Freshman Scholarships for Fall 2010*

November 15, 2009, is the firm admission application deadline for Purdue’s Trustees and Presidential scholarships and the priority deadline for all other Purdue scholarships. To meet the deadline, the admission application must be complete by this date. A complete application includes all required material including ACT or SAT test score (including writing), high school transcript, and application fee.

The Trustees and Presidential scholarships are awarded automatically to qualified students. There also are a limited number of smaller merit scholarships, as well as need-based scholarships, that are awarded through a scholarship application process. The deadline for admitted students to submit the separate scholarship application for these awards is February 15, 2010. To maximize consideration for all possible scholarships, students should meet these deadlines and file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 1, 2010.

Trustees and Presidential Scholarships

Admitted students who meet the academic criteria for these awards will receive them automatically if they complete their admission application by November 15. Students who meet the application deadline may submit new SAT or ACT test scores for scholarship consideration until January 1, 2010. New scores must be sent electronically from the testing agency. Only domestic students are eligible for the Trustees and Presidential scholarships.

Trustees Scholarship
Value: Up to $10,000 per year for out-of-state students; up to $8,000 per year for Indiana residents
Criteria: Core GPA of 3.8 on 4.0 scale plus an SAT of 2000 or higher or a score of 30 or higher on both the ACT composite and ACT combined English/writing. The scholarship is renewable.*

Presidential Scholarship
Value: Up to $7,000 per year for out-of-state students; up to $5,000 per year for Indiana residents
Criteria: Core GPA of 3.8 on 4.0 scale plus an SAT of 1850-1990 or an ACT composite of 27-29 and an ACT combined English/writing of 27-29. The scholarship is renewable.*

Marquis Scholarship (Indiana residents)

The Marquis Scholarship is awarded to income-eligible Indiana residents who do not earn a Trustees or Presidential scholarship, who meet the November 15 admission application deadline, and who file a FAFSA by March 1.
Value: Up to $2,000 per year based on financial need.
Criteria:  Family income (student + parent) between $40,000 and $100,000; at least 1150 SAT (Critical Reading + Math) or 25 ACT composite; core GPA of at least 3.40 (for 2010-2011 awards). The scholarship is renewable* for students who maintain a 2.65 GPA, file a FAFSA each year, and remain financially eligible.

*Renewability: Students may receive the scholarship for no more than four academic years of continuous full-time enrollment (at least 12 credit hours per semester). Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA for the Trustees and Presidential scholarships.

Twenty-first Century Scholars — Purdue Promise (Indiana residents)

For income-eligible Twenty-first Century Scholars, Purdue offers the Purdue Promise program, which combines financial aid with structured academic and co-curricular activities designed to enhance success at Purdue.

For eligible students, Purdue will provide a financial aid package that will include gift aid and work-study to meet the students’ full need. Recipients will be required to participate in Purdue Promise activities.

To learn more, visit the Student Access, Transition and Success programs Web site at www.purdue.edu/sats.

Beering Scholarship

Value: Full-ride scholarship that covers one bachelor’s degree, one master’s degree or MBA, and a PhD or medical degree (from Indiana University Medical School). In addition to Purdue’s cost of education (including standard allowances for housing, books, and travel), the scholarship includes funding for one, one-semester study abroad experience.
Criteria: Extremely selective; by invitation only. Students must demonstrate outstanding academic performance, strong leadership experience, active involvement in school and community, and personal achievement. On average, two to six Beering Scholarships are awarded each year.

* The scholarships described above are awarded only to qualified first-time freshmen who enroll at Purdue in the fall semester following high school graduation. Students who are awarded any of these scholarships but do not enroll in the fall cannot retain the awards for future enrollment.

Domestic students include U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, permanent resident aliens, and aliens lawfully present in and able to establish domicile in the U.S. per federal immigration laws.  International students who are holders of F, J and some other visa types are not eligible.   

Scholarship criteria are subject to change.