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Affiliate Community Members

As members of our GW Community, alumni, MFA and UHS employees, contractors, and Friends of Foggy Bottom (neighbors) are eligible to use a GWorld Card. Your cards will be physical GWorld cards.

Identify your affiliated role with GW to learn more about the required documentation to bring with you to the GWorld Office to get your first GWorld card.

For community members who already have a GWorld card, this is how you replace a (lost or stolen) card.

GWorld Card Holder Requirements by Role

Alumni

Alumni GWorld cards are a great way to stay connected with the campus community. All GW alumni are eligible to receive a physical GWorld card.

  • If you are an alumna or alumnus and a current faculty or staff member, you must maintain your faculty or staff card.
  • If you are an alumna or alumnus and a current student, you must maintain your student card.

After you leave your faculty or staff position or finish taking classes, you are eligible for an alumni card. 

Requirements

To apply for an Alumni GWorld card, your graduation and alumni status must be fully processed. This is typically one month after graduation or degree conferral. You must also bring a valid U.S. government-issued photo ID or other accepted form of identification with you to the GWorld office for verification. 

To confirm your eligibility for an alumni GWorld card, email our office at [email protected].  Please include as much identifying information as possible, including your name while attending GW and graduation year.

Card Fees

Your first physical GWorld card is free. A $25 fee will be charged to replace any lost or stolen physical cards.

Medical Faculty Associates (MFA) or Universal Health Services (UHS) employees

MFA or UHS employees are issued a physical GWorld card.

  • If you are both a GW student and an MFA or UHS employee, you must maintain a physical student card. You cannot maintain both a mobile and physical card.
  • If you are a faculty member and an MFA or UHS employee, you must maintain a physical faculty card. You cannot maintain both a mobile and physical card.

Requirements

If you are a MFA employee, present your MFA HR Card Authorization Form and a valid U.S. government-issued photo ID.

If you are a UHS employee, present your UHS employee ID and a valid U.S. government-issued photo ID.

You must also bring a valid U.S. government-issued photo ID or other accepted form of identification.

Card Fees

Your first physical GWorld card is free. A $25 fee will be charged to replace any lost or stolen physical cards.

Contractors and Visitors

All visitors and contractors must be sponsored by a university department and have a GWID number (G followed by an 8-digit number). If you are a sponsor you need to:

  1. Request a GWID for the visitor or contractor through the Division of IT Support Center. You will receive an email confirmation once the GWid is created.
  2. Email the GWID, name, duration of stay, and necessary card access to [email protected]. If you're requesting cards for more than five people, please include that information in an Excel spreadsheet.
  3. Accompany the visitor or contractor to the GWorld office to help them get their card.
  4. The visitor or contractor must bring a valid U.S. government-issued photo ID or other accepted form of identification outlined in the Get Your Card section.

If you do not follow these steps, the GWorld Office will be unable to issue a card to the visitor or contractor. Contractors and visitors must claim their identity first before coming to the GWorld office for their card.

Card Fees

Your first physical GWorld card is free. A $25 fee will be charged to replace any lost or stolen physical cards.

Access

Specific access will be assigned based on the request your department sponsor provides to us.

Friends of Foggy Bottom (GW Neighbors)

GW neighbors are eligible to receive a GW Friends Card. After applying, community members will receive a secured link from the GWorld Office to upload their photo and ID as proof of residence. Verification for eligibility is a D.C.-issued Driver's License or Non-Driver ID Card only.

Following application approval, individuals can go to the GWorld Card office located on the Ground Floor of the University Student Center (800 21st St NW, G05) to pay for and pick up their Friends of GW GWorld Card.

Proof of Address Requirement

Only Foggy Bottom community members who reside in zip codes 20037 or 20006 are eligible to apply for a Friends of GW GWorld Card. Applicants must have a DC-Issued Driver's License or Non-Driver ID Card with one of those two zip codes to qualify. 

Only Mount Vernon community members in the geographical area that is bounded by 44th Street to the east, Dexter Street to the north, 49th Street to the west, and MacArthur Blvd. and Whitehaven Parkway to the south are eligible to apply for a Friends of GW GWorld Card. Please request a Friends card as a Mount Vernon community member. Applicants must have a DC-Issued Driver's License or Non-Driver ID Card as proof of residence.

Present a valid driver’s license or state ID confirming your residence in either of the approved zip code

Age Requirement

All applicants must be at least 18 years old to qualify for a Friends GWorld card.

Card Fees

A $15 fee is due at the time of processing. There is a replacement card fee of $25. The GWorld Office only accepts debit, credit card, or Apple Pay payments. The Friends of GW GWorld Community Cards must be renewed every two years.

Access

Your card will provide you access to GW Libraries (Gelman and Eckles). Contact the Lerner Health & Wellness Center about community gym memberships available to GW Friends of Foggy Bottom.

How to Get Your Affiliate Community GWorld Card

All affiliate community members are issued a physical GWorld card.

Step 1: Gather Documentation

Review and gather all of the required documents based on your role/affiliation with GW. 

Step 2: Come to the GWorld Office to Obtain Your Card

Bring your accepted form of identification and any other documents to the GWorld Office.

We will verify your documentation and confirm your identity.  Then we will take a photo, process and print your card.

The GWorld Office is located on the lower level of the University Student Center (800 21st Street).  The office is open Monday through Friday from 9 am - 5 pm except Wednesdays 10 am - 5 pm.  No appointment is necessary. Wait times are approximately 5 - 10 minutes. Wait times are longer at the beginning of each semester.