When Adonis McCrary walked into Georgia Tech’s Office of Undergraduate Admission in March 2025, he was expecting to drop off some paperwork. Instead, he left with his acceptance letter, hand-delivered to him by the Undergraduate Admission team.
In August, the Office of Scholar Programs welcomed a new G. Wayne Clough Tech Promise Scholars Program cohort to Georgia Tech. Tech Promise, Tech’s need-based scholarship program, makes it possible for qualifying Georgia students from low-income households to earn a debt-free degree at Tech.
The moment Giuli Capparelli Sanabria received the G. Wayne Clough Tech Promise Scholarship, Georgia Tech’s need-based scholarship, is one that she still gets emotional over nearly two years later.
Now, as a second-year biology major at Tech, Capparelli Sanabria focuses on extending the gratitude to others as she focuses on her dreams of becoming a veterinarian.
By the time JahWill Fannings, a fourth-year business administration major from West Point, Georgia, reached his senior year of high school, he had already founded a music production company, Jah Studios, and set a laser focus on obtaining a Georgia Tech education.
As a NASA Pathways intern, Gates Scholar, and G. Wayne Clough Tech Promise Scholar, J’Avani Stinson has devoted himself to the tenets of progress and service through his research, academics, and extracurriculars. Fueled by a lifelong love of science and devotion to helping others, Stinson hopes to use the generosities afforded to him to continue improving society.
Tech Promise Scholar and Fulbright recipient Jason Sodikin will travel to Austria in the fall to teach English.
For Cameron Barnett, the G. Wayne Clough Tech Promise Program was likely the only way she could attend Georgia Tech. Now freshly graduated with a debt-free degree, she reflects on her time at Tech and mentor relationship with professor and Tech Promise donor Bill Todd.
Because of an opportunity to earn a debt-free degree through the G. Wayne Clough Georgia Tech Promise Program, Heather Johnston has been able to pursue her passions and give back to her community.
Because of an opportunity to earn a debt-free degree through the G. Wayne Clough Georgia Tech Promise Program, Andrés Robles Sotomayor is able to pursue his longtime passion and learn how he can channel that passion to give back to his country.
Sarah Banks Hogg, a 2013 graduate from Georgia Tech, reflects on the value of a debt-free college experience, a privilege she enjoyed because of the G. Wayne Clough Georgia Tech Promise Program.