Investing in Scholarships at Georgetown

INVESTING IN SCHOLARSHIPS AT G E OR G E T O W N A Georgetown education has an exponential impact.

You can set it in motion.

“Our identity as one of the world’s great universities is inextricably tied to our ability to ensure that the best and brightest students—from a broad range of backgrounds— are able to become a part of our Georgetown community.”

—GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT EMERITUS JOHN J. DEGIOIA

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Georgetown’s commitment to help meet the world’s most profound

needs has shaped centuries of growth and progress. Today, it animates the university’s $3 billion campaign ambition, calling us to invest in

areas of great strength for Georgetown—and even greater opportunity.

Through Called to Be: The Campaign for Georgetown, we will answer

with action and impact, building a thriving community of students ready to discover who they are called to be.

It has been nearly 50 years since Georgetown made the transformational

decision to become one of the nation’s few institutions that meets qualified U.S. students’ full demonstrated financial need.

This decision unlocked our potential, connecting us to a nearly 500-year-old Catholic and Jesuit tradition of providing access to higher education—and

accelerating our work to create a better world.

It’s no coincidence that we’ve been a university on the move ever since.

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Increasing the number of philanthropically funded

undergraduate scholarships is Georgetown’s foremost priority in the Called to Be campaign.

This commitment to remove financial barriers and shrink students’ loan burdens is critical to our success and central to who we are.

IT ENSURES THAT EVERY STUDENT WE CHOOSE CAN CHOOSE GEORGETOWN, TOO. IT ENABLES US TO COMPETE WITH THE BEST UNIVERSITIES FOR THE BEST TALENT. IT ENRICHES THE GEORGETOWN EXPERIENCE OF ALL STUDENTS. IT EMBODIES OUR CATHOLIC AND JESUIT VALUES. The exponential impact of a Georgetown education

wouldn’t be possible without our exceptional students.

Giving to scholarships is the single most direct way you can help Georgetown become the university we are called to be.

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OUR DEFINING COMMITMENT TRANSFORMING OUR TRAJECTORY

MAKING A GEORGETOWN EDUCATION POSSIBLE

1978

$92,564

INSTITUTED A POLICY OF MEET-

ATTENDANCE FOR 2024-2025

THE YEAR GEORGETOWN

TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE COST OF

FULL-NEED FINANCIAL AID

55% A DEGREE IN DEMAND

$46,539

The number of first-year Georgetown applications rose from 6,300 in 1975 to more than 26,000 in 2023.

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of Georgetown undergraduates received some form of financial aid (scholarship, grant, loan, work study) in 2022-2023 academic year

average need-based undergraduate scholarship grant award AY 2022-2023

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WHAT IS MEET-FULLNEED FINANCIAL AID?

1789 SCHOLARSHIPS

Launched in 2009, donor-funded 1789 Scholarships both fund the outright grant component of a student’s financial aid package and reduce the loan component by as much as $3,000 per year. They are awarded to students with the greatest demonstrated need.

Every admitted U.S citizen and permanent resident receives a financial aid package equal to 100% of their demonstrated financial need (learn more on page 28).

94%

24%

53%

graduation rate among first-

six-year graduation rate

six-year graduation rate

generation students in the

among first-generation U.S.

among U.S. students receiving

Georgetown Scholars Program

college students

Pell grants attending four-

(learn more on page 20)

year institutions

Did you know?

On average, 63% of admitted students offered a donor-funded 1789 Scholarship ultimately enroll at Georgetown. (The university’s overall average yield is 48%.)

Students who receive donor-

FUNDING THE COMMITMENT

funded 1789 Scholarships graduate with approximately $7,000 in student loan debt, PERCENTAGE OF SCHOLARSHIP

$119 MILLION SPENT ON

SPENDING FUNDED BY

UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

PHILANTHROPY

GRANTS IN 2022-2023

39.7% Average COFHE* school 37.5% Median COFHE school 27.3% Georgetown

92.2%

*The Consortium on Financing Higher Education (COFHE) is an unincorporated, voluntary, institutionally supported organization of 39 highly selective, private liberal arts colleges and universities, all committed to meeting the full demonstrated financial need of admitted students.

of scholarship grants are need-based; the remainder are athletics scholarships

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compared to a typical amount of $19,000 for students who accept loans in their Georgetown aid package.

