Goldwater Program
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation awards scholarships to current sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research-focused careers in engineering, mathematics, and the natural sciences.
These scholarships are up to $7,500 a year to help cover costs associated with tuition, fees, books, room and board. Sophomores who are awarded the scholarship will receive up to $7,500 in both their junior and their senior years. Juniors who receive the scholarship will receive up to $7,500 in their senior year.
This page has been updated with information about applying during academic year 2024-2025. Please join our Goldwater Scholarship e-mail list!
Requirements
- Applicants must be matriculated sophomores or juniors currently pursuing a Georgetown degree. Review carefully Goldwater’s definition of sophomore and junior. A student who is part-time may be nominated. As in the past, a student must be a full-time matriculated student during the academic terms when they receive financial support from the Goldwater Scholarship Foundation.
- Applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, or a permanent resident.
- Please review the Goldwater Scholarship eligibility webpage closely.
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Application Process
University nomination is required to apply for the Goldwater Scholarship; applicants cannot apply without it. To apply for internal endorsement, candidates should submit the following to fellowships@georgetown.edu by the internal endorsement deadline: November 4, 2024 at 12 PM (noon, not midnight) ET:
- A Parchment transcript
- Fill out a pre-application in the Goldwater portal
- Three letters of recommendation from professors/research mentors who may speak to your research experiences and strengths in your chosen field. NOTE: Recommenders, by this same due date, should email these letters directly to fellowships@georgetown.edu. Letters should be on letterhead and signed. (Recommenders should review guidance provided by the Goldwater Foundation.)
- Research essay; the Research Essay must have a title.
- CRF Advising Waiver and Agreement Form
- Hyperlinks should not be included in the applicant’s essays or in the letters of recommendation. Reviewers will not use these links.
- Full application in the Goldwater portal – visit an example of the online application in .pdf format. (You will have access to the full application after your pre-application is approved. Please fill out the pre-application well before the November 4 deadline to give yourself time to fill out the full application, which is required by the November 4 due date.)
The University may nominate up to four current sophomores or juniors to the Barry M. Goldwater Foundation. Additionally, Georgetown may nominate up to six students if one is a transfer student and one is a U.S. Veteran. Note: The fifth and sixth nominees cannot be two transfer students or two U.S. Veterans.
Read more about the Goldwater Scholarship’s review process.
For more information, please contact fellowships@georgetown.edu.
Dates
Application Opens: Submit a pre-application in the Goldwater Scholarship portal beginning Tuesday, September 3, 2024.
Internal Nomination Full Application Due (Required to Apply): Monday, November 4, 2024 at 12 PM (noon, not midnight) ET
National Deadline for GU Nominees: Friday, January 31, 2025, 6PM ET. Applications to Goldwater require internal nomination from Georgetown.
Contact a Scholar
If you are a potential applicant for the Goldwater Scholarship, the Center for Research & Fellowships is happy to connect you with a Georgetown Goldwater Scholar so that you can learn more about the process and the experience. Email fellowships@georgetown.edu to request an e-introduction.
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Updated April 2024