Benefits

• Participation in a community of scholars who stimulate each other’s intellectual and personal development through the exchange of ideas and experiences 
• Annual stipend of approximately $10,500 (plus the HOPE/Zell Scholarship) for in-state students and $17,200 (plus an out-of-state tuition waiver) for out-of-state students
• Spring break travel-study programs
• Maymester study abroad program to Oxford, England immediately following the first year
• Travel-study grants up to a cumulative total of $7,500 for 2nd-, 3rd-, and 4th-year students. These are closely related to students’ academic and professional goals. They can be combined with a semester stipend to study overseas for a full semester or academic year
• Research and academic conference grants up to a cumulative total of $1,750 for 2nd-, 3rd-, and 4th-year students
• Special seminars and book discussions with UGA and visiting professors
• Faculty and peer mentoring

Requirements

• Maintain a minimum 3.50 cumulative UGA undergraduate GPA
• Take a minimum 12 hours per semester (except summer)
• Remain in good standing in the Honors Program
• Complete an Honors thesis or other capstone requirement for graduation with High or Highest Honors
• Attend key Foundation Fellows events
• Submit reports on travel-study programs
• Graduate in four years
• Contribute to the campus and/or local community
• Value the Fellowship and the opportunities it affords
• Use those opportunities wisely to advance academic and professional goals
• Exhibit the highest standards of personal behavior