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Georgia Tech scholarships and merit aid

Two prices: the posted one, and yours.

Posted price$30,154per year · 2025-2026 · ResidentNon-resident $53,638
Yours?depends on the rules below

The short answer

Georgia Tech is worth checking if your student has strong grades or scores. We found 6 published awards, and 2 are based on those numbers.

Where does your student land?

Verified Jul 2026
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Published rules, with the school sources close at hand. Confirm the details before you count on an award.

The award collection

Published scholarships

These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.

Where does your student land?

  1. Stamps President's Scholars ProgramFour-year full-ride: tuition, fees, housing, food, books, plus a one-time enrichment stipend for study abroad, research, or serviceNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Stamps President's Scholars Program

    Four-year full-ride: tuition, fees, housing, food, books, plus a one-time enrichment stipend for study abroad, research, or service

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Stamps President's Scholars Program

    Who qualifies

    Top 1% of the first-year applicant pool. Holistic review by the Office of Scholar Programs. Approximately 40 first-year scholars selected each year. Invitation only after a multi-stage interview and finalist weekend.

    How to keep it

    Renewable for up to 8 semesters with maintained Honors Program eligibility, satisfactory academic progress, and continued participation in Stamps community programming.

    Worth knowing

    Georgia Tech's most prestigious merit award and the only true full-ride. Same package for in-state and out-of-state applicants. Stamps is part of the national Stamps Scholars network and includes mentor matching, an annual Stamps National Convention, and access to additional enrichment funds.

  2. Gold Scholars ProgramFour-year scholarship covering tuition and fees, plus participation in the Gold Scholars community programming and mentorshipNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Gold Scholars Program

    Four-year scholarship covering tuition and fees, plus participation in the Gold Scholars community programming and mentorship

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Gold Scholars Program

    Who qualifies

    Top 2% of the first-year applicant pool. Selected through the same Office of Scholar Programs process as Stamps. Approximately 15-20 enrolled each year.

    How to keep it

    Renewable for up to 8 semesters with continued program participation and academic progress.

    Worth knowing

    Selected from the same finalist pool as Stamps; Gold Scholars are the next tier of the holistic merit program. Same selection process applies for in-state and out-of-state students.

  3. Provost Scholarship (Out-of-State)Out-of-state tuition waiver for 8 semesters — pays the difference between non-resident ($33,596) and resident ($10,512) tuitionNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Provost Scholarship (Out-of-State)

    Out-of-state tuition waiver for 8 semesters — pays the difference between non-resident ($33,596) and resident ($10,512) tuition

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Provost Scholarship (Out-of-State)

    Who qualifies

    40 first-year non-resident students selected each year. Selected by the Office of Scholar Programs through the same holistic review process as Stamps and Gold; cannot be applied for separately.

    How to keep it

    Renewable for up to 8 semesters with maintained academic progress.

    Worth knowing

    The most consequential OOS award at GT for families who want a published-tuition-class outcome. The waiver alone is worth approximately $23,084/year ($33,596 OOS tuition minus $10,512 in-state tuition), or $92,336 over four years. Recipients still pay in-state tuition, fees, and room/board, so out-of-pocket is roughly $30,000/year, closer to a typical state flagship.

  4. HOPE Scholarship (Georgia residents)$5,256/semester at full-time 15-credit enrollment ($10,512/year max for 2025-26)AutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    HOPE Scholarship (Georgia residents)

    $5,256/semester at full-time 15-credit enrollment ($10,512/year max for 2025-26)

    Published award termsAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.0+ as calculated by the Georgia Student Finance Commission
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for HOPE Scholarship (Georgia residents)

    Who qualifies

    Georgia resident, US citizen or eligible non-citizen, enrolled in a degree-seeking undergraduate program. No SAT/ACT requirement for HOPE (only Zell Miller).

    How to keep it

    Cumulative 3.0 GPA required at each post-graduation review checkpoint (typically at 30, 60, 90, and 120 attempted credit hours). Award is forfeited and not retroactively restored if GPA falls below 3.0.

    Worth knowing

    State-funded merit award covering a portion of in-state tuition. Pro-rated by credit hour load (15 hrs/semester gets the maximum). HOPE does not cover GT's mandatory fees ($1,496/year) or any portion of OOS tuition. Recalculated each enrollment period.

