Scholarships

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GSCA Legacy Scholarship

Up to two $1,000 scholarships will be granted

These scholarships are granted to up to two deserving children and/or grandchildren of GSCA members to provide recognition and financial assistance for those graduating seniors who are entering their first year of full-time post-secondary education.

The GSCA (grand)parent of each applicant must have been a GSCA member for at least five consecutive years and hold current membership. For the purposes of this scholarship, (grand)children are defined as birth (grand)children, step(grand)children, adopted (grand)children and dependents.  Members are encouraged to contact the GSCA office to confirm membership eligibility before starting the application process.

The recipient(s) is(are) selected by the Executive Committee.

Scholarship applications are now available.  Applications packets must be emailed/postmarked/faxed no later than February 28, 2023.

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Emeliza Swain Scholarship

Up to two $1,000 scholarships will be granted

Emeliza Swain was a long-time counselor educator at the University of Georgia and was instrumental in early years of GSCA. In February 1982, the Secondary School Counselor of the Year award was named after her. The student recipient(s) are selected by the State School Counselor of the Year and the President.

The State Counselor of the Year and the President shall each select a graduating senior as a recipient for this award. The scholarship recipients shall be acknowledged during the following annual conference.

PROBE Scholarship

Up to two $1,000 scholarships could be granted, based on funds availability.

Thanks to a generous donation from PROBE, GSCA State Counselor of the Year and President each grant one $1,000 scholarship to a deserving student. Application process is determined by individual counselor.

Recipients must be graduating seniors entering their first year of post-secondary education.