Building upon previous significant investments in top students, the Stamps Scholars Program is partnering with Georgia Tech to launch a new program for graduate students — the Georgia Tech Stamps Fellows Program. This new fellowship program becomes the top award available to Georgia Tech graduate students, offering a new level of support that far surpasses anything previously available. Thanks to the generous support of benefactor E. Roe Stamps IV, IE 1967, M.S. IE 1972, HON Ph.D. 2014, this new fellowship program will focus on Georgia Tech graduate students who have superior undergraduate academic records, strong leadership potential, independent research capabilities, and a demonstrated commitment toward progress and service.

The first cohort of Stamps Fellows has been recruited for the 2025-26 academic year. Selected students will pursue their degrees and research goals while participating in networking and professional training events coordinated by the Stamps Fellows Program. Eventually, they will become mentors for future Stamps Fellows. 

Supported by funding from the Stamps Scholars Program, the Georgia Tech Foundation, and private philanthropy, the Georgia Tech Stamps Fellows Program will sponsor a cohort of 10 students annually. Each recipient will receive a full fellowship for their first academic year, covering tuition, fees, and a stipend to support living expenses. In subsequent years, the fellowship will continue to support students with professional development funding, coverage of fees, and a supplemental stipend that is layered on top of funding from a graduate assistantship. Each fellowship is valued at up to $143,000, which is combined with an assistantship to provide a total financial package of nearly $500,000 to cover the student’s total cost for the expected five years of the Ph.D. program.

“I have appreciated watching the Stamps President’s Scholars Program thrive at Georgia Tech, and I am proud to build on that success with the launch of the Georgia Tech Stamps Fellows Program. By supporting outstanding graduate students, we are investing in the next generation of leaders and innovators, providing them with tools and opportunities that will accelerate their impact,” said Stamps.

Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera expressed his appreciation, stating, “We are grateful to Roe Stamps for this latest investment in Georgia Tech and our students. This signature fellowship will help the Institute recruit the very best doctoral students and prepare them to become leaders who will advance technology and improve the human condition.”

The Stamps Fellows Program will provide essential resources to attract, recruit, and retain talented, outstanding doctoral students who otherwise may not choose to come to Georgia Tech. As Stamps Fellows, they will experience everything Georgia Tech’s academics, research programs, and the campus community have to offer.

The Stamps Scholars Program and Georgia Tech have enjoyed a thriving partnership through the Stamps President’s Scholars Program — an undergraduate scholarship program supporting cohorts of 50 outstanding Georgia Tech students to foster their development as scholars, leaders, and citizens of the greater community through purposeful programming, mentoring, and enhanced educational opportunities. An invaluable recruitment tool for Georgia Tech, the Stamps President’s Scholars Program drives prospective students to apply early, engages top students throughout the application process, and helps the Institute attract and retain the best and the brightest. These undergraduates have gone on to be named Rhodes, Goldwater, and Truman scholars, attend top graduate schools, and launch impressive careers across a wide variety of industries.

The Stamps Fellows Program will have a similarly profound and immediate impact on Georgia Tech’s graduate students, advancing the Institute, benefiting our graduate programs and faculty, and enhancing our research enterprise.

To make a gift or commitment to the Stamps Fellows Program at Georgia Tech, contact Ashley Coogan, assistant vice president for Unit Development, at ashley.coogan@dev.gatech.edu.