  5. Zell Miller Scholarship (Georgia residents)100% of standard in-state tuition rate (up to $10,512/year for 2025-26)AutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Zell Miller Scholarship (Georgia residents)

    100% of standard in-state tuition rate (up to $10,512/year for 2025-26)

    Variable or qualified amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    3.70+ cumulative high school GPA as calculated by Georgia Student Finance Commission
    SAT
    1200+
    ACT
    25+
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Zell Miller Scholarship (Georgia residents)

    How to keep it

    Cumulative 3.30 GPA required at each post-graduation review checkpoint. If GPA falls below 3.30 but stays above 3.0, the student steps down to HOPE Scholarship rates rather than losing all state aid.

    Worth knowing

    The full-tuition tier of Georgia's lottery-funded merit ladder. Pays at a higher per-credit rate than HOPE (covers tuition rate increases up to 100%). For Georgia residents who hit the threshold, Zell Miller is the closest thing GT has to an automatic full-tuition scholarship. National Merit Semifinalists from Georgia who qualify for Zell Miller still need to apply for the GT Application for Scholarships and Financial Aid (GT App) to be considered for institutional supplements.

  6. G. Wayne Clough Georgia Tech Promise ProgramDebt-free degree — covers full cost of attendance through grants and scholarships, no loans requiredNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    G. Wayne Clough Georgia Tech Promise Program

    Debt-free degree — covers full cost of attendance through grants and scholarships, no loans required

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for G. Wayne Clough Georgia Tech Promise Program

    Who qualifies

    Georgia resident with demonstrated low-income status (typically family income at or below the Pell Grant threshold). Must complete the GT Application for Scholarships and Financial Aid (GT App) AND the FAFSA. Selection is based on the financial aid application; no separate Promise application.

    How to keep it

    Renewable as long as the student maintains satisfactory academic progress and continues to demonstrate financial need.

    Worth knowing

    Need-based, not stat-based, but functions as the lower-income complement to HOPE/Zell Miller. Tech Promise students stack federal Pell, state HOPE/Zell Miller, and institutional grants to reach a debt-free package. This is the GT-specific version of the no-loan-pledge programs at peer schools.

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The fine print

Cutoff cliffOne ACT point can move the award by +$10,512/yr ($10,512 − $0)

Georgia Tech publishes a tier ladder where crossing GA resident · qualify for HOPE (3.0+ GPA) changes the marginal value by +$10,512/yr ($10,512 − $0). The entry cliff for Georgia residents: clearing a 3.0 GSFC GPA turns zero state merit into up to $10,512/yr toward in-state tuition.

Renewal ruleHOPE Scholarship (Georgia residents): renewal floor that quietly knocks awards out

Cumulative 3.0 GPA required at each post-graduation review checkpoint (typically at 30, 60, 90, and 120 attempted credit hours). Award is forfeited and not retroactively restored if GPA falls below 3.0. A single rough term can end a four-year award here without warning if the GPA floor isn't met cumulatively.

Aid capHard $53,638 cost-of-attendance ceiling

Institutional aid at Georgia Tech cannot push the package past $53,638. Big outside wins can mathematically reduce institutional grant once the ceiling is reached.

What makes Georgia Tech different

Selective STEM flagship where the headline merit story is two-pronged: HOPE/Zell Miller covers in-state tuition for Georgia residents who hit the GPA bar, and 40 out-of-state freshmen each year win the Provost Scholarship — a full eight-semester non-resident tuition waiver that turns Georgia Tech into an in-state-priced engineering school.

Read our full reasoning

Worth optimizing for if you're a Georgia resident chasing Zell Miller, or a top-1-2% applicant gunning for a named scholar program. Out-of-state with average-for-GT stats and no scholar invite? There is no automatic merit to catch you.

Georgia Tech runs two separate merit worlds. For Georgia residents the state lottery ladder is automatic and stat-driven: hit a 3.0 GSFC GPA and HOPE pays up to $10,512/yr toward in-state tuition; clear the 3.70 HS GPA / 1200 SAT / 25 ACT bar and Zell Miller covers 100% of the in-state tuition rate (also capped at $10,512/yr for 2025-26). Both skip GT's $1,496 in mandatory fees. For everyone else the real money is invitation-only and holistic, not automatic: the Stamps President's Scholars Program is the only true full ride, covering full cost of attendance (about $53,638/yr out-of-state) — the largest computable award at GT — while the Provost Scholarship waives the out-of-state tuition premium, worth about $23,084/yr ($33,596 OOS − $10,512 in-state), the largest OOS-specific waiver. Stacking is COA-capped: report any outside award to scholarships@finaid.gatech.edu, because total aid cannot exceed cost of attendance and excess reduces need-based aid first.

