Georgia State University

The Nell Hamilton Trotter Student Leadership Award recognizes a student who has enjoyed academic success while playing a significant role in campus leadership.

This award was established in memory of Maymi Walker Chandler in recognition of her commitment to the professional development of women. The award recognizes students who demonstrate academic excellence and leadership.

The Kell Award is given to the senior who has achieved the highest scholastic average with all course work taken at Georgia State.

The Kell Award is given to the senior who has achieved the highest scholastic average with all course work taken at Georgia State.

Established to provide training opportunities for government officials, junior executives in national finance ministries, and young people who may be the leaders of the tomorrow with emerging economies, especially in Africa and the Caribbean.

The Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes a student who, in the judgment of the faculty, has performed exceptionally well in teaching.

This merit-based scholarship is awarded annually to a junior or juniors majoring in criminal justice in memory of E. P. "Phil" Peters, who directed the Georgia Bureau of Investigation from 1980-1985.

Shared by the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies' Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology and the School of Social Work, this merit-based scholarship is presented annually to a rising junior or senior majoring in each area. It was established by the Georgia Council of Juvenile Court Judges in memory of Chris Perrin, executive director of the council and an alumnus of Georgia State University.

The Excellence in Teaching award recognizes a student who, in the judgment of the Andrew Young School's Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology faculty, has performed exceptionally well in this area.

The Dan E. Sweat Dissertation Fellowship supports doctoral students in completing dissertation research that addresses an urban, community or education issue and has policy relevance. It was established in honor of civic leader and Georgia State alumnus Dan E. Sweat.

The University Fellows honor was established by Georgia State University to support doctoral students engaged in the research of faculty recruited to join the Andrew Young School under the Second Century Initiative. The fellowship is awarded to outstanding students pursuing a Ph.D. in economics, public policy or criminal justice and criminology.

The University Fellows honor was established by Georgia State University to support doctoral students engaged in the research of faculty recruited to join the Andrew Young School under the Second Century Initiative. The fellowship is awarded to outstanding students pursuing a Ph.D. in economics, public policy or criminal justice and criminology.

The Andrew Young School Undergraduate Scholarship is awarded to recognize outstanding student leaders and scholars in the policy school. It provides financial assistance to undergraduates who demonstrate academic merit, leadership and need.

The Community Impact award honors a 1913 Society member who advocates for The 1913 Society in all areas of campus.

The Spirit of Service award honors The 1913 Society member who worked the most events during the academic year.

The 1913 Excellence in Scholarship Award is presented to the member of the 1913 Society with the highest GPA.

The Rising Star award honors a 1913 Society member who has demonstrated exemplary leadership skills with only one year of service in The 1913 Society.

Ph.D. student Kate Guastaferro successfully defended her dissertation on child maltreatment prevention this semester.

The Silver Shield award honors a 1913 Society member who exemplifies the organization's "service without self" motto while maintaining academic excellence, campus involvement and, above all, humility. It is The 1913 Society's highest honor.

This acheivement is presented to the students who embarked on an international education experience with Georgia State University in Spring 2016!

This scholarship provides opportunities to deserving students by offering substantial award amounts of up to $5,000 for Maymester or Summer programs, $7,500 for Fall or Spring semesters abroad, and $15,000 for an Academic Year, depending on financial need and program costs.

Ashwini Tiwari, PhD student at the School of Public Health at Georgia State, successfully defended her dissertation on parenting practices and child maltreatment.

PhD student Na'Taki Osborne Jelks successfully defended her dissertation this semester on the environmental health of the Proctor Creek Watershed.

The scholarship offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students to pursue academic studies or credit-bearing, career-oriented internships abroad. Such international exchange is intended to better prepare U.S. students to assume significant roles in an increasingly global economy and interdependent world.

Georgia State University Honors College junior Bara Ahmad of Alpharetta, Ga. has been selected as a fellow in the Montgomery Summer Research Diversity Fellowship in Law and Social Science for Undergraduate Students.

The School of Public Health at Georgia State University has inducted 14 students into its Gamma Upsilon Chapter of the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health.

The BMI Future Jazz Master Scholarship is awarded annually to a rising jazz star pursuing an advanced academic degree in jazz studies or jazz performance.

Congratulations to the 2016-2017 Student Bar Association officers, they are representatives of Georgia State University College of Law. The mission of the Student Bar Association is to serve the student body by acting as an advocate of all academic concerns, a promoter of student life, and as an objectives coordinator of all those peripheral functions that are integral to the achievement of academic excellence.

Congratulations to the recipients of the Georgia State University International Education Fee (IEF) Study Abroad Scholarship who participated in an international education experience in Spring 2016! The Georgia State University International Education Fee (IEF) Study Abroad Scholarship, initiated in 2004, is funded by the international education student fee.

Paris Stroud, a Georgia State University Honors College student from Dallas, Georgia, has received a place on a Fulbright Summer Institute to study in Wales on one of the most prestigious and selective summer scholarship programs operating world-wide.