U.S. Veterans and Active Duty Military
GW is one of the first universities to offer significant commitment to U.S. veterans and the Yellow Ribbon Program. more...
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Applying to GW
Military personnel who have been on active duty within three years of submitting their application for admission are eligible to receive an application fee waiver. To receive the application waiver, please contact the admissions office of the school you are applying.
Some U.S. veterans qualify for the Yellow Ribbon Program (YRP), which provides funding to support them in graduate school. To learn more about this program and how to apply for the Yellow Ribbon Program, click here.
Veterans Services
The Veterans Services Office is a key resource for veterans and active duty military. For more information, please visit the Veteran Services Web site.
Connecting with other Veterans
Veteran Student Organization, GW chapter
Veteran Student Organization, National chapter (Student Veterans of America)
The GW Experience
Students
All in the Family
Greg and Heather Hachenburg talk about their undergraduate experience at GW, one of many sibling pairs to share in the Colonials legacy.
Creating Next Generation Leaders
GW program helps female students connect with leading women across a variety of fields and develop their roles as future women in leadership.
Where the City is a Classroom
Freshman volunteers experience life beyond Foggy Bottom...
Faculty
Fighting Neglected Diseases
GW professor works to eradicate diseases that affect the health, education and economic development of the world's poorest people.
Building the Super Computer
Pioneering lab puts GW at the forefront of high-speed computing and offers GW students unprecedented access to science and skills of the future.
Blast From the Past
Students map an ancient—and dramatic—eruption as part of a geological research program in the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains.
Alumni
Giving Back to the District of Columbia
D.C. public health director calls GW education the foundation of his career.
GW Opens Doors
A chance encounter with a GW alumna helped give one GW undergraduate, an aspiring broadcast journalist from Texas, his big break.
The Legend Lives On
The $2 million bequest commitment caps a lifetime of philanthropy and service to GW, establishing the Elyse B. and Donald R. Lehman Endowed Professorship in Theoretical Physics.