Merit tiers62 based on grades or scores
First-year students with school awards8%First-year students, CDS 2023-2024
Research checkedJul 2026By our research team

More than one award path

Separate the two paths.

Some awards use published academic thresholds. Others have different selection criteria. A score chart does not describe every award at this school.

  1. Match the published criteria

    Use all requirements together, including residency and the entering class.

  2. Check the application dates

    Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.

  3. Know what happens next year

    Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.

The fine print / Three questions to carry forward

Before you count on it.

Does it apply to us? Confirm the entering year, residency and every eligibility condition.

Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.

Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.

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Straight from the aid office

What Georgia Tech's aid office says

Per the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, Georgia Institute of Technology, August 2026. How we verify

Outside scholarship impact on aid

If my son wins an outside scholarship after his aid letter, will it reduce loans or work-study first, or reduce institutional grant aid?

Georgia Tech recalculates eligibility for restricted and need-based aid upon notification of the outside scholarship, and federal/state rules prohibit scholarships plus need-based aid from exceeding financial need; the amount of institutional aid affected is determined annually based on factors like need, minimum self-help component, equity packaging strategy, and fund availability.

“Georgia Tech will recalculate a student’s eligibility for restricted and need based aid upon receipt of the scholarship notification. Federal and state regulations state that a student cannot receive scholarships and other need-based financial aid in excess of their financial need.”
Cost of attendance cap

Is there a cap on total aid a student can receive?

The combined amount of a student's aid cannot exceed the cost of attendance if the student also receives institutional, federal, or state aid.

“Regulations also state that the combined amount of a student’s aid cannot exceed their cost of attendance if the student also receives any institutional, federal, or state aid.”
Maintaining need-based aid eligibility

What does my son need to do each year to keep his need-based aid?

Information on what is required annually to maintain need-based aid eligibility is provided via a linked resource page.

“https://finaid.gatech.edu/manage-aid/maintain-eligibility/”
Appeal process

Is there an appeal path if circumstances change or he has a rough semester?

There is an appeal procedures resource for situations involving changed circumstances.

“https://finaid.gatech.edu/manage-aid/appeal-procedures”
Financial aid application deadline

Is there a deadline families commonly miss for financial aid applications?

Families are encouraged to apply for financial aid before January 31.

“We encourage families to apply for financial aid prior to January 31.”

What families often miss

  1. GT does not publish a stat-driven automatic OOS merit ladder. Stamps, Gold, and Provost are all holistic, competitive, and capped at very small annual cohort sizes (~40, ~15-20, and 40 respectively). For OOS families betting on automatic merit, GT is the wrong school; Alabama, Arkansas's New Arkansan NRTA, or Arizona State Barrett are far more predictable bets.

  2. The GT Application for Scholarships and Financial Aid (GT App) is a separate application from the Common App admissions form. Without it, you are NOT considered for Stamps, Gold, Provost, Tech Promise, Val-Sal, or any institutional named scholarship. The CSS Profile is also required for incoming first-year students.

  3. HOPE covers a state-set per-credit-hour rate ($350.40-$5,256 depending on enrollment), not 100% of GT's tuition rate. Standard 15-credit enrollment maxes at $10,512/year for the 2025-26 award, which DOES cover the standard in-state tuition rate. But HOPE does not cover the $1,496 mandatory fees, any tuition rate increases, or any course-specific surcharges. Zell Miller pays at a slightly higher rate that fully covers tuition for most students.

  4. GT's outside-scholarship policy requires students to report ALL outside awards (high school, civic, religious, employer, national) to scholarships@finaid.gatech.edu as soon as the award is offered, NOT after disbursement. Failure to do so 'may result in cancellation of any and all aid administered by Georgia Tech.' Late reporting can also force institutional aid recalculation mid-year.

  5. Unlike Alabama or Oklahoma, GT does not publish a separate National Merit ladder that automatically increases your award. National Merit Finalists at GT are considered for institutional scholarships through the same holistic process as everyone else. NMFs from Georgia who already qualify for Zell Miller don't lose anything; OOS NMFs need to weigh whether GT's competitive Stamps/Gold/Provost path beats Alabama or Florida State's published NMF packages, which often guarantee full tuition for Finalists.

