<p>FYI - </p>
<p>The legislature passed and the Governor signed a budget that repeals the Governor's Scholarship funding. This is the money that goes to valedictorians and STAR students who attend Georgia colleges/universities.</p>
<p>This means that these students will lose $900 a year.</p>
<p>Also they cut the GTEG apprx $170 a year, which affects all Georgia students going to private schools in Georgia. </p>
<p>:(</p>
<p>Boy, thanks for posting this. How disappointing! I guess the reduction in the GTEG is similar to the increase in fees at the public colleges.</p>
<p>We got the letter last week. It makes me angry that they can just discontinue the money on awards that have already been made. The letter was very brief - basically they just said “too bad, make other arrangements.”</p>
<p>also, I checked d’s financial aid record, and the GTEG was $1200, not 170. Her scholarship will replace the 1200, but not the 900.</p>
<p>GTEG is being cut apprx $170. </p>
<p>From 1,200 to 1,030 starting with the new year. Whereas the scholarship repeal starts this summer. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.gsfc.org/main/publishing/pdf/2009/dcl_032509.pdf[/url]”>http://www.gsfc.org/main/publishing/pdf/2009/dcl_032509.pdf</a></p>
<p>sorry, I misunderstood your post. The scholarship repeal starts this summer, but includes the awards already made. The last time they made cuts to the Governor’s Scholarship program, the students already receiving the money were not affected. This time they are</p>
<p>My first mention of the GTEG should have been worded better. </p>
<p>Yes, I know several local kids who are being hurt by the scholarhip cuts. They counted on that money to help pay their expenses not covered by HOPE at state schools. Some are in their final couple of years in school and it is going to hurt them.</p>
<p>We were counting on that money as part of our scholarship funding. Since it was a merit scholarship, we had put it into the “safe money” category. Stupid us. :(</p>