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Financial Aid for New Undergraduates
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Types Of Aid

Federal: Need Based

Insitutional
: Need Based and Merit


Federal Aid

Students who demonstrate need may qualify for one or more types of federal financial assistance through The George Washington University, including:

  • Federal Pell Grant
  • Academic Competivitness Grant (ACG) and SMART Grant
  • Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
  • College Work-Study Program
  • Federal Perkins Loan
  • Federal Stafford Loan
  • Federal TEACH Grant


Institutional Aid


Students who demonstrate financial need may qualify for one or more types of need based institutional aid through The George Washington University, including:

  • The University Alumni Award
  • GW Guaranteed Grant
  • The Board of Trustees Scholarship


The conditions of some of our endowed scholarships are such that we ask students to let us know if they qualify. To view the requirements for these awards, please click here.



Students who demonstrate academic excellence may qualify for one of the following merit based institutional awards through The George Washington University. (Note: Merit awards are counted in our calculation of a family's financial need.)

  • Presidential Academic Scholarship
  • Presidential Performing Arts Scholarship
  • Elliot Engineering Honors Scholarship
  • Stephen Joel Trachtenberg Scholar
  • Francine Trachtenberg Scholar
  • Scottish Rite Scholarship

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