Summer Honors participants earn awards both for academics and leadership. Students who compete well in several awards categories are eligible for the Most Outstanding Student Award.
Summer Honors emphasizes character-based leadership.
Summer Honors has two essay contests and three Quiz Bowls, two of which are individual competitions. We have additional evaluations of academics as well. Because our Most Outstanding Student earns a scholarship to attend UNG, our academic evaluations are exacting. Success in Summer Honors academics is an excellent indicator of future success in collegiate coursework.
We offer a $2,500 UNG scholarship to our Most Outstanding Student award winner. Along with the scholarship, the Summer Honors Most Outstanding Student will earn automatic enrollment in the UNG Honors Program upon admission to UNG.
The scholarship will support $1,250 per year for the first two years the student spends at UNG provided a GPA of at least 3.2 is maintained.
Honors students enjoy program benefits including