Graduate Scholarships

The Dean's Scholarship is designed to assist outstanding applicants, and as such, the fellowship does not carry any assigned duties. Requirements for the fellowship are as follows:

• Domestic and international applicants are eligible.
• Applicants must be seeking full-time study only at the master's level.
• Applicants may not receive any other form of assistantship or fellowship from Drexel University while they hold a Dean's Scholarship, including teaching, research, and graduate assistantships; Drexel Grad Grant; and any other college-specific aid.
• Students enrolled in online programs are not eligible for the Dean's Scholarship.

The scholarship is renewable depending on the student's academic performance. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required for continued support. The University will review the academic progress of students receiving the scholarship each term. Students are no longer eligible for the scholarship if their cumulative GPA drops below the required 3.0.

Any student who enrolls in a Drexel graduate school program after taking a Kaplan preparation course for the GRE or GMAT will receive tuition credit equal to the amount paid to Kaplan for the preparation course. Students who have participated in Kaplan's private tutoring sessions in preparation for the GRE or GMAT within two years of being admitted to Drexel are eligible to receive a tuition credit of up to $1,200.

In order to be considered for the Drexel-Kaplan Tuition Grant, you will need to present your original receipts for the Kaplan course or tutoring session to the Office of Graduate Admissions prior to enrollment.

Highly qualified doctoral students may be awarded a Dean's Doctoral Award, currently valued at $5,000 per year, to support research efforts during their first two years at Drexel. This award is in addition to any other assistantship that may be awarded through the program.

With the support of our alumni, LeBow is pleased to offer the Alumni Merit Scholarship to top applicants in both the MBA and MS programs. Merit scholarship consideration is based on your admissions application, with a focus on academic achievement, professional experience, GMAT or GRE exam scores, and unique personal attributes.

Drexel University was founded on Anthony J. Drexel’s vision of providing a practical education to all, regardless of gender, ethnicity, race or socioeconomic status. At the LeBow College of Business, we are committed to achieving this vision and to developing the next generation of culturally competent, globally-minded and innovative leaders in business and society through the institutionalization of diversity, equity and inclusion.

The Drexel LeBow JEDI scholarship recognizes individual student achievements and contributions within students’ personal or professional communities. The scholarship will be awarded to incoming MBA and MS students who have demonstrated a commitment to social justice, diversity, equity and inclusion and who have supported the personal or professional advancement of underrepresented groups. MBA and MS program applicants who would like to be considered for the scholarship should showcase their passion and work in their admissions application.

Submission Guidelines

All international and domestic applicants to the MBA and MS programs are automatically considered for scholarship opportunities when they apply; there is no separate application. Please be sure to include all relevant items with your admissions application. Applicants who would like to be considered for this scholarship should showcase the following when prompted to do so on the application:

• Their passion for pursuing social justice, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• Their work to support the personal or professional advancement of underrepresented groups, including continuous contributions to existing initiatives through employment, community service, or other civic engagement organizations

Scholarship Qualifications

Applicants must meet one of the following criteria:

• Prospects who have demonstrated excellent contributions and achievements to further social justice, diversity, equity and inclusion in their professional and personal communities are eligible for the JEDI Scholarship, in addition to any merit-based scholarship they will receive.
• Prospective students who are of African American/Black, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American, Alaskan Indian or Pacific Islander descent are also eligible for the JEDI Scholarship.

Application Deadline

All students who qualify are considered for the Drexel LeBow JEDI Scholarship. However, members of our partnership organizations, National Black MBA Association - Philadelphia Chapter and Prospanica Philadelphia, are eligible for the Drexel LeBow JEDI Scholarship in addition to any financial support and other resources available through these organizations, which may have their own respective deadlines

The Drexel University Noyce Scholarship program is a partnership between the School of Education; the College of Arts and Sciences; the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems; and the School District of Philadelphia. This program is funded by the National Science Foundation. Its objectives are:

• To recruit qualified science, engineering, and mathematics students and professionals dedicated to teaching math or science in the School District of Philadelphia.
• To provide strong preparation addressing content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, learner knowledge, and technology integration.
• To provide mentoring and induction activities.

Individuals selected to participate in this program will become certified teachers of mathematics, biology, physics, chemistry, earth and space science, environmental science, or general science. Note that an applicant must be a U.S. national, a U.S. Citizen, or have permanent resident status.

The Noyce Scholarship program offers two types of scholarships: the Noyce Scholar and Noyce Professional. The Noyce Scholar is an undergraduate with a major in mathematics or an area of science or engineering with an overall GPA of at least 3.0. The scholarship is $10,000 per year for two years. The Noyce Professional is a graduate student/post-baccalaureate student with a major in mathematics or an area of science or engineering with an overall GPA of at least 3.0. The scholarship is $10,000 for one year.

Accepting the award requires the recipient to commit to teaching in the School District of Philadelphia two years for every $10,000 of award received. If the teaching obligation is not met, the scholarship must be repaid.

To apply, students must complete an application form along with a letter of interest. Faculty must return their completed recommendation forms directly to the School of Education.

The Teacher's Incentive Grant is available to new graduate students enrolled in the on-campus master's program in the Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum-Teacher Certification Track. Eligible students may receive a 25 percent discount on graduate tuition.

