Gov. Nathan Deal announced that several more Georgia universities and colleges will match funds for Georgia’s new needs-based REACH Scholarship program. The privately funded REACH Scholarship will be awarded to any REACH Scholar throughout the state who is accepted and enrolls in these institutions. Georgia Southern University, Life University and 11 ...

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal stood outside Clough Commons on Tuesday as he announced the state’s newest need-based scholarship. Called REACH (Realizing Education Achievement Can Happen), the scholarship is designed as a need based scholarship program. REACH will provide another form of financial assistance to students who might otherwise not have the ...

Private funds are in place for the new REACH Scholarship announced by Gov. Nathan Deal. AT&T has already donated $250,000, though fundraising for the scholarship is still in progress. “There will be more fundraising activities,” said Tracey Ireland, director of the postsecondary student and school services division of the Georgia Student ...

Some of Georgia's low-income students will receive up to $10,000 for college through a privately funded scholarship program Gov. Nathan Deal unveiled. The REACH Scholarship program will target middle school students who have the academic skills for college but may struggle to afford it, Deal said. These students will be paired ...