Apply
Applying is easy. Just follow the guidelines below and contact us if you have any questions.
Eligibility
Mini-courses are open to rising 10th, 11th, and 12th graders.
The 6-week program for credit is open to rising seniors.
International students may enroll in these programs. GW will issue an I-94 certificate of eligibility for qualified international students requiring an F-1 visa for the 6-week credit program.
Application Requirements
- Application form (2010 application will be available in late fall)
- 500 – 600 word essay explaining why you are interested in coming to a pre-college program and why you have chosen your particular course
- Official high school transcript
- Two recommendations: one from a teacher and one from a guidance counselor
- $40 application fee
- Optional - copies of test scores (PSAT, SAT, ACT)
Application Deadline: May 15
Early application is encouraged as courses fill quickly. Your application will be reviewed when all components are received. Late applications are accepted on a space-available basis. Summer Scholars admission does not imply admission to The George Washington University.
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The GW Experience
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Creating Next Generation Leaders
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Where the City is a Classroom
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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.