Scholarships

ScholarshipUniverse is our scholarship-matching tool for admitted and current students. You complete a questionnaire and an application (for committee awards only) and we match you with available scholarships.

Savannah State University has two types of scholarships- direct awards and committee awards. Direct awards are based on your student questionnaire and student account. There are merit-based scholarships and need-based scholarships, with a variety of criteria. Committee awards are determined by the scholarship committee that established the scholarship. Each committee has their own respective committee award deadlines.

Once you have been selected to receive an award, you will be notified via email to complete a “thank you” letter in ScholarshipUniverse. Once that letter is approved, your award will be updated in your financial aid award in PAWS. Until the scholarship is authorized in your financial aid, it will not display on your student account statement.

External scholarships are awarded by outside companies and organizations. Competition for these funds vary on the local, state, and national levels. Below are a few examples of opportunities you may want explore when researching external scholarships:

• High school counselors
• Family member’s employers
• Faith-based organizations
• Civic clubs and businesses you or your family may be affiliated with
• MyScholly
• Georgia Futures
• FastWeb
• Scholarship360

When forwarding scholarship funds to our office, please ensure the following are included:

• Indicate your full legal name and student ID number.
• Itemize the type of charges that the organization will be responsible for covering on your account. (Example: tuition, housing, mandatory fees, books, etc.)
• Stipulate the exact term for which the organization will pay your charges.
• Indicate the name, billing address, phone number, and email of the contact person at the organization that is responsible for payment.

*Please be advised that scholarship funds will be split between fall and spring semesters, unless a term is specified. If a scholarship is submitted for summer, the funds will all be applied towards summer.

Based on Board of Regent’s procedures (BPM 10.1.1), SSU is no longer allowed to secure a student’s course schedule without approved and awarded financial aid scholarships. This means that our office can accept written documentation from donors that scholarship checks are forthcoming to save students from the cancellation for non-payment.

In order for scholarships to be included in the student account at the time of cancellation for non-payment, SSU must receive the award letter with awardees’ name, student ID number, semester or academic year awarding, and anticipated timeframe SSU can expect payment prior to the advertised payment deadline. It is the responsibility of the student to communicate the payment deadline to the donor and to provide the Bursar’s Office with a copy of the award letter. Share a copy of your award letter with [email protected] to ensure your scholarship is processed timely.

The HOPE Scholarship pays 100% of 2022-2023 standard tuition rate ($169.33 per credit hour). To receive this scholarship students would have to have earned a High School 3.0 GPA, have a cumulative 3.0 GPA, and be a Georgia Resident.This scholarship pays for 127 attempted hours/paid hours, with a 10 year limit on students who begin Fall 2019 and beyond. It is required to apply for this scholarship with either the GSF APP or file a FASFA. Student may loose eligibility at 30, 60, 90 credit-hours attempted and/or at the end of every spring semester, if they drop below eligibility. Students can only regain at 30, 60, 90 attempted credit-hours check marks.

The ZELL-MILLER Scholarship pays 100% of 2023-2024 standard tuition rate ($169.33 per credit hour). To receive this scholarship students would have to have earned a High School 3.7 GPA and receive at least a 1200 SAT/26 ACT test score, have a cumulative 3.3 GPA, and be a Georgia Resident.This scholarship pays for 127 attempted hours/paid hours, with a 10 year limit on students who begin Fall 2019 and beyond. It is required to apply for this scholarship with either the GSF APP or file a FASFA. Student may loose eligibility at 30, 60, 90 credit-hours attempted and/or at the end of every spring semester, if they drop below eligibility. Students can only regain the HOPE Scholarship at 30, 60, 90 attempted credit-hours check marks. Students must be eligible from high school. Students cannot earn eligibility from college.