Athens Tech Merit-Based Scholarships
The Athens Tech Foundation Inc. provides merit-based scholarships to recognize students who achieve academic excellence. The Foundation awards merit-based scholarships each spring to students already enrolled at Athens Technical College and to graduating high school students in the counties served by the college. Information on the merit-based scholarships is available on the college website.
Disbursements of merit-based scholarships do not begin until the following semester. Scholarship recipients must reimburse the Foundation if they withdraw from classes within seven calendar days after the start of the semester. Scholarship recipients who leave the college for two consecutive semesters or who graduate forfeit any unused portion of their scholarships.
Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average to be eligible for merit-based scholarships. The Foundation will permanently withdraw scholarships if recipients' cumulative grade point averages drop below 3.0.
How to Apply for Merit-Based Scholarships
Students are eligible for merit-based scholarships once they complete 16 semester credit hours of coursework at the college. To apply for merit-based scholarships, students must submit an application, resume, and letter to the Financial Aid Office by the annual application deadline, as well as a letter of recommendation from a program chair or instructor. Merit-based scholarship applications are available from the Financial Aid Office on the Athens Campus, the Student Affairs Office on the Elbert County Campus, the Director's Office on the Greene County Campus, and the Student Affairs Office on the Walton County Campus. Detailed instructions on each merit-based scholarship are available on the college website. Graduating high school seniors must submit an application, resume, letter, official high school transcript, as well as a letter of recommendation from a teacher or counselor to receive consideration for a merit-based scholarship. The college's selection committee will evaluate applications.