Recruitment efforts at the graduate-level are decentralized and spearheaded by departments and graduate programs. The Graduate School provides general information on graduate education at UGA to prospective and admitted applicants.
GradSlate CRM
The GradSlate CRM is a centralized system that enables graduate programs to store information on prospective applicants and track prospective applicants as they move through the recruitment funnel. To learn more, please visit the GradSlate webpage.
Video Presentation: Grad School 101
“Grad School 101” is a recorded video designed to introduce freshmen and sophomores to the world of graduate education. View the video.
Application Fee Waivers
Application fee waivers are provided for prospective students who have participated in select preparatory programs, are enrolled at (or an alumni of) one of the Minority Serving Institutions UGA has partnered with through the FUSE Program, or is active/retired military. For details and a complete list of qualifying programs, please see here.
Recruitment of Historically Underrepresented/Underserved Populations
The Graduate School also hosts a suite of programming for incoming graduate students to assist you in your work with underrepresented/underserved populations, including first-generation and rural college students.
The Future Scholars Visitation Program (FSVP) serves as a recruitment tool for admitted graduate students, allowing them to visit the University of Georgia campus and their academic department of interest. Please see here.
The Gateway to Graduate School Program allows incoming graduate students from historically underrepresented/underserved populations, including first-generation and rural college students, to begin their graduate education at the University of Georgia in the summer semester rather than the fall. Please see here.
The FUSE Program provides funding, professional development, mentorship, and social connection to students transitioning from our partner institutions. If a student is enrolled at (or is an alumni of) one of these six institutions, they are eligible for application fee waivers and to apply for the FUSE Program. Please see here.
Partner institutions: Albany State University, Florida A&M University (FAMU), Fort Valley State University, Morehouse College, North Carolina A&T State University, Spelman College.
National Lists of Underrepresented Prospective Applicants
The Graduate School participates in the Council of Graduate School’s National Name Exchange and receives the annual McNair Scholars Directory. For access to the lists, please email Lisa Sperling, Office of Student Success and Well-being, at sperling@uga.edu.
