<p>I received a letter telling me that I have been selected as a 1789 Scholar. Could someone explain to me in depth what this means? There was a short letter explaining it but I was wondering if tere was anyone who could give me an in depth explanation.</p>
<p>You got a $22,000 merit scholarship per year including an extra $3,000 so you don’t have to take out the standard loan amount.</p>
<p>Did you also receive the scholarship? Do you know any of the extra benefits that the letter talked about?</p>
<p>CSIHSIS’ numbers are correct. But it’s not a merit scholarship, it’s a need-based scholarship. You are also placed into the Georgetown Scholarship Program.</p>
<p>[1789</a> Scholarships and The Georgetown Scholarship Program (GSP) - Student Financial Services](<a href=“http://finaid.georgetown.edu/page/1242672858636.html]1789”>http://finaid.georgetown.edu/page/1242672858636.html)</p>
<p>Thanks for the link. So is it a need-based scholarship that is given by merit? They seem to indicate it’s selective so I didn’t understand a difference. Also, is the Georgetown Scholarship Program a specific benefit at Georgetown?</p>
<p>It is need-based, but there are additional selection criteria (whether that makes it ‘selective’ or not is an open question). Generally-speaking, it is targeted toward those who are first-generation college attendees, along with other, similar compelling factors. So it is not a merit award, but rather a ‘targeted need-based’ award.</p>
<p>The original name of the initiative was the Georgetown Scholarship Program (GSP), and it comes with a programming component that is designed to offer on-going support to recipients, with an eye toward the specific challenges that first-generation college attendees might face. The “1789 Scholarship Imperative” is a branding/fundraising effort that was added later as part of the fundraising campaign for GSP and the capital campaign as a whole.</p>
<p>Not understanding:</p>
<p>Candidates for these scholarships are nominated by the GU Office of Undergraduate Admissions based on their admissions applications.</p>
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<p>Admissions applications =/= financial aid apps.</p>
<p>Anyway, who cares, I got a scholarship xD</p>
<p>^exactly. They said the admissions committee nominated me. So I am not sure how it was need-based to start. I am also not a first generation student not one of a compelling background. I am simply a student who needed aid.
I’m sure that you know of the program better than I. I just don’t get how it was a need based award but the admissions committee, who doesn’t know my complete financial circumstances, nominated me for it.</p>
<p>My question is: Is PEP only for people that got the scholarship or can anyone apply? I hope the former so there’s less competition to go xD</p>
<p>When you say PEP, do you mean the Georgetown Scholars Program? I just can’t understand the distinction. There must be a reason, because my family situation is not something weird or compelling.</p>
<p>The admissions committees know whether you applied for aid or not - there’s a checkbox for that on the application. Those who did can be nominated/flagged for GSP. The GSP award determinations are made by a GSP committee. Those who applied for aid but whose demonstrated financial need is not very high would most likely not be selected by the committee.</p>
<p>As the number of available scholarships continues to increase, the selection criteria have likely grown broader (I don’t have any special insight into this), so it may no longer be as heavily targeted toward first-generation and similar applicants.</p>
<p>Which Pre-Enrollment Program are you referring to, specifically?</p>