Georgia Military College (GMC) State Service Scholarship Loan Grant

Georgia Military College (GMC) State Service Scholarship Loan Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC)
Last Updated: November 21, 2025

Summary

The Georgia Military College (GMC) State Service Scholarship Loan offers a service cancelable loan program to strengthen Georgia's National Guard. Created by the Georgia Student Finance Commission, it provides outstanding students with a two-year scholarship loan, covering tuition, fees, and more. To qualify, students must serve in the National Guard for four years, ensuring they meet residency, academic, and moral character requirements. This initiative supports both education and military service commitment.

Overview

Georgia Student Finance Commission Founded in 1965, the Georgia Student Finance Commission has become one of the most successful state student aid operations in the nation. First created to provide loans, the agency progressed to state- and lottery-funded scholarships, grants, service cancelable loan programs and providing free financial aid consultation. GSFC's mission is to ensure Georgians have an opportunity to access education beyond high school. Georgia Military College (GMC) State Service Scholarship Loan The Georgia Military College (GMC) State Service Scholarship Loan Program is a service cancelable loan program funded by the State of Georgia and administered by the Georgia Student Finance Authority (GSFA). The GMC State Service Scholarship Loan was created to provide outstanding students with a full two-year scholarship loan program, thereby strengthening Georgia's National Guard with their membership. The student must serve in the Georgia National Guard for a period of four years to complete service repayment (two years while attending GMC and two years after graduation). Award Amount Program award amount covers up to cost of attendance (tuition, fees, room, meals, books, and uniforms), minus state and federal grants. Based on available funds.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. To be eligible for the GMC State Service Program, you must: Be a legal resident of Georgia for a minimum of 12 consecutive months immediately preceding the date of the beginning of fall quarter at GMC;Qualify for regular admission to GMC;Have graduated high school with a minimum 2.5 GPA and 800 combined SAT or composite 17 ACT score or earned no more than 30 semester/45 quarter hours of postsecondary hours with a minimum 2.5 GPA;Be of high moral character and demonstrate good citizenship as evidenced in a letter of recommendation from an administrative official of the high school where the applicant is enrolled at the time the application is made, or from which the applicant graduated;Meet mental and physical health standards required for enlistment in the Georgia National Guard;Be an entering Freshmen enrolled full time in order to receive a full, two-year award;Be a senior scheduled to graduate from high school at the end of the academic year in which the application is made, or must have completed high school but have not begun college in order to receive a full, two-year award;Meet federal Selective Service registration requirements, per Georgia state law. The requirement to register applies to males who were born on or after January 1, 1960, are at least 18, are citizens or eligible non-citizens who came to the United States prior to age 26;Must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) as defined by the college.Not be in default on a federal Title IV or State of Georgia educational loan(s) previously obtained from or through GSFA unless the student has made satisfactory arrangements for repayment;Be in compliance in with the Drug-Free Postsecondary Education Act of 1990.