A Franklin College ROS recipient must:

1. Be a full time Franklin College of Arts and Sciences graduate or professional program student

2. Be a resident of the State of Georgia

3. Have demonstrated financial need

The ROS announcement letter from Associate Dean Hodler states that most graduate students receiving graduate assistantships or comparable traineeships or fellowships are not eligible. Therefore we ask that, as you consider your students as potential applicants, you take into account what you know of their financial need status. Since Arts and Sciences may only send forward ten nominees we want to avoid, as much as possible, sending forward students who will be eliminated from the selection process because they do not meet the financial need criterion.

Completion of a FAFSA form (obtainable at the Office of Financial Aid) is necessary for final selection for the program, and a relatively in-depth application form must be completed. Application forms and information packets, which may be xeroxed, will be sent out along with the announcement of the nomination deadlines.

2003 timetable for Regent's Opportunity Scholarships:
According to an email received on August 8, 2003 from Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Services Tonya R. Lam of the Board of Regents: "As a result of the request by the State to cut the budget further by 2.5%, the Regents Opportunity Grant allocation has been placed on hold. As of today, I regret that we will not be able to award the ROG allocation for 2003-2004."