Overview
About the Foundation Fellowship and Ramsey Honors Scholarship The Jere W. Morehead Honors College administers the university’s top academic scholarships—the Foundation Fellowship, UGA’s premier academic scholarship, and the Ramsey Honors Scholarship, one of the highest merit-based awards. The Foundation Fellowship was created in 1972 by UGA Foundation trustees to enrich the educational experience of outstanding undergraduates. Fellows receive an annual stipend, research and academic conference grants, and individual travel-study grants. Fellows participate in a postfirst-year Maymester at the University of Oxford and spring group travel-study. The Ramsey Honors Scholarship was created in 2000 by UGA Foundation trustees under the name of the university’s most generous individual benefactor, the late Bernard Ramsey (BS ’37). Ramsey Scholars have been selected through the Foundation Fellowship application process and receive an annual stipend and travel-study grants and participate in spring break trips. In 2021, the Ramsey Scholarship was merged with the Foundation Fellowship. Fellows and Ramseys enjoy mentoring from professors who have matched interests, peer mentoring, dinner seminars and book discussions with faculty and alumni, cultural events, group travel, the Fellows Library in Moore Hall, and off-campus retreats that promote a sense of community.
Foundation Fellowship benefits, 2021–2022 • First-year housing supplement of $614 for in-state students, $1,228 for out-of-state students • Annual stipend for in-state students: $12,650 plus the Zell Miller Scholarship (currently $9,790 per year) • Annual stipend for out-of-state students: $20,900 plus an out-of-state tuition waiver (currently $19,040 per year) • Three fully funded spring travel-study programs (first through third years). First-year Fellows always travel to New York City and Washington, D.C., and then participate in international trips in their second and third years. This spring, Fellows traveled to Colombia, Greece, Morocco, and Thailand. Recently, they have also traveled to Argentina, Bali, Costa Rica, Japan, South Korea, Tanzania, Uruguay, and Vietnam. • Fully funded summer study abroad program to the University of Oxford valued at $8,500 • Individual travel-study grants up to a cumulative total of $9,000 (related to academic and professional goals, can be combined with semester stipends for travel-study for semester or academic year) • Research and academic conference grants up to a cumulative total of $1,750 • Special seminars and book discussions with UGA and visiting professors • Faculty, peer, and alumni mentoring • Twice-a-year retreats • Participation in a community of scholars who stimulate each other’s intellectual and personal development
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UGA FOUNDATION FELLOWS & RAMSEY HONORS SCHOLARS ANNUAL REPORT 2022
Fourth-year Fellows hike the Incan Trail on their way to Machu Picchu.
The Jere W. Morehead Honors College
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he Morehead Honors College provides its 2,700 undergraduates with the resources to make the most of their higher education experience—including 300 Honors classes a year with an average class size of 17 students, expert advice from Honors and faculty advisors, independent research opportunities, mentoring, internships, lunchbox lectures and book discussions with faculty, and the Myers Hall residential community. The college offers numerous opportunities for local, national, and global civic engagement and career development—including internship placements in Washington, D.C., New York, and Savannah; the Corsair Society, which mentors undergraduates pursuing careers in banking and finance, management consulting, and the technology sector; the Roosevelt Institute at UGA, a student-run public policy think tank; Honors Student Council; MATHCOUNTS Outreach; the Association of Women in Science; and the Thomas Lay After-School Tutoring Program. Fellows and Ramseys can also access Morehead Honors College staff members, including Jessica Hunt, the assistant dean and director of scholarships, who provides important counsel for a variety of pursuits— including drafting personal statements, resumes, and cover letters for job, scholarship, and postgraduate study applications. Through the Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities, students work with faculty on projects that reach beyond classroom learning and gain researchrelated experience needed for graduate or professional schools. CURO is open to all UGA undergraduates interested in pursuing research ranging from the humanities to social sciences to STEM disciplines.
