now available! Contact your GSFC Outreach Representative to assist you at your FAFSA Completion event.

GSFC Financial Aid Events

GSFC Outreach Webinars

This spring, our GSFC Outreach Representatives are offering a series of informative financial aid webinars.

Our GSFC Outreach Representatives are offering a series of financial aid webinars this spring.

Register for these informative and interactive webinars here:

High School Professionals - Check out RESOURCES in High School Functions

Resources for high school professionals are continuously being updated!

The 2022 February training PowerPoints are uploaded and contain a lot of helpful information. Topics are categorized, can be searched, and include trainings, such as presentations and materials, One Pagers of how to perform a function in HSF, file layouts , operational information for GAfutures, High School Functions modules and more!

Log into your GAfutures.org account, click on High School Functions tab and then Resources. 

REACH Georgia Celebrates 10th Anniversary 

Georgians from across the state came together to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the REACH Georgia program.

Georgians from across the state came together to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the REACH Georgia program. REACH Georgia is the State of Georgia’s first need-based mentorship and college scholarship program.

The 10th Anniversary Celebration included House and Senate resolutions and a proclamation from Governor Brian Kemp recognizing February 10, 2022, as REACH Georgia Day.

Since its inception in 2012, the REACH Georgia program has expanded to include partnerships with all 180 Georgia school districts. Local school systems partner with REACH Georgia and identify academically promising, low-income eighth-grade students to receive REACH Georgia Scholarships.

These scholars are paired with a mentor, support, and an academic coach through their senior year of high school, with the goal of providing the students a pathway to graduate from high school, access college, and achieve postsecondary success. Upon graduation from high school, scholars are awarded up to a $10,000 scholarship to be used at a Georgia HOPE eligible two- or four-year college.

For more information about the REACH program, please visit www.reachga.org.

GAfutures.org's Virtual Advisor Has Learned to Speak New Languages!

The Virtual Advisor on GAfutures.org is always learning new ways to help you!

The Virtual Advisor on GAfutures.org is continuously being developed to assist Georgians.

Not only will the advisor allow students to ask detailed questions about their HOPE information, but it can chat in many languages too.