Tuition Discounts for Current and Former Federal Workers
Keep Working Toward a Healthier Future
Biomedical Graduate Education at Georgetown University is dedicated to advancing human health and well-being, and has a long history of educating civil servants who work toward the same goal. Now, as many government workers find their careers disrupted by layoffs and other changes, we want to offer additional support to those whose next step is to further their education with a graduate degree.
If you are currently working as a federal civil government employee or contractor, or if you separated from federal civil service at any time since April 1, 2024, you qualify for an application fee waiver and 10% tuition discount for a BGE master’s degree program – from lab science to statistics, from biotech to biodefense, from pre-medical to personalized medicine and more.
Prospective students indicate their eligibility for this tuition discount through the graduate application form. If you have any questions regarding the discount, please contact bgestudentservices@georgetown.edu.
BGE and Civil Service
Meet More Federal Workers in the BGE Community
News
Former Federal Employees Find Renewed Purpose in Georgetown Graduate Programs
Amid a mass reduction in federal government jobs, Georgetown has started a scholarship program to help current and recent federal civil workers to pursue a master’s degree. Biohazardous Threat Agents & Emerging Infectious Diseases student Bobbi Barr is among those taking the opportunity to upskill or pivot in their careers.
December 19, 2025
Alumni Profiles
Alumni Bring Georgetown Values to the Public Sector
Two of the most enduring values of Georgetown University are “People for Others” and “Educating the Whole Person.” The graduate programs at Georgetown Biomedical Graduate Education (BGE) embody these values, especially in their application to careers and roles within the public sector.
April 27, 2022
BGE Scholarship Recipients, Student Profiles
Jonathan A. Teinor, an M.S. in Physiology & Biophysics student, is a 2024 Federal Academic Alliance Scholarship recipient.
November 8, 2024
“I just felt very supported by Georgetown, not just because I had been let go, but I felt like they saw us federal workers.“
—Bobbi Barr (G’26), former FDA contractor, M.S. in Biohazardous Threat Agents & Emerging Infectious Diseases student
