Other Merit-Aid Programs

Georgia
HOPE Scholarship
http://www.gsfc.org/hope/


*   HOPE-like program.  
** The Education Commission of the States provides a program summary for these states.

Alaska **
University of Alaska Scholars Award
http://www.alaska.edu/scholars/

Arkansas **
Academic Challenge Scholarship
http://www.arkansashighered.com/challenge.html

California
The Governor's Scholars Award and The Governor's Distinguished Mathematics and Science Scholars Award
http://www.scholarshare.com/gsp/index.html

Florida **
Bright Futures Scholarship
http://www.firn.edu/doe/cgi-bin/doehome/menu.pl

Illinois 
Illinois Merit Recognition Scholarship
http://www.isac1.org/ilaid/mrs.html
http://www.isac1.org/prof/Isac_rul/2001-02_Rules/2761.pdf

Kentucky **
Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship
http://www.kheaa.com/keeshome.html

Louisiana **
Tuition Opportunity Program for Students
http://www.osfa.state.la.us/

Maryland *
Maryland HOPE Scholarship
http://www.mhec.state.md.us/SSA/hope2.htm

Michigan **
Michigan Merit Award & Michigan Educational Assessment Program
http://www.meritaward.state.mi.us/mma/merit.htm

Minnesota  
Minnesota Academic Excellence Scholarship
http://www.mheso.state.mn.us/mPg.cfm?pageID=150

Mississippi **
Mississippi Eminent Scholars Program
http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/financialaid/mesg.html

Missouri **
Missouri Higher Education Academic Scholarship
http://www.mocbhe.gov/mostars/heasp.htm

Nevada **
Nevada Millennium Scholarship
http://career.nevada.edu/sfs/millennium/millinfo.shtml

New Mexico **
New Mexico Lottery Success Scholarship
http://www.nmche.org/

New York 
New York Scholarships for Academic Excellence
http://www.hesc.com/OnlineDoc/GnsFactSheet/academicexcellence.html

North Dakota 
North Dakota Scholars Program
http://www.ndus.nodak.edu/student_info/financial_aid/details.asp?id=110

Ohio  
Ohio Academic Scholarship Program
http://www.regents.state.oh.us/sgs/OAS.htm

South Carolina **
South Carolina LIFE Scholarship
http://www.che400.state.sc.us/web/Student/LIFE/LIFE home.html
South Carolina Palmetto Fellows Scholarship
http://www.che400.state.sc.us/web/Student/Palmetto Fellows/PFS home.html

Washington **
Washington Promise Scholarship
http://www.hecb.wa.gov/paying/Promise/psindex.htm

West Virginia *
West Virginia Promise Scholarship
http://www.promisescholarships.org/