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ERIC BAZAIL-EIMIL (SFS’23)

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WE WILL ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT WE CHOOSE CAN CHOOSE GEORGETOWN, TOO. Our strength as an institution is inextricably linked to the strength of our students. They’re our foundation, and they’re our future.

To elevate Georgetown’s distinction as one of the world’s greatest universities, we must keep Georgetown affordable for all students who merit admission.

‘THE RESOURCES I NEEDED TO PURSUE MY PASSIONS’

“My Georgetown education helped me discover my calling as a journalist and gave me

the resources I needed to pursue my passions as a writer and storyteller. I am a fellow at

a national newsroom entirely because of the generous support I received that made my formation at Georgetown possible.”

—Eric Bazail-Eimil (SFS’23)

Originally from South Florida, Bazail-Eimil majored in Regional and Comparative Studies with a concentration in Africa and Latin America. He has interned with The Wall Street Journal and NBC News’s Meet the Press, and been selected as a 2023-24 POLITICO fellow. On the Hilltop, Bazail-Eimil wrote for The Hoya and The Georgetown Voice, was a Student Advisory Board Co-Chair for the Institute of Politics and Public Service (GUPolitics), and served as a Georgetown University Student Association Student Senator.

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CALLED TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE WORLD’S BEST STUDENTS

“I hope to find my true passion. I hope to live a life

dedicated to the service of others. I hope to be able to

use the privilege that I have to attend Georgetown and

channel it into real and valuable change. This scholarship means so much to not only me but my family, as well. I

“Being a Hoya has meant being a part of a community

that has allowed me to better all aspects of myself, while being a part of the support system that allows others

to do the same. I have had the chance to be a part of

some amazing research here. I had no experience, but it

am pursuing a career that is very novel in my family. This

was the culture at Georgetown that allowed me to work

taking a leap of faith into our unknown.”

epidemiology research that has been covered by CNN

support lifts away worries that we might have had about

—Mary Nguyen (C’25); Houston, Texas; biology major

with a professor I admire greatly on disease ecology/

and published by the American Journal of Epidemiology.”

—Alexes Merritt (SFS’23), global health and biotechnology major

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“I’m an aspiring diplomat. I adore studying

“This scholarship has been life-changing for me and defining

no better city to do so than Washington, DC, and

me the opportunity to not only excel academically but also

At Georgetown, I have the opportunity to experiment

able to fulfill my educational goals and go into the nursing

—Rory Dixon (SFS’25); Cardiff, United Kingdom;

community. I want to do research and combine my interests

international affairs, and in my mind, there was

no better institution than Georgetown University.

with my interests to find a calling.” international affairs major

in my underlying experience at Georgetown. It has allowed

to explore socially. I hope through this scholarship I will be

field with a fresh perspective and make a difference in my

in health care and technology to advance the nursing field.

—Hannah Ajibola (N’24); Silver Spring, Maryland;

nursing major and computer science minor focused

on informatics

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BILL AND MARY POLAND (PARENTS’13)

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WE WILL COMPETE WITH THE BEST INSTITUTIONS FOR THE BEST STUDENTS. Generosity counts when you’re trying to attract the world’s most gifted students. Our peer institutions and competitors are providing increasingly generous scholarships. Georgetown must do the same.

For decades, our meet-full-need commitment has fueled the university’s trajectory, and philanthropically funded scholarships will help keep our sights set high.

‘NOBLE HEARTS AND LOFTY DESTINIES’

“Young people emerge from Georgetown with noble hearts and lofty destinies. I know they will leave a positive impact on those around them and beyond.”

—Bill Poland (Parent’13)

“Care of the whole person, serving the common good—everything that Georgetown stands for resonates with me and my family. …Georgetown has always looked for the best students and provided help for those who need it. We are all very proud of this scholarship. It’s a gift that feeds our soul.”

—Mary Poland (Parent’13)

When Stratton Poland (B’13) chose to study finance at Georgetown McDonough, his parents started to learn about Georgetown’s mission and values. Before long, Mary and Bill Poland (Parents’13) were deeply entrenched in the fabric of the university community—as volunteers, leaders, and donors. Established in 2016, the Poland Family Endowed Scholarship Fund supports students from Texas, the state where Bill grew up.

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‘I JUST FELT LIKE GEORGETOWN WAS GOING TO BE HOME’ Jerome Smalls (B’19, G’22) reflects on how the Georgetown community helped shape and support his ambitions.

