Georgia Institute of Technology Scholarships (2026–2027)

📅 2027–2028 Planning Note: The costs below reflect the most recently published figures (2026–2027). Universities typically finalize the next year’s rates in the spring, and we’ll update this page once official 2027–2028 numbers are released.

Planning tip: At large public universities, tuition, fees, and housing usually increase modestly each year (often in the 2–5% range). For early budgeting, families may want to plan for roughly $1,000–$1,500 more in-state or $2,000–$3,000 more out-of-state in total direct costs once new rates are published.

Average Federal Net Price: $13,289 — this is what families actually paid after grants and scholarships (no loans), based on the most recent federal data. Your specific cost could be significantly lower or higher depending on your financial aid eligibility and merit scholarships. New to Net Price & SAI? Read our guide.

📌 Regional Tuition & Waiver Options

The in-state number above is the sticker, not the bill. Georgia residents who earned HOPE or Zell Miller see most of that tuition line disappear before Tech contributes a dollar of its own. Zell Miller covers full standard tuition for qualifying students, HOPE covers a large share of it, and both come from the state rather than from Georgia Tech. That is why an engineering degree from a top-ten program can end up costing a Georgia family less than a mid-tier private school in another state.

Tech is not a discount school for non-residents. There is no regional reciprocity path, no automatic merit to offset the gap, and no broad out-of-state waiver. The two waivers that exist, Gold and Provost, go to a small number of students each year and are covered further down this page. Budget for the full out-of-state figure and treat any waiver as a happy surprise rather than a plan.

📅 Georgia Tech Scholarship Timeline (Simple Version)

• October 15: Early Action 1 deadline for Georgia students. This is the scholarship deadline for in-state families.
• November 3: Early Action 2 deadline for everyone else. This is the scholarship deadline for out-of-state families.
• January 5: Regular Decision. Admission is still possible, major scholarships mostly are not.
• January 31: The money deadline. GT App, FAFSA, and CSS Profile all due.
• Late January: Stamps and Gold semifinalist notifications post to the admission portal.
• Early February: Semifinalist interviews.
• March or April: Finalist weekend on campus for the top group.

Parent rule of thumb: at Tech, the Early Action deadline for your residency is the only scholarship deadline that matters. Everything downstream flows from it.

HOPE and Zell Miller are Georgia Student Finance Commission programs, not Georgia Tech programs, which is why they do not appear in the scholarship cards on this page. They are also the reason a Tech degree is affordable for most in-state families. Zell Miller covers full standard tuition for students who hit the higher academic bar. HOPE covers a large share of it for students who hit the standard bar. Neither one requires an essay or an interview. Both require the FAFSA or the GSFAPPS plus the Georgia Tech financial aid application. Full details are on our Georgia state aid and grants page.

The G. Wayne Clough Georgia Tech Promise Program covers 100% of demonstrated financial need for qualifying in-state students, producing a debt-free degree. It stacks on top of HOPE or Zell Miller, federal grants, and a work study job. It is covered in the Hidden Gems section below because it is need-based rather than merit-based, but for the families it fits, it is the most valuable thing on this entire page.

Stamps, Gold, and the Provost Scholarship. Roughly 50 Stamps awards, 10 to 20 Gold awards, and a limited number of Provost waivers across an entering class of nearly 4,000. These are covered in the next section. They are real and they are life-changing for the students who get them, but no family should build a college budget around winning one.

Both programs are built on four stated pillars: scholarship, leadership, progress, and service. Notice that only one of those four is academic. Tech has thousands of applicants with excellent transcripts, so grades and scores get a student into the reading pile and nothing more. What separates finalists is a track record of doing something real over time. A student who founded and ran one thing for three years reads better here than a student who joined nine clubs senior year.

Stamps is described by Tech as going to roughly the top 1% of first-year students. Gold goes to roughly the top 2%. Both start with the same broad review of the Early Action pool.

