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FINANCIAL AID

President's Scholarship Program

The President's Scholarship Program

The President's Scholarship Program is Georgia Tech's premier merit-based scholarship. Since its inception in 1981, the program has maintained as its objective the selection and enrollment of students who have demonstrated excellence in academic and leadership performance
and have strong potential to become leaders on campus and in the community. The scholarship offers four levels of awards. For the students who entered Georgia Tech as freshmen in fall of 2008, the four-year award amounts were: Georgia resident: full cost of attendance; $32,000; $24,000 and $16,000; non-Georgia resident: full cost of attendance; $120,000; $96,000 and $50,000.
To apply for the President's Scholarship, a student must submit the Georgia Tech application for admission by October 31 of their senior year. The most qualified applicants in terms of high school grades, standardized test scores, writing ability, and demonstrated leadership and involvement in activities are selected as scholarship semifinalists. Each semifinalist is sent a supplemental application and interviewed by a Regional Committee in December or January. Approximately 100 of the top-ranked candidates in the competition are invited as finalists to attend the President's Scholarship Weekend on campus in the spring.

President's Scholarship Program Summary, 1999-2000 through 2008-2009
 
Mean
Mean
Georgia
Out-of-State
 
Entering Year
HSA*
SAT**
Male
Female
Male
Female
Total
1999-00
3.9
1412
16
19
26
20
81
2000-01
4.0
1456
13
18
25
20
76
2001-02
3.9
1422
15
15
29
15
74
2002-03
4.0
1459
18
15
35
16
84
2003-04
4.0
1456
6
9
18
7
40
2004-05
4.0
1485
10
17
23
14
64
2005-06
4.0
1496
16
22
9
12
59
2006-07
4.0
1506
17
15
12
11
55
2007-08
4.0
1497
14
16
15
13
58
2008-09
4.0
1496
19
20
21
7
67
* HSA: High School Average
**SAT: Scholastic Assessment Test   
 

HOPE Scholarship Program
HOPE -- Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally -- is Georgia's unique program, created by Governor Zell Miller, that rewards students' hard work with financial assistance in degree, diploma, or certificate programs at any eligible Georgia public or private college, university, or public technical institute. HOPE is funded by Georgia's Lottery for Education.

Georgia Tech's HOPE Scholarship Program Summary, 1999-2000 through 2007-2008
Year
Number
Amount
2000-2001
4,329
$14,483,222
2001-2002
4,363
$15,387,017
2002-2003
4,349
$16,548,878
2003-2004
4,707
$19,061,023
2004-2005
5,118
$21,928,325
2005-2006
5,117
$22,648,859
2006-2007
5,687
$26,256,929
2007-2008
5,678
$27,907,418


Source: Special Programs Office, Enrollment Services