Financial aid applications for the 2026-27 academic year are now open. The Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid encourages all Georgia Tech students (including those applying for first-year admission) to fill out their financial aid forms early to maximize their opportunities for aid.
As the semester approaches, the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid (OSFA) answers some of the top questions financial aid recipients may have about receiving their financial aid and how to pay their bill.
If you have questions about what your financial aid offer means, you’re not alone. Katie Conrad, Georgia Tech’s executive director of the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, breaks down the top questions you may have about navigating your financial aid offer.
Janet Arvizu-Garcia is a fourth-year international affairs and modern languages student from Toomsboro, Georgia. She is also president of the First-Generation Student Organization. For First-Generation Celebration Week (Nov. 4-8), Arvizu-Garcia answered some questions about her journey to Georgia Tech and offered tips for prospective first-generation students.
It’s time to apply for financial aid for the 2025-26 school year. There are two steps for continuing students and three for prospective incoming first-year students, and all students can start now with the 2025-26 Georgia Tech Application for Scholarships and Financial Aid (GT App). The FAFSA will be available Dec. 1.
Effective July 1, the new director will assume the role.
The enrollment deposit deadline for incoming first-year Georgia students is now May 15. The deadline for non-Georgia students remains May 1.
Learn more about how six Georgia Tech students paid for their education, and the affordability of the Institute.
Georgia Tech students can now complete the new FAFSA form, which launched on Dec. 31.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid — commonly known as FAFSA — has undergone significant changes and will be released in December 2023, two months later than in years past. To maximize their opportunity to secure need-based aid, students should start their financial aid process as soon as possible by completing the GT Application for Scholarships and Financial Aid, which is available now.