Scholarship

Christine Riggins Shepherd Scholarship Fund

Community Foundation of Central Georgia Original Source
Award

Not specified

Deadline

Feb 28, 2025

Deadline passed
Location

United States

Applicants

individual

About This Opportunity

The Christine Riggins Shepherd Scholarship Fund provides college scholarships to students from Lamar, Pike, Monroe, Upson, or Spalding counties in Georgia who will attend Georgia Southern University. Preference is given to applicants from Lamar County. Recipients are selected based on academic merit and financial need. Prior recipients are eligible to renew the award for up to four years of their undergraduate education career, provided they maintain eligibility criteria including the minimum cumulative GPA required to keep the HOPE Scholarship in Georgia (currently 3.00). Recipients must be completing their first undergraduate degree and must be graduates of an accredited high school in one of the eligible counties.

Duration Up to 49 mo
1 award
Renewable (4yr)

Who Can Apply

Region
United States
Residency
United States
Applicants
individual

Application Details

Stages

  1. 1 single_stage

Review process

Recipients are selected based on academic merit, financial need, and preference for Lamar County applicants

Restrictions

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Post-award obligations

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