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GSW launches Southwestern Promise scholarship program
from Aeolian 2019
GSW launched a new scholarship program, Southwestern Promise, in Fall 2019 that guarantees scholarships of either $1,000 or $2,000 to beginning freshmen who live in a 56-county region of Southwest Georgia.
The program offers two levels of Southwestern Promise scholarships. Students with 1100/22 SAT/ACT scores and 3.0 GPA qualify for the “Blue” level $1,000 scholarship. Students with 1200/25 SAT/ACT scores and 3.0 GPA qualify for the “Gold” level $2,000 scholarship. The scholarship automatically renews each year up to four years – total – for students who maintain a 3.0 GPA. Students living outside the 56-county area are also eligible to receive the scholarship based on funding availability.
During its first semester, the Southwestern Promise scholarship was awarded to over 200 incoming freshmen. The program is a result of the University’s restructured scholarship granting process, which was completed in 2018 and leverages the scholarship dollars already provided by the GSW Foundation and the many donors who support Georgia Southwestern.

President Neal Weaver announces the Southwestern Promise Scholarship program to students at Southland Academy in Americus, Ga.