Gold Scholarship (Gold Scholars Program)
VerifiedCollege program
- Award
- Georgia residents: Tuition, Fees, and Books scholarship (valued about $12,500 annually). Out-of-state students: Tuition Waiver (valued about $21,000 annually; reduces cost to the in-state rate). Up to eight semesters of funding, plus retreats, mentoring and first-year housing priority.
- Timeline
- Oct 15Apply for admission by the Early Action deadline. Georgia Tech 2026-2027 dates: Early Action 1 (Georgia students)
- Nov 2Early Action 2 (non-Georgia students, including international)
- Jan 6Regular Decision .
- How to apply
- No separate application. Apply for first-year admission by the Early Action deadline; selection is based solely on the admission application (essays and activities), in the same process as Stamps President's Scholars.
- What you'll need
- No separate application: you are considered when you apply for admission
- An essay
- Who can apply
- First-year applicants (not transfers) who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States or the United Kingdom; citizens of the Republic of Ireland may also be considered. Offered to roughly the top two percent of the first-year class.
- Good to know
- Must compete in and keep the primary major listed on the application until the end of the first spring term, or the scholarship is revoked. EA1 date shown is for Georgia students; non-Georgia students use EA2 (November 2).
- Details
- Before Early ActionPermanent residents eligible