“I knew that I wanted to go to school to study business, but being that I was the first person in my family to go

to college and was also from a low-income background,

I didn’t have much prior knowledge of the college

application process. So I was grateful to have a pivotal

educator in my life—my high school engineering teacher— who sat down with me and helped me look at all the

schools. I went to Georgetown Admissions Ambassador Program weekend, and I just felt like Georgetown was

going to be home.

The opportunity to participate in the Community Scholars Program (CSP) was really the icing on the cake for me.

The CSP enticed me because we were able to start school

early, take some classes, and warm up to this level of a toptier university. I accepted the offer to come to Georgetown,

and the first day of CSP I felt like, okay, cool, I could really be myself here.

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There are what I would call high-impact practices and also high-impact people throughout my time at Georgetown that shaped a lot of my identity, such as

working for the After School kids program at the Center for Social Justice

Research, Teaching & Service; going on to revitalize a mentorship program

where we got men of color at Georgetown to work with the young men at Duke

Ellington School of the Arts, in a program I started called the Male Development

Association; taking Eric Koester’s book-writing class; and writing my book

and sharing my story as a way of offering advice to young people from my

perspective as a young person. Receiving the Patrick Healy Fellowship was also

very influential. I also did some work with GOOD Projects, which is a non-profit

focused on alleviating poverty in DC started by three Georgetown alumni. Those

moments really shaped my identity.

It’s been one of those journeys of coming of age or ‘coming to know,’ as Father Kemp would say.”

Jerome Smalls (B’19, G’22) is a first-generation college graduate and scholarship recipient. During his time at Georgetown, Smalls participated in the Georgetown Scholars Program and Community Scholars Program, received the 2018 Lena Landegger Community Service Award, won the 2019 Georgetown McDonough Service Leadership Award, and was a Patrick Healy Fellow.

He is also the author of Small Talk: One Youth. Seven Stories. Countless Lessons.

(2018), a coming-of-age story that offers young people advice on overcoming obstacles, and the founder of SmallTalk Group LLC, a motivational group dedicated to empowering students and educators through storytelling and cultural competency.

While completing a Georgetown’s Master’s program in Educational Transformation, Smalls helped launch and lead The Pivotal Network, a Georgetown-led initiative that provides professional development opportunities for high school teachers in underserved communities—educators who often play a crucial role in shaping the trajectories of first-generation students.

Smalls currently serves as the Special Assistant to the Mayor of Charleston for Special Projects, reinvesting in the South Carolina community that helped set him on the path to Georgetown.

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Did you know?

Georgetown is one of only 31 schools in the Consortium on Financing Higher Education. COFHE colleges and universities are committed to meeting the full demonstrated financial need of admitted students.

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HEIDI ELMENDORF, PH.D.

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WE WILL ENRICH THE GEORGETOWN EXPERIENCE FOR ALL STUDENTS. When Georgetown enrolls bright, ambitious, and passionate students with wide-ranging experiences and backgrounds, our entire community benefits.

Donor-funded scholarships ensure that we can give every Georgetown student a richer, more expansive learning experience—and give the world its strongest citizens and leaders.

EDUCATING STUDENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF OUR WORLD

“The only way we can adequately prepare leaders for society

Everything that I’ve done with an eye toward inclusive

is to make sure that those individuals are being educated

excellence, it just makes my course better, and it has

more inclusive, that our campus can be, the more we are

—Heidi Elmendorf, Ph.D.

in the context of our society. The more representative, the

our world. And that’s needed for Georgetown to achieve its educational mission.

made me better.”

In addition to teaching biology courses and researching intestinal pathogens, Georgetown Associate Professor

Science is about creativity. If you are not a scientist, you

Heidi Elmendorf, Ph.D., directs the Program on Education,

in science has always been done by the people who think

Regents STEM Scholars Program, which seeks to address

ways to ensure that science will continue to advance as

students who successfully complete degrees in the sciences,

diversity of perspectives.

connections among educators to support first-generation

often think science is about the facts. But important work differently than those that came before. One of the best

a discipline is to ensure we are welcoming in the greatest

We know that, nationally, STEM disciplines present unusual

Inquiry, and Justice. She also founded and now directs the the shortage of underrepresented and first-generation college as well as the Pivotal Network, which focuses on forging and lower-income students.

barriers to inclusive excellence. So we work to change our

teaching approach to rethink what we are valuing and the

support structures we were building in.

