Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Scholarships and Merit Aid

Atlanta, Georgia

7 scholarships Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

18,260Undergraduates

13%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (2)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

Zell Miller Scholarship

Published requirement: 3.7 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1200 SAT, or 3.7 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 25 ACT
Who it is for: In-state students
Renewable: Yes, per the school

For 2025-2026, the Zell Miller Scholarship pays 100% of the total cost of in-state tuition. This is a maximum of $10,512 for two semesters of enrollment in 15 credit hours per term.finaid.gatech.edu (read 2026-07-07)

HOPE Scholarship

$10,512

Published requirement: 3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for: In-state students
Renewable: Yes, per the school

For 2025-26, the HOPE Scholarship pays a maximum of $10,512 for two semesters of enrollment in 15 credit hours per term. Actual payment amounts for HOPE will be pro-rated down for students enrolled in fewer than 15 eligible hours.finaid.gatech.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Department awards open to incoming freshmen (5)

Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.

Scheller College of Business Dean's Scholarship

$20,000 to $50,000

Department: Scheller College of Business
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Dean's Scholarships are four-year scholarships, range from $20,000 up to $50,000 during an undergraduate careerscheller.gatech.edu (read 2026-07-10)

College of Engineering Dean's Scholars Program

$10,000

Department: College of Engineering
Renewable: Yes, per the school

Awarding $10,000 each academic year for up to 8 semesters in the College of Engineering and $2,000 for academic enrichmentdeanscholars.coe.gatech.edu (read 2026-07-10)

MSE Multi-Year Scholarships

$3,000 to $6,000

Department: School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
Renewable: Yes, per the school

MSE scholarship awards are $3000/year to $6000/year.mse.gatech.edu (read 2026-07-10)

MSE Research Scholars Program

$7,000

Department: School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering

The MSE Research Scholarship award is $7000, which is awarded during the summer.mse.gatech.edu (read 2026-07-10)

William Gilmer Perry Award

$100

Department: School of Literature, Media, and Communication, Ivan Allen College
Renewable: Not stated as renewable

The award is $100.iac.gatech.edu (read 2026-07-10)

Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.

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What Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$30,928In-state, per year

$55,314Out-of-state, per year

Where Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus lists its scholarships

ScholarshipUniverse (gatech.scholarshipuniverse.com) — Georgia Tech's outside/private scholarship-matching tool, not a departmental award listing hub

Where this came from

https://deanscholars.coe.gatech.edu/ (read 2026-07-10)
https://finaid.gatech.edu/undergraduate-types-aid/hope-scholarship (read 2026-07-07)
https://finaid.gatech.edu/undergraduate-types-aid/outside-scholarships/ (read 2026-07-10)
https://finaid.gatech.edu/undergraduate-types-aid/zell-miller (read 2026-07-07)
https://iac.gatech.edu/academics/admissions-costs/financial-aid/merit-awards (read 2026-07-10)
https://www.mse.gatech.edu/undergraduate-program/scholarships (read 2026-07-10)
https://www.scheller.gatech.edu/explore-programs/undergraduate/scholarships/incoming-freshmen.html (read 2026-07-10)

Every amount on this page was read off a Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.