Educational Opportunities Program

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The Educational Opportunities Program (EOP) was established at The George Washington University in 1969 to increase the opportunity for District of Columbia residents to attend GW and, once there, to help facilitate EOP participants’ academic success. The EOP grew out of the concerns of the Black People’s Union for providing educational opportunities at GW for low-income District residents.

The program was developed to provide tuition grants and academic support to eligible applicants from the local community. Specifically, it focused on the needs of students whose parents could not afford to send them to college, as well as those with unrealized academic potential. Those accepted to the program were required to attend a Pre-College Review and Enrichment Program (PREP) for eight weeks before they began their freshman year.

The program continued until 1993, and was part of the Student Affairs Office.

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Date Added to Encyclopedia: December 21, 2006
Prepared by: Lyle Slovick, Assistant University Archivist

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