Developing a New Generation of Global Leaders
Alumni of the Elliott School of International Affairs make their mark on the world as trailblazers, leaders, and innovators. Yet too many future leaders lack the financial means to pursue and complete higher education. Scholarships open doors for exceptional undergraduate and graduate students, including those whose talent and ambition might exceed their financial means. By lowering financial hurdles, scholarships play a large role in ensuring a diverse student body.
Increasing Access to Promote Equity
Scholarships and fellowships are more critical now than at any time in the history of the George Washington University – and the only way to keep GW accessible to all qualified students during this time of exceptional economic uncertainty. The pandemic’s disproportionate impact on lower-income families has widened inequality, putting the costs of higher education further out of reach. We are determined to reverse this trend.
A robustly diverse student body is especially important to the study of international affairs, and
the Elliott School is deeply committed to attracting and supporting outstanding students from the widest possible range of upbringings and experiences.
As the United States becomes an increasingly diverse society, and as the world becomes more multipolar geopolitically, the inclusion of previously underrepresented perspectives can help ensure that the international affairs community better represents the domestic and international public it serves. Increasing access to an international affairs education can help ensure that we are best positioned to understand and resolve the most pressing challenges facing the interconnected world today, and can nurture a new generation of international affairs leaders who understand the complexity of this diverse world, and therefore the importance of equity, respect, justice, inclusion, and civil discourse to greater understanding.
The George Washington University as a whole, and the Elliott School in particular, are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which all members of our community have the opportunity to reach their full potential, to do good work, and to contribute to the university’s mission. Our emphasis on equity prioritizes providing opportunities and resources for historically underrepresented populations in order to promote equal access – with the goal of attaining a diverse student body, closing achievement gaps, and reducing disparities.
With these values in mind, the university recently dedicated significant new funds to tuition support. Yet additional resources are critically needed, and philanthropy is crucial to our mission. Scholarships that open doors to an Elliott School education truly change many lives – for students and their families, and across communities near and far.
Elliott School students aspire to make the world a better place for humankind. At the Elliott School, we provide the knowledge, skills, and experience that enable them to realize this aspiration. We invite you to join us in our mission