Third Century Match
Match Completed!
Launched in November 2022 with a bold $12 million commitment from the university, the Third Century Scholarship Endowment Match galvanized our community to double their impact and help build a future where financial barriers don’t stand in the way of talent or ambition.
Thanks to the incredible generosity of our donors, this initiative will now provide permanent scholarship support to scores of additional students—opening doors for generations of undergraduates to access a world-class GW education.
Together, we're creating a lasting legacy of opportunity.
$12M
in gifts
140+ gifts
from 115+ donors
110+ funds
created or enhanced by the GW community
100%
of financial need met for an additional ~150 undergraduate students per year
The Impact of Endowed Scholarships at GW
Endowed scholarship gifts create a permanent legacy and play a critical role in increasing access to a GW education by providing stable financial support now and in the future.
A portion of the annual income from endowment investments provides immediate student support, and the remaining funds are invested to ensure support for generations.
Thanks to our generous Match donors, GW can now meet 100% of financial need for an additional ~150 students each year, in perpetuity. And that number will only grow year after year, as the fund grows
Inspired Donors Create Lasting Impact
The 2025 Celebration of Scholarships and Fellowships event saw the completion of a major milestone. Less than half an hour after Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations Donna Arbide announced that GW’s Third Century Scholarship Endowment Match was only $150,000 away from reaching its goal, she retook the stage. In that brief time, a donor had made a generous commitment to bridge the final gap.
“How amazing is it to see real scholarships made in real time?”
Celebration of Scholarships and Fellowships Student Speaker Amy Fehr
B.S. ‘24, M.S. ‘25