The monies are donated to attract the best and the brightest into the textile industrial complex. Scholarships are available to currently enrolled and entering students in both the apparel and the textile concentrations. All awards are granted on the basis of academic achievement, leadership qualities, career commitment, motivation, and extracurricular activities. Beginning freshmen who meet Southern Poly's SAT entrance requirements and have a minimum 2.8 high school grade point average are eligible for scholarship while transfer students must have achieved a minimum 2.7 grade point average at their previous institution. Applicants must be either a US citizen or permanent resident and be accepted into and committed to a program in textile engineering technology at Southern Poly.
Special consideration is given to Georgia residents.
Applications are accepted at any time. Newly enrolling students choosing the apparel systems concentrations will receive funds from the Apparel Education Foundation. Awards to new students are made throughout the year. To be eligible, newly entering students must have a minimum 2.8 grade point average while currently enrolled students must be in good academic standing. All applicants must be accepted into or enrolled at Southern Poly pursuing a degree in the apparel systems or the apparel technology concentrations.