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What GT pays, by who you are

Only HOPE and Zell Miller are automatic on stats, and only for Georgia residents. Every institutional merit award (Stamps, Gold, Provost) is holistic and invitation-only — there is no published GPA/test threshold that triggers them.

Student profileLikely outcome
GA resident · 3.0+ GPA (GSFC-calculated)HOPE — up to $10,512/yrAutomatic. Covers a portion of in-state tuition only; does not touch the $1,496/yr fees or any OOS premium. Forfeited and not restored if cumulative GPA drops below 3.0 at a checkpoint.
GA resident · 3.70+ HS GPA · 1200+ SAT / 25+ ACTZell Miller — up to $10,512/yrAutomatic. Pays 100% of the in-state tuition rate at the same 2025-26 max as HOPE; the edge is full-rate coverage plus a soft landing — drop below 3.30 (but above 3.0) and you step down to HOPE instead of losing everything.
OOS · non-resident selected by Office of Scholar Programs (~40/yr)Provost (OOS) — ~$23,084/yr tuition waiverHolistic, not stat-based; ~40 non-residents/yr, selected through the same review as Stamps and Gold, cannot be applied for separately. Waives the OOS-vs-in-state tuition gap; you still pay in-state tuition, fees, and room/board (~$30k/yr out of pocket).
Any state · top 2% applicant, scholar finalistGold Scholars — tuition + fees, 4 yrsHolistic. Drawn from the same finalist pool as Stamps; ~15-20 enrolled/yr. Same selection for in-state and OOS.
Any state · top 1% applicant, finalist weekendStamps President's Scholars — full rideThe only award covering full cost of attendance (tuition, fees, housing, food, books) plus an enrichment stipend — about $53,638/yr out-of-state, the largest computable award at GT. ~40/yr, invitation only after multi-stage interview.

Where the dollars actually move

GT has no automatic stat cliffs for out-of-state students — its institutional merit is holistic. The only automatic stat threshold lives in Georgia's state ladder. Among the holistic OOS awards, the Provost waiver is the largest computable tuition-waiver line, while Stamps (a full ride) is the largest computable award overall.

ThresholdMarginal value
GA resident · qualify for HOPE (3.0+ GPA)+$10,512/yr ($10,512 − $0)The entry cliff for Georgia residents: clearing a 3.0 GSFC GPA turns zero state merit into up to $10,512/yr toward in-state tuition.
GA resident · HOPE → Zell Miller (3.70 GPA / 1200 SAT / 25 ACT)+$0/yr at the 2025-26 cap ($10,512 − $10,512)Not a cash cliff at the published max — both top out at $10,512/yr. Zell's real value is covering 100% of any tuition-rate increase and the step-down-to-HOPE protection if GPA slips to 3.0-3.30. Treat the threshold as insurance, not a raise.
OOS · Provost selection vs paying OOS sticker tuition+$23,084/yr ($33,596 OOS tuition − $10,512 in-state)The largest OOS-specific tuition waiver (~$92,336 over four years). But it is holistic and invitation-only — you cannot test-prep your way to it the way you can at automatic-merit schools.
OOS · Gold Scholars (tuition + fees) → Stamps (full COA)+~$18,546/yr (~$53,638 full COA − ~$35,092 tuition + fees)Stamps adds full housing, food, books, and an enrichment stipend on top of the tuition-and-fees coverage Gold provides. Both are holistic and drawn from the same finalist pool; Stamps is the only award covering full cost of attendance.
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Who this school may work for

Two distinct profiles: (1) Georgia residents with a 3.0+ HOPE GPA, where state lottery awards do most of the heavy lifting at the public flagship; and (2) high-stat out-of-state students aiming at Stamps, Gold, or the 40-seat Provost Scholarship. If you're an out-of-state applicant who isn't competitive for those three named programs, Georgia Tech's institutional merit is thin and the $33,596 non-resident tuition is the ceiling on what you'll pay.

Cost of attendance$30,154–$53,638 for 2025-2026Each bar is the full published cost for that scenario, sized against the highest figure so totals compare at a glance.
Out-of-state, on-campus$53,638
In-state, on-campus$30,154
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First-year students living on campus.

Georgia Tech cost-of-attendance source

Cost and graduation facts

Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Georgia Tech, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.