❓ Flagship / Competitive Scholarship FAQs

What is the deadline for Georgia Tech’s flagship scholarships?
Your Early Action deadline, which depends on residency. Georgia students must apply by October 15. Non-Georgia students must apply by November 3. There is no separate scholarship application and no later scholarship deadline. Regular Decision applicants are not considered for Stamps or Gold.

How many Stamps President’s Scholarships are awarded?
Roughly 50 per entering class. The program expanded from 40 to 50 through additional funding from benefactor E. Roe Stamps IV. It is a four-year full ride covering tuition, mandatory fees, housing, meal plan, books and academic supplies, personal expenses, and a first-year laptop stipend, plus $12,000 in enrichment funding for international experiences, unpaid internships, unpaid research, and conferences.

How many Gold Scholarships are awarded?
Approximately 10 to 20 students enroll as Gold Scholars each year. Georgia residents receive a tuition, fees, and books scholarship worth roughly $12,500 annually. Non-residents receive an out-of-state tuition waiver worth roughly $21,000 annually, which brings their cost down to the in-state rate. Both run up to eight semesters.

What does the Stamps selection process look like?
Applicants are reviewed from the Early Action pool. Semifinalists are notified through the admission portal in late January and complete a virtual, asynchronous interview in early February. Top semifinalists become finalists and are invited to campus with their parents in March or April for additional interviews and an information weekend.

Is the Provost Scholarship something we apply for?
No. Tech uses your admission application, the GT App, the FAFSA, and the CSS Profile to select recipients. It is a waiver of the non-resident portion of tuition for up to eight semesters, awarded to first-year non-residents with significant financial need and extraordinary academic achievement. Be aware that students who are not selected are never contacted, so silence is the answer. Recipients must maintain a 3.00 cumulative GPA and 12 credit hours per semester.

Can international students win these?
Provost requires U.S. citizenship or permanent residency. Stamps is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents, plus international applicants with an established role working with a community-based organization or similar partnership with Georgia Tech. In general, international students are not eligible for Georgia Tech financial aid.

Can transfer students get these?
Not the four-year Stamps award. These programs are built for entering first-year students.

Does Georgia Tech offer a National Merit package?
No. Tech does not sponsor a National Merit Finalist scholarship the way some public universities do. Finalists can still receive corporate-sponsored or National Merit Scholarship Corporation awards, which are reported to Tech as outside scholarships.

Is Georgia Tech a Stamps Scholars partner?
Yes. Tech’s Stamps President’s Scholars Program is part of the national Stamps Scholars network, which connects scholars across partner institutions through regional meetups and a biennial national convention.

🧠 Parent Strategy: At Georgia Tech, the Paperwork Is the Application

Most of the money in this section has no separate application form. Instead, Tech matches admitted students against its funds using what you already submitted. That sounds convenient until you realize the flip side: if the paperwork is incomplete on January 31, you are simply not in the pool, and nobody will call to tell you.

1. Complete the Georgia Tech Application for Scholarships and Financial Aid (the GT App). This one is easy to miss because it is not the FAFSA and it is not the Common App.
2. File the FAFSA. Tech’s federal school code is 001569.
3. File the CSS Profile. Tech’s CSS code is 5248. This is the one that unlocks Georgia Tech’s own institutional money.
4. Georgia residents: file the GSFAPPS if you are applying for HOPE or Zell Miller only and skipping the FAFSA. If you file the FAFSA, you do not need it.
5. Everyone: complete the alumni scholarship opt-in by February 1. This is a separate step from everything above.
6. Redo all of it every single year. Tech Promise and Val-Sal both require an on-time application each academic year to keep the award.

Parent translation: at Tech, filing on time is worth more than any essay your student will write.

The Georgia Tech Alumni Association administers hundreds of regional, corporate, and affinity scholarships every year. Individually they are small, often $1,000 to $5,000. Collectively they are the easiest money on this page to miss, because eligibility is usually driven by something you already are: where you live, where a parent works, or which affinity group your family connects to. The catch is that the admission application alone does not enter you. There is an opt-in step with a February 1 deadline. Spend twenty minutes on the alumni scholarship page and check whether your student lines up with a named fund.