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“Going into college, I always heard the advice ‘go to office

hours; speak to your professors.’ But there’s a feeling like

sometimes I don’t belong here because I am first-gen, a person of color, a woman, all of that—like the odds are

against me. And I thought, ‘I’m probably already going to be behind in class. How could I talk to my professors?’

Being in such a small class with professors who truly care

about us, my confidence grew. And I realized, all professors here ultimately want us to learn, they want us to grow, they

want to support us. The Regents STEM Scholars Program

really solidified that people are here to see me succeed. No

question’s a dumb question. I’m a lot smarter than I thought I was. I can make it in this program.”

—Marlene Mora (C’23), Regents STEM Scholar

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“I find the Jesuit values of Georgetown transcend religious boundaries. One in particular—Community in Diversity—

stands out. While growing up in rural Michigan had

its advantages, my community certainly had a glaring

diversity deficit. Whether in terms of race, politics, or

academics, Georgetown was unique among the colleges I applied to for not only promoting diversity but for

establishing it as a tenet of student life. This diversity has allowed me to engage with students with backgrounds, identities, and interests I would not have otherwise. For

that, I am ever grateful.”

—Sam Lovell (C’25); Bruce Township, Michigan; government and economics major

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WE WILL LIVE OUR CATHOLIC AND JESUIT VALUES. Our commitment to educational opportunity runs deep. Every Georgetown scholarship builds on a centuries-old Jesuit tradition of providing access to higher education, prioritizing students’ accomplishments and promise over their ability to pay.

This is our legacy—and the university we are called to be.

SUPPORTING A VIBRANT CAMPUS COMMUNITY

“In Georgetown, you have an institution committed to a greater good—and to the

opportunity of a student. We embrace the complexity of all of our students, who come

here from all over the world and all walks of life, wanting to be part of something bigger

than themselves.

We believe our students will transform the future, and we see ourselves as catalysts in

their transformation. They are what fuel us. I like to think that Student Affairs is where we

meet you as you leave the classroom. It encompasses how you live on campus, how you make campus your own, and how we care for you. We want cura personalis, or care of

the whole person, to be something that is manifest and real in the student experience.”

—Eleanor J.B. Daugherty

As Vice President for Student Affairs, Eleanor J.B. Daugherty focuses on helping students thrive at the university from orientation through commencement. Georgetown’s Division of Student Affairs utilizes best mission and scholarly driven practice to provide programs and services that engage students in conversation, reflection, and action to promote health and well-being, foster a sense of belonging and mattering, assist with their career development, and meet their personal and academic needs.

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Did you know?

Today, 94% of first-generation and low-income students at Georgetown graduate—a rate nearly three times the national average.

CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERY STUDENT CAN FLOURISH We know that the work of creating an inclusive institution goes

beyond ensuring financial accessibility: we must support students to and through Georgetown. Over the past 55 years, Georgetown has developed several complementary programs to ensure a thriving student community. These include: •

The Community Scholars Program, established in 1968,

has been a pioneer in supporting the academic success

of first-generation college students from under-resourced

high schools, in part through a summer pre-orientation on Georgetown’s campus before students’ first year.

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The Georgetown Scholars Program, founded in 2005, provides community support and resources that foster first-generation and low-income students’ engagement, leadership, and academic and personal growth.

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The Regents STEM Scholars Program, launched in 2014 as a wing of the Community Scholars Program, addresses the

critical shortage of first-generation students who want to major

in biomedical sciences by offering enhanced academic support and research opportunities.

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The Business Scholars Program, an extension of the

Community Scholars Program, provides targeted support, academic resources, and co-curricular programming to

promote the success of first-generation, limited-income students who pursue business as a field of study.

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SAFA WARDERE (C’25)

INSPIRED TO BE A PERSON FOR OTHERS

“Georgetown’s Jesuit value of people for others inspires me to make sure that I make

the most of my time here and graduate with all the tools I need to be a person for others.

As I get a better idea of my career goals and what I would like to accomplish in the future, I am constantly wondering how whatever path I choose will help my community.”

—Safa Wardere (C’25), economics major

Safa Wardere is a scholarship recipient, first-generation college student, and participant and mentor in the Georgetown Scholars Program, which provides robust wraparound services and resources for low-income and first-generation college students. She also serves as marketing and publicity chair for Georgetown University Women of Color.