Average annual net price by family income at Georgia Tech, academic year 2021-22 — in-state, Title-IV aid recipients only
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$7,666
$30,001–$48,000$7,209
$48,001–$75,000$10,818
$75,001–$110,000$15,088
$110,001+$17,396
All income levels (average)$12,116

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees (in-state), AY 2022-23
$12,058
Published tuition & fees (out-of-state), AY 2022-23
$34,484
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$12,116

That works out to roughly a 57% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $28,167 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).

Georgia Tech is a public school; Scorecard's net price figure covers in-state, Title-IV-aid-recipient payers only — there is no comparable federal figure for out-of-state students.

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
94%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
98%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$21,672 (~$230/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$102,772
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
12%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
17%
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If your student brings another scholarship

Georgia Tech treats outside scholarships as part of the total cost-of-attendance package. Outside awards reduce need-based aid first when total aid exceeds demonstrated need; institutional merit (Stamps, Gold, Provost) is generally protected unless the student is over-awarded.

Per the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid: 'Federal and state regulations state that a student cannot receive scholarships and other need-based financial aid in excess of their financial need. Additionally, upon the notification or receipt of any/all additional awards the amount of institutional aid that may be awarded and/or the amount that will be required to be recalculated is determined annually based on a combination of factors including but not limited to the student's financial need as determined by Georgia Tech including an annually determined minimum self-help component; the annually determined equity packaging strategy; and the availability of funds.' Outside scholarships must be reported to scholarships@finaid.gatech.edu as soon as offered. The combined total of all aid cannot exceed the cost of attendance.

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More school data

From the Georgia Tech Common Data Set 2023-2024:

Merit penetrationHow likely is merit aid here?From Georgia Tech’s Common Data Set: the share of first-year students who receive institutional merit and the average dollar amount when they do.
8%of admitsget merit
Average award$5,329Covers ~10% of $53,638 cost of attendance

At Georgia Tech, roughly 1 in 13 first-year admits receive institutional merit aid. The average award is $5,329 — about 10% of total cost.

As filed in Georgia Tech's CDS Section H2A: of 3,759 first-time, full-time degree-seeking freshmen, 308 had no financial need and received institutional merit (non-need) scholarship or grant aid, averaging $5,329. Across all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates: 1,149 of 17,083, averaging $5,955. Athletic awards are excluded per the CDS definition.

Test-score figures below come from the 2024-2025 Common Data Set.

Where you standACT composite landscapeThe mid-50% admit band shows where most admitted students score. The merit zone shows the score range that qualifies for at least one automatic merit tier.

Merit starts at ACT 25+, which is below the 32 25th-percentile admit. Most admitted students qualify for at least entry-tier merit.

SAT mid-50%1420–154025th / 75th percentile, Common Data Set 2024-2025
ACT mid-50%32–3525th / 75th percentile, Common Data Set 2024-2025
Receive institutional merit8%First-year students, Common Data Set 2023-2024
Average merit award$5,329Across recipients, Common Data Set 2023-2024

Source: Common Data Set 2023-2024 (verified 2026-07-23)

Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025 (test scores)

Other Georgia Tech scholarships worth checking

These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.

AmountOut-of-state tuition waiver for 8 semesters (~$23,084/year value)Eligibility40 OOS first-year students selected each year by the Office of Scholar Programs through holistic review

Cannot be applied for separately. The single most underused fact about Georgia Tech: 40 OOS students per year pay in-state tuition. Most prospective OOS families don't know it exists.

Source

Amount$2,500/yearEligibilityGeorgia Tech Scholars (high school valedictorians or salutatorians from Georgia high schools) with significant demonstrated financial need

Stacks on top of HOPE/Zell Miller for Georgia residents. Awarded through the financial aid application process; no separate application.

Source

AmountAnnual cost-of-attendance scholarship (variable amount)EligibilityTwo recipients per year. Undergraduate students with significant demonstrated financial need who have completed their first year of study with a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale

Continuing-student award (not a freshman award). Funded by an annual gift from BlackRock. Fills gaps after federal, state, and other institutional aid is applied.

Source

AmountVariable; multiple awards each yearEligibilityCurrent and prospective Scheller College of Business students. Selection by the College's scholarship committee.

Departmental aid for business majors. Most Scheller scholarships require declared major or admission to the business program; not all are available to first-year applicants.

Source

AmountVariable; multiple awards each yearEligibilityIncoming first-year students with a strong record of academic excellence, leadership, and public service. Limited to Ivan Allen College majors (international affairs, public policy, history, literature, modern languages, economics, etc.).

