1,258
Students helped and counting
$135,000
Total dollars to be presented in 2024
$2,500
Average scholarship awarded in 2024
The 2024 GEF scholarship application submission window is now OPEN. The 2025 GEF scholarship application window will close September 30, 2024.
In calendar years 2022 and 2023 GEF awarded $100,000 worth of scholarships on behalf of our member firms, organizations, endowments, and donors to outstanding Engineering students from across the State of Georgia. In calendar year 2024 GEF will award $135,000 worth of scholarships to outstanding Engineering students from across the State of Georgia.
We congratulate all of previous scholarship winners and we particularly want to thank the continued support of our sponsors, donors and board volunteers.
Because of the support of our member organizations and the generosity of numerous individuals again in 2024, GEF was able to provide $135,000 in scholarships to 53 engineering students from 18 different engineering programs at UGA, Georgia Tech, KSU, Mercer, and Savannah State. What a testament to prioritizing support for the future engineers of Georgia!
Explore the people and organizations behind one of the premier scholarships sources in the Southeast. GEF Scholarships bring past and future together through vibrant scholarship connections.
GEF assembles a team of industry professionals from companies and technical societies/organizations. Rooted in academic partnership, GEF maintains the largest pool of engineering scholarships in the Southeast.
Find out more about how you can be a part of making a brighter future for today’s students!
to helping future engineers
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Transparency is a key value for GEF, and our Board meetings and events are posted publicly here. We encourage participation and accountability as natural outgrowths of our network of support.
Details from each Board meeting will be shared online so that you can stay up to date on the decisions that impact our future. Downloadable copies also provided here.
Funding is fueled by generous organizations as well as individuals like you. Find out more about how you can join the pool of patrons that support GEF Scholars each year.
View our schedule of events—including every Board meeting—so that you can find a way to connect near you.
Whether in time, money or expertise, you can make an impact on dozens of students this year. By becoming a member of the Georgia Engineering Foundation, your organization can join other industry leaders who have partnered together to complete a common scholarship program. The GEF scholarship program is a professionally conducted program that identifies and considers numerous qualified applicants and saves our donors the effort of conducting separate scholarship programs while maintaining their specific and individual scholarship criteria. All the while maintaining a transparent process with a single focus to help deserving students from Georgia. Click below to learn more.
Our Board serves entirely on a volunteer basis, and our annual Award Banquet runs on the generous time and hard work of countless others. You don’t have to be a Georgia Engineering Foundation organization member or donor to volunteer. Come find your niche in the GEF.
Your Donations are tax deductible.
You don’t have to be a Georgia Engineering Foundation organization member to sponsor a scholarship or make a donation. Private Companies, Non-GEF Member organizations or individuals can all sponsor scholarships or make a donation. Financial support of the Georgia Engineering Foundation empowers students to pursue their passions and helps reduce the burden of the ever growing cost of higher education.
Your support secures the future of engineering.
To give to the Georgia Engineering Foundation or for more information, contact Anita Atkinson