Value
The value, or dollar amount, of a merit scholarship may vary based on your residency. Please note that the total amount may be adjusted if your overall financial aid package exceeds Purdue’s cost of attendance.
First-year Scholarships
Purdue awards first-year scholarships based on academic merit as well as financial need. For maximum consideration, you must meet admission and financial aid deadlines.
All university merit-based scholarships have a firm deadline of Nov. 1.
University-wide Scholarships
The following criteria apply to the university-wide scholarships that appear below.
Deadlines
To meet a scholarship deadline, your admission application must be complete.
Holistic review
Holistic review includes consideration of all information provided with your admission application, including academic information, essay, recommendations, additional personal experience information, etc.
Renewability
You will have up to four years (eight semesters) of eligibility while pursuing your first undergraduate degree, based on continuous full-time enrollment and by meeting Purdue’s GPA requirements listed below.
Trustees Scholarship
Value:
- $16,000 per year (nonresidents)
- $10,000 per year (Indiana residents)
Deadline:
- Nov. 1 (firm)
Criteria:
- Holistic review
- Renewable with Purdue GPA of 3.00 or higher
Notification is included with admission decision.
Presidential Scholarship
Value:
- $10,000 per year (nonresidents)
- $4,000 per year (Indiana residents)
Deadline:
- Nov. 1 (firm)
Criteria:
- Holistic review
- Renewable with Purdue GPA of 3.00 or higher
Notification is included with admission decision.
Indy Scholars
Value:
- $10,000 per year minimum
Deadline:
- Nov. 1 (firm)
Criteria:
- Holistic review
- Renewable with Purdue GPA of 3.00 or higher
Notification is included with admission decision. To receive this scholarship, you must accept your offer of admission and enroll as a full-time student in Indianapolis.
Lilly Scholars at Purdue Program
Value:
- Full tuition
Deadline:
- Nov. 1 (firm)
Criteria:
- Holistic review: The Lilly Scholars at Purdue Program encourages students from under-resourced urban and rural populations who have overcome socioeconomic or educational disadvantages or who are among the first generation in their family to attend college to apply. Scholars admitted in fall 2024 and beyond must agree to the program’s opt-in process.
- Renewable with Purdue GPA of 3.00 or higher
Notification is included with admission decision.
National Recognition Programs Scholarship
Value:
- $1,000 per year
Deadline:
- Nov. 1 (priority)
Criteria:
- National Recognition Programs distinction
- Renewable with good academic standing
- Only domestic students are eligible.
Important Information
The Purdue Division of Financial Aid administers need-based aid from federal, state and Purdue funding sources. To be considered for these scholarships and grants, you must submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by the university’s priority filing date, April 15. The FAFSA opens Oct. 1.
Purdue scholarships are highly competitive. Each year about 15% of applicants receive a merit award. Awards are based on credentials and information presented at the time of application for admission and are nonnegotiable. Purdue does not match offers from other institutions and does not consider appeals for merit aid.
Only domestic students are eligible for the scholarships described above. Domestic students include United States 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 hold F, J and some other visa types are not eligible.
Scholarship criteria are nonnegotiable and subject to change without notice.
To receive and maintain a Purdue scholarship, you must:
- Enroll in the academic year for which the scholarship was awarded
- Remain continuously enrolled at Purdue
- Meet or exceed individual scholarship renewability requirements