Program participant selection Participants in the Baker Program are selected at the end of their sophomore year. A series of interviews is conducted by present participants in the program and members of the Board of Trustees. Final decisions are made by the Trustees. The criteria for selection of the new participants are outlined by the Baker Trust. At the discretion of the Trustees, additional qualifications may be established.
Financial assistance is provided to qualified applicants upon selection.
At Georgetown, between five and ten undergraduates are selected each year. There is also an annual visit to a major commercial bank where several alumni and Trustees work. Consistent with Georgetown s tradition of Jesuit service and the Baker Trust s philanthropic mission, Scholars also perform group community service projects in the greater Washington, DC area several times each semester. Undergraduates are also provided with alumni mentors from the Baker Program, who help provide guidance in their career goals. Since the beginning In the 25 years since the founding of the Baker Scholars, nearly 200 students have graduated from the program.