• Georgia Southwestern State University

Phone: 404-894-4154 Email: admission@gatech.edu Websites: www.aum.edu/admissions/scholarshipsand-financial-aid/scholarships https://finaid.gatech.edu/scholarships The priority deadline to complete all documents for Financial Aid is July 31. Our office will continue to accept and process documents after July 31. Scholarships: Scholarship awards are made on an annual basis and do not require repayment. Academic excellence, financial need, and major of study are the primary criteria used for selecting recipients. Students awarded scholarships will typically be expected to maintain a cumulative as well as a semester GPA of 3.0. Generally, students who entered Georgia Tech as freshmen are limited to receiving institutional scholarships for the first eight terms of fulltime enrollment. During an academic year, scholarships are generally awarded for two semesters (Fall, Spring, or Summer).

GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY

Address: 800 GSW State University Drive Americus, GA 31709 Phone: 877-871-4954 Website: www.gsw.edu https://www.gsw.edu/financial-aid/scholarships Georgia Southwestern offers numerous scholarships for freshmen that are funded through the generosity of our alumni, parents, former faculty members, and friends of the university. To apply for non-guaranteed scholarships, an incoming freshman must be accepted to Georgia Southwestern and complete the Beginning Freshmen Scholarship Application.

• Beginning Freshmen Scholarship Application includes Pope Fellowship & Scholarship and Carter Leadership Pro-

gram: This application covers all Honors Program, Wheatley Scholarships, as well as most of our General Freshmen Scholarships listed below. It also includes the opportunity to provide the additional documentation required to apply for the Pope Fellowship and Scholarship and the Carter Leadership Program. • Goizueta Scholarship for Latino Students Application • Alumni Legacy Scholarship Application • Pope Fellowship in Caregiving Application Information

President Jimmy Carter Leadership Program — Mix Schol-

ars: The President Jimmy Carter Leadership Program honors the life and legacy of GSW alumnus and former President Jimmy Carter. Admitted freshmen students who have demonstrated leadership in

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high school, score a minimum of 1100 total on the SAT or a composite score of 22 on the ACT, and have a 3.0 or better high school GPA are eligible to apply for the Carter Leadership Program by the February 1 scholarship deadline. Students accepted into the Program become Mix Scholars and receive this scholarship. Recipients must meet program requirements, maintain a 3.0 grade point average or higher, and live on campus the first two years in order to extend the scholarship. Goizueta Latino Student: The Goizueta Foundation of Atlanta established a scholarship to provide need-based assistance annually to Hispanic/Latino students whose families currently reside in the United States. • Scholarship is available to both documented and undocumented students. • $1000 - $1500 per academic year and renewable with application. • Application deadline is May 15. • Awards are based partially on financial need.

Alumni Legacy Scholarship:

• Award may be reapplied for each year. • Must be a family member of a Southwestern alumnus or referred by an alumnus. • Recipients are required to attend at least two Alumni Association events during the year. Julia Baker Isakson Scholarship: This scholarship was established by E.A. Isakson to honor his wife, Julia. This scholarship covers full tuition and is awarded to a deserving student with a positive attitude who would benefit from an education. It is renewable and not based on financial need. Levine-Hanes Scholarship: This scholarship will be awarded to a first year, traditional age, full time student who has demonstrated unmet financial need and qualifies for regular admission with above average credentials. It can be extended if the recipient qualifies. Myra Lunsford Scholarship: The Myra Lunsford Scholarship is awarded to a worthy undergraduate student who has a 3.0 GPA and demonstrates participation in school related scholastic activities while in high school or at GSW. John Prance Scholarship: This Alumni endowed scholarship, named in honor of John Prance, is awarded to entering Freshmen who demonstrate financial need, possess a high school GPA of 3.0, and a minimum SAT of 1000. Jim Ray Scholarship: The recipient must be enrolled full-time and in good standing. Consideration will be given but not restricted to incoming freshmen. Preference is given to student athletes in the sport of golf.

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