Cash, credit card, Dining Dollars and Colonial Cash are accepted at all GW Campus Dining venues. If you use Dining Dollars or Colonial Cash at a GW Campus Dining venue, you will save the 10% DC Sales Tax.
See below to learn about both Mandatory and Voluntary Campus Dining Meal Plans.
If you would like to add GW Campus Dining Dollars you can take advantage of our Voluntary Campus Dining Plans which are available to all students. The Voluntary Plans may be purchased at any time. These options are in addition to the currenty dining plans required for residential students and assigned by class standing.
PLAN ONE: $100.00 student cost for $110.00 Campus Dining Dollars (total value including 10% bonus).
PLAN TWO: $250.00 student cost for $287.50 Campus Dining Dollars (total value including 15% bonus).
PLAN THREE: $500.00 student cost for $600.00 Campus Dining Dollars (total value including 20% bonus).
To sign up for a Voluntary Campus Dining Plan:
Mandatory Campus Dining Plans 2015-2016
The following plans are required for students living in residents halls during the Academic 2015-2016 year:
FIRST YEAR*
$3,700/academic year
$1,400 ($700/semester) in Campus Dining Dollars
$2,300 ($1,150/semester) in Colonial Cash
SECOND YEAR*
$2,500/academic year
$2,500 ($1.250/semester) in Colonial Cash
THIRD YEAR*:
$2,000/academic year
$2,000 ($1,000/semester) in Colonial Cash
FOURTH YEAR*
$1,000/academic year
$1,000 ($500/semester) in Colonial Cash
*Dining Plans are assigned at the start of each academic year and are based upon students' class year as defined by the Housing License Agreement. Dining Plan assignments cannot be changed during the 2015-2016 academic year.
Dining Dollars are available for use at venues in the Marvin Center (J Street) and Duques Hall (G-Dub Java) on the Foggy Bottom Campus, and both Mount Vernon Campus venues (Pelham Commons and Zime). Students have until the end of the spring 2016 semester to use these funds before they expire.
Colonial Cash is a declining balance, individualized dining program, featuring more than 90 different dining and retail options on campus and throughout the city. Colonial Cash funds are available for use at any Colonial Cash partner (a list is available here). These funds roll over between semesters and from year-to-year and only expire if the account is inactive for a continuous 35-month period.
To learn more about the GWorld Card, which is used to purchase with both Campus Dining Dollars and Colonial Cash, please visit: http://www.gwu.edu/gworld-card.