How Does a Drug Conviction Affect the HOPE Scholarship?

DRUG-FREE ACT
A student is ineligible if, in accordance with the Drug-Free Postsecondary Education Act of 1990, he or she has been convicted for committing certain felony offenses involving marijuana, controlled substances, or dangerous drugs. A student is ineligible to receive a HOPE Scholarship from the date of conviction to the completion of the next academic term. Institutions are not required to obtain criminal justice records of HOPE applicants.

Current Regulations for Hope Scholarship (.pdf format): 

http://www.gsfc.org/Main/publishing/pdf/2006/2006_hope_regs.pdf
For public colleges.

http://www.gsfc.org/Main/publishing/pdf/2006/hope_regs_private.pdf
For private colleges.

Solicitor General of Putnam County
Putnam County Courthouse, Suite 205
100 South Jefferson Avenue
Eatonton, Georgia 31024
(706) 923-2331 Phone
(706) 923-2332 Fax