ATLANTA -- A big day today for 40 graduate students in the sciences, engineering and medicine, attending 4 Georgia Universities (University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Emory and Morehouse).
In ceremonies at the Ritz Carlton in Downtown Atlanta, they shared almost $300,000 in scholarships awarded by ARCS---Achievement Rewards for College Scientists.
Over 20 years, the Atlanta Chapter of ARCS has awarded almost $3-million in scholarships to Georgia graduate students, while its national organization has given away more than $80-million to students at schools across the country.