Tuition, Fees and Scholarships
Tuition
Mini-Courses
Resident: $2,600
Commuter: $1,950
Financial aid and scholarships are not available for non-credit programs.
6-Week Program
Resident: $6,100
Commuter: $4,400
Need-based assistance is limited and available only to eligible domestic students in the 6-week pre-college program. Need-based assistance awards are partial awards based on demonstrated financial need, as determined by information provided in the Summer Scholars Financial Aid Application. A copy of the most recent IRS 1040 tax form is required. Requests for scholarship or need-based assistance must be received by March 31, 2009. Financial aid is awarded on a rolling basis as funding allows. Early application is encouraged.
Deposits and Refunds
A non-refundable $500 deposit is required to secure your place in either program. The deposit is applied toward tuition. The remaining balance is due in full prior to the start date of your program. The refund policy for students who withdraw follows:
Prior to program start date: 100% of balance
First week of program: 70% of balance
After first week: No refund
NOTE: Students who are dismissed from the program forfeit the right to a refund.
Einstein Summer Research Scholarship
The Einstein Scholarship is a partial merit scholarship given to a student who demonstrates academic excellence in science. This scholarship provides the opportunity to work with physics professors and undergraduates on research in the GW nanotechnology lab. This research serves as the 3-credit elective. The award is applied toward the recipient’s tuition.
Eligibility: High school juniors with a strong record of academic achievement including honors/advanced placement science courses, a keen and demonstrated interest in the sciences and the intellectual maturity to assist and commit to a regular schedule of college level research.
To Apply: In place of the general application essay, submit a personal statement addressing how this science research opportunity will be of future benefit. Instead of the teacher recommendation form, submit a letter of nomination from a science teacher specifically addressing your qualifications for individual research. This is a competitive scholarship, and only one scholarship will be awarded. The application deadline is March 31, 2009.
*NOTE: The award may not be used in conjunction with need-based awards.
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.