High5 Final Results

Thank you for supporting the 2013 GW High5 Challenge.
Your gifts determined how much each initiative received in challenge funding.
Steve Ross, GWSB '81, pledged $39,000 in challenge funding to the finalists and your gifts added another $35,000 to support GW students!

#1 Power & Promise

$20,000+ will allow a qualified student to come to GW who otherwise might not be able to.

“The Power & Promise Fund helped me fulfill my dreams of higher education by breaking through financial barriers and giving me the power to achieve a better life for myself.“

Maddison Bruer
GW Class of 2015

#2 GW Libraries

$10,000+ will purchase software to help faculty and student researchers.

"The GW Libraries are my superheroes."

Claire Osterman
GW Class of 2013

#3 Career Services

$5,000+ will provide up to 5 students with financial support that allows them the freedom to pursue unpaid internships.

"My three unpaid internships helped me gain practical skills and truly defined my experience as a GW student."

Libby Marsh
GW Class of 2013

#4 Student Orgs

$3,000+ will expand the diverse efforts and interests of students and groups to pursue opportunities in student life.

“I really found my place at GW through my involvement in student life."

Lauren Shenfeld
GW Class of 2013

#5 Study Abroad

$1,000+ will increase study abroad scholarship offerings.

"My study abroad experience changed my life."

Danica Brown
GW Class of 2014