First Year Academic Merit Scholarships Awarded - UGA Undergraduate Admissions

First Year Academic Merit Scholarships Awarded - UGA Undergraduate Admissions First Year Academic Merit Scholarships Awarded Over the last several weeks the Admissions staff has carefully reviewed all our newly admitted First Year students to consider them for University of Georgia academic merit scholarships. (See the list and our discussion of merit and need-based aid at our website, https://admissions.uga.edu/article/scholarships-at-uga.html.) Virtually all scholarships available through Admissions have now been awarded, and we have contacted each of the recipients. At UGA, academic merit scholarships have become increasingly competitive.This is mainly due to the limited funding we have for these awards and the high number of extremely capable students who now gain University of Georgia admission. Nonetheless, we have somewhat increased the total number of these scholarships this year. For example, this year we inaugurated the Classic Scholarships which are offered to academically superior out-of-state first year students. At this point, if you have not received notice that you have an academic merit scholarship to attend UGA, it is highly unlikely you will receive an offer of one from us in Admissions. We are still finalizing a literal handful of specialized scholarships attached to very specific guidelines set by the generous donors who provide their funding. You can see if you have been awarded a UGA scholarship by checking your online application Status Check. Also, some UGA academic departments may also be awarding some scholarships which will not be reflected in the Status Check. If you have been selected for any of our Academic Merit awards, congratulations! Please be sure to read your offer letter carefully. Keep it for your records. In this letter you will see what requirements you must maintain to renew your scholarship each succeeding year and, in general, how much the scholarship is worth in relation to your overall costs. The UGA Office of Student Financial Aidmay also need to send you a revised Award letter if your scholarship was awarded after their preliminary awards were released.