UGA Foundation Fellowship

• International students: annual stipend of $30,000 plus a Presidential waiver worth $21,740 per year.
• In-state students: $15,750 stipend plus the Zell Miller Scholarship ($10,134 per year); out-of-state students: $25,930 stipend plus a Presidential waiver ($20,844 per year).
• Three fully funded spring travel-study programs (valued at $15,000).
• One fully funded summer study-abroad program at the University of Oxford after the first year (valued at $10,000).
• Individual travel-study grants up to a cumulative $10,000.
• Research and academic conference grants up to a cumulative $2,000.

• Application deadline: November 1 each year.
• Finalists notified by late January.
• Finalist Interview Weekend: Friday February 26 and Saturday February 27, 2027 (no alternate dates).

1. Submit the UGA First-Year Admission application.
2. After receiving the Next Steps email and setting a password, start the Morehead Honors College/Foundation Fellowship application from the application status page.
3. Submit by November 1; recommendations from the admission application are used.
4. Attend the finalist interview weekend if selected.

Recommendations submitted with the First-Year Admission application are used for the Fellowship application.

Selection looks first for a very high academic threshold, then for leaders in school and community, special artistic, athletic or other talents, intellectual curiosity and commitment to sharing knowledge. Finalists are interviewed.