The College of Engineering Dean’s Scholarship is a merit-based award for domestic or international students entering a full-time master’s degree program. The award is made at the time of acceptance by the Office of Graduate Admissions. The fellowship is renewable pending the student's academic performance.

Admitted and enrolled students in a full-time master’s degree program from an underrepresented group may receive an additional $5000 at the time they are accepted, in addition to any other awards that the student has received. This will be awarded over the time they are enrolled as a student in the academic program. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required for continued support.

The Kling-Lindquist award provides financial assistance to hard-working full or part time graduate students who demonstrate academic excellence. Candidates must be enrolled in a program from either the Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Department or the Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Department of the College of Engineering. Special preference is given to students studying architectural engineering or that plan to go into the architectural field. Students that apply and are accepted into these programs are automatically considered for this award which will be granted at the time of acceptance.

Scholarship award for a graduate student in College of Engineering. All students will be reviewed at the time of acceptance into one of the full-time master’s programs. This is a one-time scholarship awarded at the start of the student’s first year.

This is a tuition scholarship award for a new student in the Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering or Electrical and Computer Engineering departments, U.S. citizen preferred. Students that apply and are accepted into the Architectural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Electrical Engineering, Environmental, Robotics and Autonomy, Machine Learning, and Telecommunications Engineering programs will be automatically considered for this award.

This program is for returning Peace Corps Volunteers that qualify for the Coverdell Fellows program. As part of the program students that are accepted and enrolled in any of the College of Engineering’s fulltime MS programs will receive a discount of 30% off tuition and fees if they remain in good academic standing. Coverdell Fellows will need to satisfy at least 150 internship hours. Hours above this amount will vary depending on the student’s internship and plan of study. Advisors will work with Coverdell Fellows to incorporate the internship requirement into the Fellow’s plan of study. For more information about this program please see the Coverdell Fellows program.

Prospective Fellows can contact Sherry Levin, Senior Director for Graduate Affairs and Recruitment in the College of Engineering, via email at sdl56@drexel.edu to let her know they are interested in applying.

Drexel University’s College of Engineering is committed to supporting the Fulbright Foreign Student Program. Fulbright grantees in this program that are accepted and enrolled in any of the College of Engineering’s fulltime MS programs will receive a discount of 30% off tuition and fees if they remain in good academic standing. Get more information about the Fulbright program.

Prospective grantees can contact Sherry Levin, Senior Director for Graduate Affairs and Recruitment, via email at sdl56@drexel.edu to let her know they are interested in applying.

The George Hill, Jr. Endowed Fellowship fund is used to provide a stipend and/or tuition assistance to a new doctoral student who will be partially supported by a research or teaching assistantship in the College of Engineering. Recipients have demonstrated excellence in their undergraduate and graduate careers and the potential to achieve academic excellence at the PhD level. New students are notified of awards at the time of their acceptance into the program and at the request of their advisor or department.

This is designated for the benefit of a graduate student enrolled in a PhD program at the College of Engineering and will be used to provide financial support in the form of a fellowship. Selection of the award recipients shall be based on academic excellence. Recipients shall be notified of the award at the time of acceptance into the programs. Awards range from $2,500 – $5,000 per student.

The Arthur L. Frank Endowed Scholarship Fund offers financial assistance in the form of tuition awards for students majoring in Environmental and Occupational health who share the life-long commitment of Dr. Arthur L. Frank to advance and improve the health and safety of all workers and their natural and man-made environments.

The Dornsife Public Health Research Fellows are incoming students of exceptional promise. Preference is given to students with strong interest or experience in urban health and health disparities as well as to students from underrepresented groups (based on race/ethnicity or economic disadvantage). International students are also eligible.

Award includes a tuition scholarship and research assistantship. Continuation of the scholarship and research assistantship in the second year is conditional on progress.

The Joseph C. Tringali Memorial Scholarship offers financial assistance in the form of tuition awards to students committed to the improvement of maternal and child health. The scholarship is awarded to a student who demonstrates a firm commitment to embarking on a career in public health that will address the challenges facing disadvantaged children and mothers and improve their opportunities for healthy and productive lives.

The Marla J. Gold, MD Endowed Scholarship Fund offers financial assistance in the form of tuition awards for the MPH portion of the program to students pursuing the joint MD/MPH degree at Drexel University. The Gold Scholarship is awarded to an MD/MPH student with experience and special interests in leadership as it relates to public health and medicine.

The Drexel Urban Health Collaborative (UHC) will support a limited number of master's students interested in urban health research each academic year. UHC master's fellows will receive a stipend to work with a faculty mentor. Prospective UHC master's fellows will be considered for these positions based on their exceptional academic promise and their interest in urban health as evidenced in their application for admission. UHC master's fellows are also eligible to receive the Dornsife School of Public Health's Dean's Scholarships.

Once enrolled in the program, many full-time MPH or MS students work on a part-time basis as research assistants for faculty members or for research centers at the Dornsife School of Public Health and throughout the University. Second-year MPH students are eligible to be teaching assistants for first-year MPH courses. These positions are paid on an hourly basis, and given to students in good academic standing. Other opportunities throughout Drexel University may also be available.

Drexel University is pleased to partner with City Year to offer a 25 percent annual scholarship. This scholarship is renewable throughout the length of the academic program (not to exceed four years). City Year alumni must serve at least one year with the program to be eligible, and City Year staff members must be employed for at least two years. Note: program deferrals are not available in the Dornsife School of Public Health.