{"60159":{"#nid":"60159","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Promise has largest incoming freshman class","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMore than 360 students have benefited from the G. Wayne\nClough Georgia Tech Promise Scholarship Program.\u0026nbsp; This fall 71 incoming freshmen representing 36 counties \u0026nbsp;are participating in the program, comprising\nthe largest incoming class in the program\u2019s history.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ELaunched in 2007, Tech Promise is designed to help academically\nqualified Georgia students whose families have an annual income of less than\n$33,300 (150 percent of the federal poverty level) earn their college degree\ndebt-free.\u0026nbsp; To date, 93 students\nhave graduated from Georgia Tech with the support of the program.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EPicking up where Georgia\u2019s HOPE scholarship and other\nfinancial aid options leave off, the program is individually tailored for each\napplicant. Assistance includes scholarships, grants, and job opportunities that\nallow eligible in-state students to attend Georgia Tech without the burden of\nstudent loan debt.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EJillian Wilms, a junior chemical engineering major from\nGainesville, Georgia, believes the program has given her opportunities that she\nmay not have had otherwise. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am pretty sure I would not have gone to a major\nuniversity,\u201d said Wilms.\u0026nbsp; \u201cI meet\nthe same qualifications as every other student. Tech Promise gives me the\nopportunity to have the same experience and not worry about money, but focus on\nmy education.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWilms is also enhancing her experience on campus by conducting\n10-12 hours a week of lab research focused on whether bacterial\nproteins can inhibit certain receptors on cancer cells as part of a work-study\nassignment available through Tech Promise. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOverall, the Tech Promise program has filled a very\nnecessary hole that often was a roadblock to students ultimately deciding to\ncome to Georgia Tech,\u201d said Undergraduate Admission Director Rick Clark.\u0026nbsp; \u201cThe program is giving students, like\nJillian, the opportunity to have a cohesive four-year experience at Georgia\nTech and remain debt free, bringing in students that may not have necessarily have\nthought Georgia Tech was an option for them.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMarie Mons, director, of Scholarships and Financial Aid,\nsays the program plays an important role in keeping students on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIf you study hard and get admitted to Georgia Tech and your\nfamily is in a situation where you need the Tech Promise program, then we want\nto make sure we put together a program that will help students not only get to\nTech but to graduate,\u201d said Mons.\u0026nbsp; \u201cThe\nkey to the Tech Promise program is not only recruitment, but also retention.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Mons, those interested in the Tech Promise\nScholarship Program must first concentrate on being academically prepared.\u0026nbsp; She\u2019s hoping that news of the program\nwill inspire middle school and high school students who are interested in\nGeorgia Tech to study hard and work on their academics.\u0026nbsp; The next step is to apply to Georgia\nTech.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAn annual application is required for Tech Promise, and\nindividual evaluations are conducted to calculate each candidate\u2019s specific\nfinancial needs. Students may reapply for up to four academic years (eight\nsemesters) of full-time enrollment. Levels of support\/award in subsequent years\nare based on the student\u2019s family\u2019s financial situation and academic standing.\nThe funding made available through Tech Promise will cover the published cost\nof attendance at Georgia Tech. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, visit the Tech Promise website at \u003Ca title=\u0022Tech Promise Program\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.promise.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Epromise.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"The need-based scholarship program enters its fourth year with more than 90 graduates"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMore than 360 students have benefited from the G. Wayne\nClough Georgia Tech Promise Scholarship Program.\u0026nbsp; This fall 71 incoming \nfreshmen representing 36 counties \u0026nbsp;are participating in the program, \ncomprising\nthe largest incoming class in the program\u2019s history.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2010-07-22 08:36:42","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:07:11","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-07-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-07-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"60158":{"id":"60158","type":"image","title":"Jillian Wilms","body":null,"created":"1449176253","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:57:33","changed":"1475894520","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:00","alt":"Jillian Wilms","file":{"fid":"191069","name":"Jillian_Wilms.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Jillian_Wilms_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Jillian_Wilms_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1708125,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Jillian_Wilms_0.jpg?itok=gST9xYAq"}}},"media_ids":["60158"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/promise.gatech.edu\/","title":"Tech Promise"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"291","name":"Bud Peterson"},{"id":"1970","name":"Clough"},{"id":"1411","name":"financial aid"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"10311","name":"Jillian Wilms"},{"id":"1969","name":"Tech Promise"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["mattnagel@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}