Undergraduate Grants and Scholarships

Note: Students with full tuition provided by Drexel funds, including Drexel tuition remission, full-time athletic grants, and ROTC grants, are not eligible for additional Drexel scholarships and grants.

Drexel Grants

Grants are a form of gift aid that does not have to be repaid. Eligibility for a grant may depend on financial need or on any criteria defined by the funding source.

Alumni-Trustee Endorsement Grant

The Alumni-Trustee Endorsement Grant is a $250 grant awarded annually to enrolling undergraduates who have been recommended by a Drexel alumnus/a or trustee. Endorsements must be received prior to February 1.

Children of Alumni Awards

The Children of Alumni Grant is offered to sons and daughters of Drexel University alumni. These recipients must be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate program. The award is $1,400 per year and is renewable yearly if you maintain full-time status.

Drexel Early FAFSA Grant

The Drexel Early FAFSA Grant is offered to incoming students who complete the FAFSA by March 1. The $1,000 award is applied to the first year's tuition.

Family Grants

The Family Grant is offered to two or more children from the same family who attend Drexel University at the same time. The recipients must be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate program. The award is $1,400 per year and is renewable yearly.

Drexel Scholarships

Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis and may reflect academic excellence as well as demonstrated financial need. The level of scholarship assistance depends on the quality of your academic record, the amount of financial need, the availability of funds, and whether you are a part-time or full-time student. Drexel funds may only be used for tuition.

These awards are made from either general University funds or specific funds earmarked by donors for financial aid. Named scholarships may replace general University funds when candidates are identified. Students who receive named funds are expected to write a thank-you note to the donor.

Participation Scholarships

Awards granted for participation in specific activities. Students interested in being considered for one of these awards should contact the offering department directly.

• Drexel Athletic Scholarship – $1,000 to full athletic awards
• Drexel Performing Arts Scholarship – up to $2,000
• ROTC Scholarship – partial to full tuition

Presidential Scholarship

Presidential Scholarships are awarded to a select number of students enrolling in each college or school. Presidential Scholarship awards are based on a student's academic profile, including high school GPA, high school curriculum, class rank (if applicable), standardized test scores, and recommendations. These students are awarded full-tuition scholarships renewable each year that the student maintains a 3.0 GPA.

A.J. Drexel Scholarship

Awards in amounts up to $26,000 are available to freshmen applicants with strong academic records, high SAT scores, involvement in extracurricular activities, and who have complete applications on file by January 15. The scholarships are renewable each year that the student maintains a 3.0 GPA.

Dean's Scholarship

Dean's Scholarships are partial tuition scholarships awarded to incoming full-time undergraduate, transfer, and international students who apply by March 15.

Joseph L. Carley Scholarship

Open to incoming freshmen who reside in or attend high school in one of the following New Jersey counties: Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem. Students must major in Information Technology; Business and Engineering; Engineering; or the sciences. In addition to residency and intended major, students should have demonstrated leadership potential to be considered for the scholarship. Joseph L. Carley Scholarship fact sheet (PDF)

Champions of Caring Scholarship

We award one $10,000 scholarship to an outstanding student who has participated in this program.

Warren Colehower Scholarship

Warren Colehower Scholarships are available to students offered admission in computer or electrical engineering.

Delaware Valley Science Fair Winners Scholarships

Winners of the Delaware Valley Science Fair, which is sponsored by Drexel University, are eligible for partial- and full-tuition scholarships.

Pennsylvania Governor’s Schools of Excellence

Five scholarship awards are reserved annually for students who have participated in the Pennsylvania Governor’s Schools of Excellence.

Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers

The Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers awards one scholarship each year to an incoming Drexel student.

Elizabeth Hoffman Powell Scholarship

The Powell Scholarship is for freshmen offered admission to Nursing. The scholarship is awarded based on academic merit and financial need.

William E. and Theresa M. Rubert Memorial Trust Scholarship

William E. and Theresa M. Rubert Memorial Trust Scholarships are awarded to five freshman Nursing students once every five years.

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

One $5,000 award is reserved for freshman applicants offered admission to Mechanical Engineering.

Veteran's Award

Drexel University will award a $5,000 scholarship to students who have served in a branch of the United States Armed Forces. To be eligible for the award, a student must be accepted and enroll as a new freshman or transfer student in a full-time undergraduate day program after January 1, 2008, and have received or soon be receiving an honorable discharge. For more information, contact Meghan Beck at 215-895-6056 or mtb37@drexel.edu.

White-Williams Scholarship

Two $2,500 awards are given to White-Williams Scholars at Drexel. Recipients are selected and notified by the foundation.

SAGE Tuition Rewards

SAGE ("Savings and Growth for Education") Tuition Rewards is a unique, private college savings program. Tuition Rewards are discounts off tuition at participating colleges that represent the minimum scholarship that an eligible student will receive if attending a member college. Students receive Tuition Rewards from multiple "sponsors" (for example, parents and grandparents). A sponsor designates the tuition rewards to students when they begin their senior year of high school. If the students do not use the tuition rewards, they are rolled back into the sponsor's "bucket" for use by other students.

Drexel counts Tuition Rewards as part of the normal institutional and merit scholarships. Students are eligible to join the SAGE Tuition Rewards Program from birth until their completion of 10th grade. For more information about SAGE, visit www.sagescholars.com.