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The generosity of our Georgetown community is crucial as we work to bring the best students to campus, regardless of their ability to pay. It’s why so many of our alumni, parents, and friends give—to make possible everything we are and are called to be.

But philanthropy isn’t just about why. It’s also about how—how you design your gift for meaningful impact and how it transforms the life of Georgetown students. Here are a few questions we hear frequently from donors.

What’s the difference

CURRENT-USE GIFTS:

ments and to ensure that the brightest

and endowed gifts?

Current-use gifts—directly expendable

education.

between current-use

See immediate impact

students have access to a Georgetown

funds—strengthen Georgetown now

and ensure our continued growth as a leading global university. Current-use

funding complements the endowment and has full and immediate impact.

Donors making a current-use gift of

any size may choose to direct it to the Georgetown Fund, the beneficiary of

unrestricted gifts through our Annual Giving program. Georgetown directs 100% of Georgetown Fund gifts

Georgetown’s pooled endowment is a

collection of individual endowed funds— much like the way individual investors pool their assets in a mutual fund.

Our investment office manages

the endowment as a single pooled

investment. The original value of gifts

to the endowment (the principal) stays untouched. And we use a portion of

the earnings (the income) to fund each

to scholarships for undergraduate

donor’s philanthropic intents.

students.

What happens as an endowed scholarship fund builds?

ENDOWED FUNDS:

Provide permanent support

Endowment income is the principal

source of dedicated, long-term financial support for the university. It lends fiscal stability and enables the university to make dependable, long-term invest-

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When you choose to build an endowed scholarship fund across a period of

years, resulting income during that time supports the general scholarship fund.

(Learn more in the hybrid gifts section on the next page.)

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Did you know?

21% of Georgetown’s endowment is earmarked for student aid.

Did you know?

A named and endowed scholarship must be fully funded by Dec. 31 in order to be matched with a student the following academic year.

Current-use scholarships must receive a cash pledge payment by June 30 for the scholarship to be awarded in the following academic year.

What happens when an endowment is fully funded?

Donors making endowed scholarship gifts of $150K or more will have their scholarship “matched” to a specific undergraduate. Or, depending on the gift, perhaps an entire undergraduate cohort, funding a scholar in every class, every year.

More than that—an endowed scholarship fund becomes a lasting part

of each donor family’s story. Donors receive updates on their endowed scholarship’s financial performance, invitations to celebrations where donors and scholarship students can meet in person, and updates on what scholarship students are achieving on campus.

Hybrid gifts—a powerful combination

Some donors establishing endowed scholarships choose to commit a portion of their gift—or an additional annual gift—for current use,

ensuring that their named scholarship can be distributed immediately as they are making pledge payments to build up an endowed fund.

The example on the right shows how a hybrid commitment of

$625,000, payable over five years, could establish a scholarship fund and begin providing direct scholarship support immediately—unlike a straight $500,000 endowment gift, where the named scholarship would be awarded after the pledge is fulfilled.

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STRAIGHT ENDOWMENT EXAMPLE YEAR 1

YEAR 2

YEAR 3

YEAR 4

YEAR 5

YEAR 6 ONWARD

Endowment Payment

$100,000

$100,000

$100,000

$100,000

$100,000

Payments Complete

Total Endowment

$100,000

$200,000

$300,000

$400,000

$500,000

$500,000

Annual Endowment Income

$0

$5,000

$10,000

$15,000

$20,000

$25,000

Scholarship Activity

Endowment income pooled in general scholarship fund.

Named scholarship awarded annually once endowment fully funded.

$500,000

TOTAL PAYMENTS

HYBRID EXAMPLE YEAR 1

YEAR 2

YEAR 3

YEAR 4

YEAR 5

YEAR 6 ONWARD

Endowment Payment

$100,000

$100,000

$100,000

$100,000

$100,000

Payments Complete

Current Use Payment

$25,000

$25,000

$25,000

$25,000

$25,000

Payments Complete

Total Endowment

$100,000

$200,000

$300,000

$400,000

$500,000

$500,000

Annual Endowment Income

$0

$5,000

$10,000

$15,000

$20,000

$25,000

Scholarship Activity

Endowment income pooled in general scholarship fund; current-use income awarded as the named scholarship.

Named scholarship awarded annually once endowment fully funded.

$625,000

TOTAL PAYMENTS

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How much money does it take to

establish a named

Current-use •

scholarship?

