Applying for the Georgia HOPE Scholarship Later than January?

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<p>Hi, everyone, this is my first post here. I have a question regarding applying and receiving the Georgia HOPE Scholarship.</p>

<p>I graduated from high school in May 2008 with a College Prep diploma and then took some time off before deciding to go back to school. I recently got accepted to Southern Crescent Technical College (formerly Griffin Technical College) - where you can basically apply on a quarterly basis.</p>

<p>Now, here’s the thing. I seem to meet the qualifications for the HOPE Scholarship and would prefer to use it over the HOPE Grant, but I applied for Southern Crescent in April for the fall quarter (I’ve now actually extended it for the winter quarter due to schedule conflicts). Anyway, all the things I see about the HOPE Scholarship say that you’re supposed to apply for the HOPE/FAFSA in January right away. But I’m wondering if for the most part this would apply mainly for “bigger” university-type colleges (e.g. UGA) and not quarterly-based community colleges (e.g. Southern Crescent, Gordon College, etc.).</p>

<p>So basically, my question is that since I’m going to a community college (which due to being able to apply on a quarterly basis seems to allow for more flexible deadlines), can I still apply for the Georgia HOPE Scholarship (not the Grant - the Scholarship) now (in October) for the 2010-2011 year, or is the HOPE Scholarship strictly a January thing - even for community colleges?</p>

<p>Thank you in advance,
Joey</p>

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<p>Best place to ask is your school. But I found this:</p>

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<p>here:
<a href=“https://secure.gacollege411.org/Financial_Aid_Planning/HOPE_Program/Georgia_s_HOPE_Scholarship_Program_Overview.aspx[/url]”>https://secure.gacollege411.org/Financial_Aid_Planning/HOPE_Program/Georgia_s_HOPE_Scholarship_Program_Overview.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;