Scholarship for Engineering
Education
The Scholarship for Engineering Education program is targeted to
Georgia residents who are engineering students at Mercer University
(Macon campus). The purpose of the program is to attract
undergraduates into the engineering profession by providing
financial assistance and to provide qualified engineers for the
state of Georgia.
Value
- $3,500 per academic year to a maximum of $17,500.
- If a student fails to complete service repayment, the student
is required to repay in cash installments with interest accruing
daily of a fixed interest rate of 10.0%.
- Principal deferments options for eligible borrowers.
- No applications fees.
- No origination fees.
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible, you must:
- Be a legal resident of Georgia for at least 12 months
immediately preceding the date of registration for the school term
for which this scholarship is being requested.
- Be a United States citizen or permanent resident alien who
meets the definition of an eligible non-citizen under Federal Title
IV requirements.
- Not yet have obtained a baccalaureate degree.
- Be certified by the College of Engineering certification
official to be fully admitted into an approved engineering program
leading to a baccalaureate degree.
- Be enrolled full time at a private accredited engineering
university in Georgia.
- If you are a sophomore, junior, senior, you must have earned a
minimum overall grade-point average (GPA) of 2.5 based on a 4.0
scale (including all courses taken after high school).
- Agree to work in an engineering-related field in Georgia after
graduation with an engineering degree.
- Not owe a refund on a grant or scholarship previously received
under any State of Georgia or federal program for attendance at any
post-secondary educational institution;
- Not be in default on a loan previously obtained under any State
of Georgia or federal program for attendance at any post-secondary
educational institution.
Loan Forgiveness
In return for the scholarship loan, students agree to work for
one year for a reduction in balance of $3,000 after graduation in
an engineering-related field in Georgia.
Click here
to obtain the forms necessary to start
your loan cancellation.
Application Procedure
Click here 
to obtain the Scholarship for Engineering Loan
Application and Promissory Note.
Complete Section A then forward any attachments and the
application to the College of Engineering Certification Official to
complete Section B. The College of Engineering will forward the
application to the Financial Aid Office to have Section C completed
and forwarded to GSFC for approval and processing.
Loan Disbursements
Once the application process has been reviewed and approved,
GSFC mails students an Award Letter advising them of each
disbursement for the academic year. GSFC sets up all disbursements
to be sent to the school 14 days prior to the beginning of each
term.
Eligible Colleges and Universities
This program is available at Mercer University (Macon Campus).
If you are interested in finding more information on this school,
visit the school profile.
More Information
For detailed program regulations, click here
.