Chris Perrin Memorial Scholarship

Purpose

To provide one or more annual scholarship awards to students who are enrolled in good standing at Georgia State University.

Scholarship Criteria

Eligibility for this scholarship is as follows:

• Recipient must be a rising junior or senior student in either the Department of Criminal Justice or the Department of Social Work in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies.
• Recipient must have completed at least 90 hours in the degree program with a grade point average of 2.5 or better, and the grade point average must remain at or above that level in order for the student to receive funds from this scholarship.
• Recipient must have a demonstrated need for financial assistance, as established by the Georgia State University Office of Student Financial Aid.
• Initial award recipients are eligible to be considered for a second scholarship award only if they have successfully completed at least 30 credit hours after receiving the initial award and if they continue to be qualified in terms of scholastic merit and financial need.

Such continuation awards for a second period will be subject to the same requirements and time limitations as the initial award.