GDEC Scholarship F.A.Qs

Grant scholarships will be awarded monthly. Grant scholarship awards and denials will be issued on the 1st of each month and will be sent by electronic email.

Students are only eligible to apply for a grant scholarship one time.

The student must be between the ages of fifteen and seventeen and possess a valid Georgia instructional driving permit or driver’s license at the time of submitting the scholarship application.

The scholarship must be awarded prior to the start date of the driver’s education course. If the driver’s education course has already been paid for by the student and the student is awarded a scholarship but training not yet begun, it is at the driver training school’s discretion to refund the fees paid or apply the fees already paid to additional services offered by the driver training school. 

Scholarships are only valid for students who agree to complete a standard 30/6 driver’s education course in which the student receives a minimum of thirty (30) hours of classroom training and six (6) hours of behind the wheel training. Additionally, the student’s parent or guardian must agree to complete forty (40) hours of supervised driving with the student.

No. Scholarships may only be applied toward a standard 30/6 driver’s education course in which the student receives a minimum of 30 hours of classroom instruction and 6 hours of behind the wheel instruction. Classroom instruction means in-person training conducted by an approved instructor. During the ongoing pandemic response, driver training schools may utilize remote services for classroom instruction including Skype, Zoom, Web Ex and other platforms for live instruction. Traditional online, self-paced, driver training programs are not allowed. 

Grant Scholarship awardees must identify the provider of choice from a list of authorized

providers and redeem the grant scholarship with the provider within 30 days of the grant

scholarship award notice. Further, the driver’s education course must be completed within 180 days of the grant scholarship award date. Students and providers may request a one-time 60 day extension of the course completion deadline. Requests for additional extensions will require a note from a physician necessitating the addition time extension.

***COVID-19 Extensions: During the COVID-19 pandemic, students and providers may request an additional 90 days to complete the driver’s education course. However, scholarships must be redeemed within 30 days from the award date even if the course start date is after the 30 day redemption deadline.

Scholarships are only valid for students who agree to complete a standard 30/6 driver’s education course in which the student receives a minimum of thirty (30) hours of classroom training and six (6) hours of behind the wheel training. Additionally, the student’s parent or guardian must agree to complete forty (40) hours of supervised driving with the student. Providers, at their peril, may issue separate certificates for the thirty (30) hours of classroom training and six (6) hours if behind the wheel training as the student completes each portion of the driver training course.

Important: Once you have received your Redemption Code please visit website www.collinsdrivingschool.com or 404-968-9825 to be enrolled in an upcoming class. Redemption codes can expire once received act quickly, so call today!