Low-income students

The School of Medicine’s Mitchell Scholars Endowed Fund provides tuition support for limited-income medical students who are committed to serving communities in need.

The First Fellows Program in the College of Arts & Sciences provides academic guidance, faculty mentors, connections to career pathways, and financial support for first-generation students.

An unprecedented disruption in SNAP benefits during the government shutdown left higher education institutions working to find ways to support students experiencing sudden food insecurity.

Shakila Guevara Stahl (B’15), a first-generation college graduate and alumna of the Georgetown Scholars Program (GSP) discusses the inspiration for and impact of the Stahl Summer Scholars Program Fund, which…

“Equity engines,” or colleges that consistently and effectively serve substantial proportions of low-income students, are clustered in just 26 states, according to a recent analysis.

A new report by the National College Attainment Network finds that most public colleges are financially out of reach for the average low-income student, especially as families face new caps…

A new club at Georgetown University’s School of Medicine helps first-generation medical students navigate the challenges of medical school and find community.

Recent Georgetown graduates Lisa Kennedy (C’25) and Michelle Ramos (C’25) look back on their time as co-presidents of the Georgetown Scholars Program and how the program helped them embrace their…

The cancellation of the online dashboard called Landscape comes after increased scrutiny of how schools use economic and demographic data in college admissions.

For 60 years, federal TRIO programs have provided college preparation for millions of low-income and first-generation students and students with disabilities.