Answers to some questions from students...

Over the last couple of days, we've received emails with questions from alumni and undergraduate students alike. Here's one question from a student who just transferred to Georgetown:

"I am a recent transfer student to Georgetown University... This is my first year at the Hilltop and i am under tremendous financial pressures to finance my living expenses here at Georgetown... After reading the description of the scholarship, i think that i could be a a competitive candidate and certainly would like to be part of such a program, but i am not sure whether the scholarship is also open to transfer students. Could you please clarify this for me? Thank you."

As it stands, the Georgetown Comunidad Scholarship Association is only accepting applications from members of the Class of 2013 (the freshman class). We hope that with the generous support from alumni, we can grow this program and open the eligibility requirements to other classes. The need is great, but we can't do it without the help of generous alumni and friends.

The mission of this group is to make scholarship money easily accessible to eligible and deserving students. Many scholarship programs begin accepting applications during the first half of the calendar year and typically disburse funds right before or right after the academic year begins in August. Students who come to campus (and first year students in particular) sometimes don't/can't anticipate well the real costs of financing their higher education. There are supplies to be purchased, books to buy, activities fees to pay to say nothing of the day-to-day expenses that come from devoting yourself to your studies (trips to Wisey's between class can be expensive!). Students' options are limited to requesting more loan money, putting expenses on a credit card (if they have one) or maybe taking a second job in addition to their Federal Work Study job. By accepting applications in the fall and disbursing scholarships during the first semester, the Georgetown Comunidad Scholarship Association can make scholarship funds accessible to deserving students. We are only limited by the amount of money we raise, so open up those wallets! Click on the link on the top right of this page to make your donation today! We will be fundraising right up until we disburse the first scholarship on October 19, 2009!