A $100,000 current-use gift paid across four years will create a named

domestic undergraduate scholarship (awarded to one student across four years).

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A $300,000 current-use gift paid across four years will create a named

international undergraduate scholarship (awarded to one student across four years).

Endowed •

$150,000 will create a named and endowed scholarship fund that

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$1.5 million will create a named and endowed scholarship fund that

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$5 million will create a named and endowed undergraduate student

supports U.S. undergraduate students year after year.

supports international undergraduate students.

cohort, with a scholarship awarded to one student in every

undergraduate class. That means every future Georgetown graduating class would have a student receiving your family’s scholarship.

How much does it

take to “fully fund” one student?

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$1.85 million will create an endowed scholarship fund whose income

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$370,000 ($92,500/year) across four years will create a current-use

covers the equivalent of the full cost of attending Georgetown.

scholarship that covers the equivalent of the full cost of attending Georgetown.

Note: Gifts may not always be awarded to a single student, depending on the need demonstrated.

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Can I add

preferences to scholarships?

Georgetown first awards undergraduate scholarships based on students’ demonstrated need, and gifts without additional preferences about the

scholarship recipient allow us to provide the most scholarship dollars to the widest array of students.

But we understand that preferences can make giving more meaningful

for some donors. Donors making an endowed gift of $150,000 or more

or a current-use gift of $100,000 or more over four years may choose to

indicate a preference for how their scholarship is awarded. (The minimum to indicate an international place of residency is $1.5M endowed or $300,000 current use over four years.)

Donors may specify up to two preferences, such as Georgetown

school; U.S. state or region residency; major; Catholic & Jesuit Heritage Scholarship (graduate of a Cristo Rey, KIPP, or Catholic/Jesuit high

school), provided there is no violation of the Civil Rights Act or the D.C. Human Rights Act.

Ultimately, we work with our donors to craft agreements that are as flexible as possible to permit the productive use of the funds while honoring donor intent.

What does

Georgetown deeply values the contributions of its international students.

for international

fund scholarships for international students—half made possible through

financial need?

students.

Georgetown do

Georgetown currently provides approximately $3.36 million annually to

students with

philanthropy—but is unable to meet the full need of all international

We seek to significantly increase philanthropic support for international

student scholarships. Achieving this will require the partnership of alumni and friends from around the world.

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How do scholarships fit in with the rest of a student’s financial aid package?

Georgetown scholarships are awarded to meet 100% of a student’s need, after taking into account the expected family contribution,

federal student loans, student earnings from part-time employment, and other outside aid.

THE ANATOMY OF UNDERGRADUATE FINANCIAL AID Total Cost of Attendance

DIRECT EXPENSES • • • •

INDIRECT EXPENSES

full-time tuition

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average books

average class fees

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personal expenses

activity/NSO fees

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travel

average room & board

Expected Family Contribution

Calculated using FAFSA and CSS Profile

Demonstrated Need

Georgetown meets 100% of each student’s demonstrated need through a financial aid package. Every aid package is a unique mix of up to four funding sources: 1. Federal grants (e.g. Pell grants) 2. Federal loans 3. Federal work-study 4. Scholarship grants (funded by Georgetown and our generous donors)

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FOR MORE THAN 45 YEARS, GEORGETOWN HAS BEEN LEADING THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY AND OPPORTUNITY. NOW IT’S TIME TO STEP FORWARD EVEN MORE BOLDLY. Today, we are called to be accessible to the world’s best students. We are called to be a university enriched by an array of perspectives, experiences, and talents. We are called to build a thriving student community.

But we can’t do it without the partnership of our philanthropic community. Donor support for scholarships advances Georgetown in incalculable ways, providing every student with a more expansive learning experience—and giving the world its strongest citizens and leaders.

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“Ensuring that the very best students can come to Georgetown has always been our highest priority. This commitment enables us to fulfill our mission as a leading university—deepening our impact on the world, on the lives of our young people, and enhancing the experience of our entire community.”

—GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT EMERITUS JOHN J. DEGIOIA

WITH APPRECIATION On behalf of the future Georgetown graduates whose educational opportunity depends on your support— and on behalf of the communities they’ll enrich for a lifetime—we thank you for your consideration.

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To learn more about these priorities and the difference your gift could make, please contact us at scholarshipgiving@georgetown.edu.

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