Georgia COAG Scholarship

The Constitutional Officers Association of Georgia awards four $1,000 scholarships each year to Georgia high school seniors (or recent GED recipients) who are U.S. and Georgia citizens seeking an undergraduate degree, with proof of Georgia residency and an acceptance or enrollment letter from an accredited Georgia college, junior college, or technical college. The only major requirement beyond eligibility is a 1,000-word typed essay -- submitted anonymously, with no reference to the student's name, school, or location -- responding to a prompt that changes yearly; the 2026 topic asked applicants to interview a county constitutional officer (clerk of superior court, probate judge, sheriff, or tax commissioner) about their duties. Applications, essay, title page, acceptance letter, and residency proof are emailed in one message directly to the COAG scholarship director; the 2026 deadline was midnight on March 13, with winners announced by April 17 and paid directly to the individual winners. The 2027 cycle's dates have not yet been posted.

Eligibility

DemographicsMust be a Georgia high school senior (or GED within a set date window) who is a U.S. and Georgia citizen with proof of GA residency and an acceptance/enrollment letter from an accredited Georgia college, junior college, or technical college.

Applying