First-Year Academic Achievement Scholarship
Summary
The First-Year Academic Achievement Scholarship (formerly known as Freshmen Achievement Award) is given to students as recognition for completing their first semesters at Mason with outstanding academic performances. Students with a first-semester GPA of 3.7 or higher will receive the award.
Recipients of this award are eligible to apply for the competitive First-Year Academic Achievement Scholarship. Top applicants will receive a scholarship ranging from $500 to $1,000, applied toward tuition for the following semester. Eligible students will be contacted via email during their second semester at MK with application instructions.
Eligible students will apply during their second semester at Mason. Both first and second-semester GPAs will be considered during the scholarship review. The scholarship will be awarded before the beginning of the student's third semester to the scholarship recipients.
Check out the Scholarship Policy section below for more information. Questions about the First-Year Academic Achievement Scholarship should be directed to mksch@gmu.edu.
Scholarship Policy
The First-Year Academic Achievement Scholarship rewards $500 - 1,000 to be used towards students' tuition for the following semester. The awards are applicable only towards Spring and Fall semester tuition at the Korea campus. The awards do not apply to summer term tuition.
In order to be eligible to apply for the First-Year Academic Achievement Scholarship, the applicant must;
- have been admitted to Mason Korea
- be in good academic standing
- have a Mason student ID (G#) and email address
- be free from any administrative holds
- have a cumulative GPA of 3.7 or higher at the time of this application
- be a first-year student who has completed the first semester at Mason
If a student is selected as a recipient of this scholarship, the student must meet the requirements specified below to retain his or her scholarship recipient status.
To retain one's scholarship recipient status, the recipient must;
- maintain enrollment under full-time status (12 credits or more per semester) at Mason Korea
Otherwise, the award will be forfeited. Please note that George Mason University reserves the right to rescind all or part of this scholarship if the student does not meet these requirements.
Eligible students will receive an email invitation in April (for the Spring semester) and in November (for the Fall semester) with a link to the online application.
Review the application carefully and submit the following (PDF File Only):
- Unofficial Transcript
- Resume
- Personal Statement
AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION IF:
To ensure a fair review process, failure to comply with the instructions, including but not limited to the following examples, may lead to automatic disqualification:
- Failure to follow formatting guidelines (e.g., submitting a Word document instead of a PDF).
- Exceeding the word count requirements.
- Omitting required documentation (e.g., failing to submit an Unofficial Transcript).
- Submitting incorrect documents (e.g. submitting Final Grades instead of an Unofficial Transcript).
- Making false claims or misrepresentations (e.g., stating that you have completed a program that you have not).
- Having been sanctioned for violations of the institution’s Honor Code or Academic Standards policies.
Please review your submission carefully to ensure compliance with these requirements.
To learn more about the First-Year Academic Achievement Scholarship, please check out the scholarship page. Should you have any questions, feel free to reach out to mksch@gmu.edu.