Welcome to the WSF

The World Student Fund

The World Student Fund (WSF) helps international students interested in studying at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta, GA by sending information, assisting through the acceptance process, and securing out-of-state tuition waivers.

History

The World Student Fund's first exchange program began in 1948/49 with the University of Stuttgart, Germany. A tradition of annual exchanges with Stuttgart, in both directions, has continued in an unbroken string since then. Other universities with which WSF has a strong tradition of exchange include TU Berlin, TU Braunschweig, and Universität Dortmund (all in Germany); Toulouse, France; and the ETH Zürich, Switzerland. Dozens of students from other universities and countries have also participated.

Services

Once students accepted into our program arrive in Atlanta, they are met by WSF members at the airport and provided with temporary accommodation for the first few days. Members help new students adjust to student life in the States and at Tech, and introduce them to new friends and fellow members. For those members already settled and studying at Tech, the WSF organizes weekend trips and get-togethers and holds regular meetings.

The Naumann-Etienne-Foundation

The Naumann-Etienne-Foundation (NEF) works in close cooperation with the WSF. Dr. Ruediger Naumann-Etienne is a former WSF scholar and Georgia Tech alumn, who awards two scholarships each year for graduate studies at Georgia Tech. Eligible fields of study are industrial engineering, biotechnology, electrical engineering, computer science, and computer engineering. Originally limited to students of the TU Dresden and the TU Berlin, where he did his undergraduate studies, the scope has recently been extended to include eastern European campuses. NEF scholarship recipients are WSF scholars as well, and the WSF administers tuition and monthly stipend payment from NEF funds.