❓ Hidden Gems FAQ

What is Tech Promise and how do we know if we qualify?
The G. Wayne Clough Georgia Tech Promise Program is Tech’s need-based commitment to Georgia families. Tech states it serves academically qualified in-state students with family incomes below $55,500. It covers 100% of demonstrated financial need by combining HOPE or Zell Miller, federal grants including Pell, Georgia Tech’s own funds, and a Federal Work Study job, producing a debt-free degree. There is no separate application. You qualify by being admitted, being a Georgia resident, and filing your aid paperwork by January 31. Check the current income threshold each year, because Tech raised it once already.

Our student is the valedictorian. Is the Val-Sal Scholarship automatic?
Admission is close to automatic through the Georgia Tech Scholars Program, but the scholarship is not. The Val-Sal award requires demonstrated financial need on top of the val or sal designation, plus documented HOPE or Zell Miller eligibility. It pays $2,500 a year, or $5,000 a year for students who are also Pell eligible. Eligibility runs eight semesters and you must refile the financial aid application every year.

Can these stack with HOPE or Zell Miller?
Yes, and that is the whole design. Tech Promise and Val-Sal both sit on top of state aid rather than replacing it. Departmental awards like the Scheller Dean’s Scholarship also stack. The limit is Tech’s total cost of attendance, so aid cannot exceed what the year actually costs.

What is the Scheller Dean’s Scholarship worth?
Roughly $20,000 to $50,000 spread across four years, which works out to about $5,000 to $12,500 per year. Approximately 15 to 18 incoming Business Administration students receive it annually. It is renewable for four years and requires no separate application beyond applying to Tech as a business major and filing your aid paperwork by January 31.

My student is not a business major. Are there departmental awards elsewhere?
Yes, but they are less visible than Scheller’s. Georgia Tech has more than 850 named institutional scholarship funds with criteria set by donors, covering everything from major to hometown to background. You do not browse them the way you would at a school with a public scholarship portal. Tech matches you to them from the GT App, FAFSA, and CSS Profile. That is another reason to file all three even if you think you will not qualify for need-based aid.

What is the FIRST Robotics Scholarship and is it worth chasing?
It is a $5,000 one-time, need-based award for one incoming student who was actively involved in a participating FIRST team during junior and senior year. Selection is driven by financial need first, with depth of FIRST involvement as the tiebreaker. Only one student wins it each year, with alternates named, and the recipient is notified in early April. If your student did FIRST, list it in the activities section of the application. It costs nothing to be considered.

Which of these are open to current Tech students rather than incoming freshmen?
The Campus Services Scholarship requires at least one semester on campus and a 3.00 GPA, with a March 15 deadline and an essay documenting leadership and campus contribution. The Scheller undergraduate awards for current students are announced by email during the year and go to business majors already performing well. Both are worth putting on a calendar for sophomore year.

How will we know if we won something?
Most institutional awards show up in the financial aid offer rather than as a separate announcement. Provost recipients are notified around the time the aid offer posts, and non-recipients are never contacted at all. Stamps and Gold semifinalist status posts to the admission portal in late January.

First-year JMHP students are required to live in the program’s residence halls at Eighth Street Apartments. Apartment-style housing can be priced differently from standard first-year dorms, so check the Housing and Residence Life rate sheet before you say yes. This is the one place where honors participation can move your bill, and it moves it up rather than down.

A student can join the JMHP or one of Tech’s living learning communities, but not both. The living learning communities include Design Bloc, Explore, First Year Semester Abroad, Global Leadership, and Grand Challenges. If your student is drawn to one of those, that is a genuine alternative rather than a lesser option. Students in the summer Challenge Program or the iGniTe Summer Launch program can still apply to the JMHP.

Georgia Tech is academically demanding and has a reputation for it. Retention is very high, which suggests students who get in generally thrive, but the workload is real and the curve is real. This is not the right fit for every strong student, and a student who wants a broad liberal arts experience with a lively humanities culture will find Tech narrower than a state flagship. What Tech delivers in exchange is a degree with unusual earning power and an employer network that opens doors immediately.

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