On September 6, 2024, Georgia Tech announced plans to end the graduate degree programs and wind down operations with the Georgia Tech-Shenzhen Institute. Georgia Tech – Shenzhen is no longer accepting new applications for admission.
Georgia Tech is discussing with its accreditation body to implement a teach-out plan to allow currently enrolled students to work towards graduation.
To assist Georgia Tech US citizen students to take advantage of the GT-Shenzhen graduate program, the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation is pleased to offer a number of Coulter Scholarships to GT graduate or BS/MS program students to enroll or switch campus to the GT-Shenzhen graduate program for one or more semesters. The Coulter Scholarship award amount is $3,000 (one time only).
To be eligible, the applicant must meet the following requirements:
(i) The applicant is a U.S. citizen;
(ii) The applicant is a GT graduate student or BS/MS program student in good academic and disciplinary standing; this includes newly admitted graduate students;
(iii) The student’s current GPA is 3.25 or above.
Interested students should apply in the semester prior to the semester of study at GT-Shenzhen.
Specific application deadlines are:
| June 1 | Fall Semester |
| November 1 | Spring Semester |
| March 15 | Summer Semester |
Applicants should submit a 2-page essay (in .pdf format) to the program administrator by the application deadline.
The essay should include:
(i) Your name, GTID, email, phone, major, advisor;
(ii) a description of your unique characteristics and capabilities, outstanding achievements, leadership, service, etc,
(iii) a statement of why you are interested in the scholarship and what you hope to gain from the study abroad experience.