One of the few college-specific freshman merit awards at GT. Stacks with HOPE/Zell Miller and need-based aid up to the COA cap.

Source

AmountVariable, need-awareEligibilityProvides economic access while rewarding academic achievement. Need-aware selection by GT scholarship committee.

Source

Georgia Tech merit aid FAQ

  • Does Georgia Tech meet 100% of demonstrated financial need?

    No, not as a published institutional commitment. Georgia Tech is need-aware and works to package aid up to a student's demonstrated need where possible, but it does not publish a meet-need pledge like Michigan's M-PACT, Virginia Tech's Advantage, or the Ivy League schools. Tech Promise specifically covers full COA for low-income Georgia residents who qualify, but it is need-based, not a universal guarantee.

  • Can out-of-state students get HOPE or Zell Miller at Georgia Tech?

    No. HOPE and Zell Miller are state-funded scholarships available exclusively to Georgia residents who meet the Georgia Student Finance Commission's residency and academic requirements. Out-of-state students at GT are not eligible regardless of their high school GPA or test scores.

  • How many out-of-state students get the Provost Scholarship?

    Forty (40) per first-year cohort. Provost recipients are selected from the same pool of Stamps and Gold Scholar finalists by the Office of Scholar Programs. There is no separate application; admitted OOS students are automatically considered. Selection is holistic, weighing academic record, leadership, service, and intellectual depth.

  • What does the Stamps President's Scholarship cover at Georgia Tech?

    Stamps is GT's only true four-year full-ride: tuition, mandatory fees, housing, food, books, and a one-time enrichment stipend for study abroad, research, or service projects. The package is identical for in-state and out-of-state applicants. The single biggest financial-aid story at Georgia Tech, but extremely competitive: approximately 40 incoming first-year scholars are selected each year from the Stamps/Gold/Provost finalist pool.

  • When is the application deadline for Georgia Tech scholarships?

    Apply for admission by the Early Action 1 deadline (typically October 15) for first-round consideration. Complete the GT Application for Scholarships and Financial Aid (GT App), the FAFSA, and (for incoming first-year students) the CSS Profile by the published priority deadline, typically January 31 for fall enrollment. Stamps, Gold, and Provost finalists are notified in late February or early March; HOPE/Zell Miller are confirmed once Georgia residency and GPA are verified by GSFC.

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How Georgia Tech compares

  • 235 of 749 verified schools in our dataset use cost-of-attendance cap displacement.

    Georgia Tech is in a recognizable cluster (235 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.

  • 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Georgia Tech is one of them. The cohort minority (84 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

  • 63 of 749 verified schools publish a marginal-value cliff table we can quantify.

    Georgia Tech is one of them. Most schools won't tell families what one ACT point is actually worth. At the schools that do, a strategic retake is sometimes mathematically more valuable than test-optional positioning.

Sources used on this page

Every claim is checked against Georgia Tech’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

How Georgia Tech compares

Families evaluating Georgia Tech typically compare against four overlapping STEM-heavy options:

  • Georgia merit aid. UGA shares the same HOPE/Zell Miller framework but admits more broadly and offers institutional Foundation Fellows that overlap with Stamps. For Georgia residents, UGA is often the more affordable comparable; the calculus changes only at GT's competitive engineering programs.
  • Virginia Tech. VT's Presidential Scholarship Initiative is a more accessible Virginia-resident program (~200 awards/year, formula-driven) than GT's Provost Scholarship (40 OOS seats, holistic). For a STEM applicant choosing between them, VT is the better play if you don't have the stats for Stamps/Gold; GT is better if you do.
  • Purdue's Trustees and Presidential Recognition. Purdue's tuition freeze and OOS-friendly Trustees/Presidential recognition awards offer a cheaper non-resident path to a top-tier engineering degree than GT's tight Provost lane.
  • Alabama's automatic OOS merit ladder. Alabama's published OOS merit table is the polar opposite of Georgia Tech's competitive Provost Scholarship: fully automatic on stats vs. holistic and rare. For a 32+ ACT student who isn't certain of Provost selection, Alabama's Presidential gives a published, predictable OOS price that GT can't match.
  • Michigan's Go Blue Guarantee. Both flagships skew need-based for in-state and competitive for OOS. Michigan's Go Blue Guarantee is a cleaner $125K-income tuition guarantee for residents; GT's HOPE/Zell Miller framework is a GPA-driven state lottery award open to a wider band of in-state families.
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