National Merit and National Achievement Scholarships
Each year Georgia Tech is proud to welcome over 100 freshman scholars who receive either the college sponsored or corporate National Merit award or the National Achievement award. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation designates the type of award offered to each student.
For more information, please contact www.nationalmerit.org.
National Achievement
Georgia Tech is proud to have National Achievement and corporate sponsored National Merit recipients in our freshmen class each year. Amounts and recipients for these programs are determined through a process administered by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
National Merit
The National Merit Scholarship Program supports four-year scholarships which are awarded to National Merit finalists who identify Georgia Tech as their first-choice college and who are not chosen for another National Merit/Achievement award. These scholarships range from $500 to $2,000 per academic year depending upon the student’s financial need as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The funds listed below have been designated to support the National Merit Scholarship Program. It is the generosity of these donors which makes this Program possible.
Fuller E. Callaway Fund
This endowment was created with a donation from the Callaway Foundation. Fuller E. Callaway, Jr. earned a degree in Textile Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1926. He was elected trustee of the Georgia Tech Foundation in 1944, and President from 1951-1952. In 1949, he was awarded the Alumni Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor awarded to a Georgia Tech Alumnus.
Class of 1931 Fund
This endowment was created on the occasion of the 50th reunion of the Class of 1931.
James Swann Floyd Fund
In 1964, James Swann Floyd, an Atlanta banker and businessman, donated $50,000 to the Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc. The use of the gift was unrestricted. At that time, it represented the largest undesignated gift that Tech had ever received from an individual non-alumnus. In 1968, the Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc. dedicated the fund to the National Merit Program.
Ernest Kellar Fund
The Livingston Foundation established this endowment in 1977 with a $50,000 donation in honor of one of their trustees.
Harold E. & Sigmund Montague Fund
This endowment was established in 1972 by Mrs. Harold E. Montague.
L. W."Chip" Robert, Jr. Fund
In 1963, the Robert Foundation, Inc. created this fund to honor L. W. "Chip" Robert Jr. The fund was designated in 1976 for National Merit Scholarships. Mr. Robert graduated from Georgia Tech in 1934.
R. A. "Pop" Siegel Fund
The Siegel Foundation, Inc. made a gift to the Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc. which established this endowment in 1971. The fund was named in honor of R. A. "Pop" Siegel. In 1979, the endowment was designated for National Merit Scholarships.
J. P. Stevens Fund
In 1978, the proceeds from the sale of property in Albany, Georgia were used to create this endowment. The property was donated to the Georgia Tech Foundation by the J. P. Stevens Company.
This website last reviewed/updated on 12/20/11