Partially funded

Gold Scholarship (Gold Scholars Program)

Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

Scholarship overview

The four-year Gold Scholarship is a merit-based award offered annually to the top two percent of first-year students. Recipients are selected on holistic excellence and potential within the programme's four pillars: Scholarship, Leadership, Progress and Service. Approximately 10 to 20 students enrol each year as Gold Scholars. The programme adds retreats, mentoring and professional development to financial support.

Award Information

  • New first-year students applying to Georgia Tech by the Early Action deadline.
  • Only citizens or permanent residents of the United States, or citizens of the United Kingdom, are eligible.
  • Transfer applicants are not eligible.
  • No minimum GPA, test score or class rank; the semifinalist middle 50% averages an SAT of 1450-1560 and an ACT of 33-35.
  • Up to eight semesters of funding.
  • Georgia residents: a tuition, fees and books scholarship valued at about $12,500 annually, assuming the Zell Miller Scholarship is received independently.
  • Out-of-state students: a tuition waiver valued at about $21,000 annually that reduces cost to the in-state rate.
  • Retreats, a pre-enrolment Southeast Tech Trek, priority first-year housing, special events, professional-staff mentoring and Faculty Guides.

Apply for admission by the Early Action deadline (October 15, 2026 for Georgia residents; November 2, 2026 for non-Georgia residents). Semifinalist interviews occur in late January for non-Georgia residents; finalists attend a weekend of activities in spring; deposit deadline is May 1.

  1. Submit the Georgia Tech first-year application by the Early Action deadline; no separate application is needed.
  2. Complete the semifinalist interview if advanced.
  3. Attend all finalist weekend activities if named a finalist.

Official links

How selection works

Selected in the same process as the Stamps President's Scholars. Interviews are not rescheduled except for documented hospitalisation or a death in the immediate household.

Other scholarships

View all scholarships →

Ready to start your study abroad journey?

Book a free consultation with our expert counsellors and take the first step towards your dream university.

Copyrights © 2026 StudyMapped. All rights reserved.