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 invited to apply for a competitive scholarship - The First-Year Academic Achievement Scholarship. The most outstanding applicants will be awarded a First-Year Academic Achievement Scholarship. To apply for this scholarship, students eligible are required to attend a Celebration of the Achievement award ceremony. A scholarship application and instruction will be given only to those who attend the event. The First-Year Academic Achievement Scholarship rewards $500 - 1,000 to be used towards students' tuition for the following semester.
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 Korea campus. The awards are not applicable 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 a in good academic standing
- have a Mason student ID (G#) and email address
- be free from any administrative holds
- have cumulative GPA of 3.7 or higher at the time of this application
- be a freshman who have completed the first semester at Mason
- have attended the Celebration of Achievement event
If a student was selected as a recipient of this scholarship, a student must meet the requirements specified below to retain his or her scholarship recipient status.
In order 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.
- If a student is eligible for this scholarship, the student will receive a email invitation to the Celebration of Achievement event in April/November.
- An application form and detailed instruction for application will be provided at the Celebration of Achievement Event.