Freshman Scholarships: 2012-13
Purdue Freshman Scholarships
To maximize consideration for Purdue scholarships, the admission application and all required supporting materials must be received or postmarked by November 15, 2011. Required materials include the application form, an official SAT or ACT score sent directly from the testing agency (including writing score), official high school transcript, and application fee or qualified waiver. To be considered for scholarships that include financial need as a factor, students must file a FAFSA by March 1, 2012.
All information associated with the admission application is reviewed for scholarship consideration. Only students applying for fall freshman enrollment will be considered.
In addition to the specific criteria listed in the table below, the following factors are considered:
- Grades in core academic coursework and strength of the high school curriculum
- Grades in coursework that is critical to success in intended major
- Application essay
- SAT or ACT score (with writing and sent directly from the testing agency)
- Evidence of commitment to the academic program to which the student has applied
- Evidence of leadership, service, and other accomplishments, activities, and awards
- Personal background and experiences
- Information provided by high school guidance counselor
- FAFSA filed by March 1, 2012 (for scholarships with a financial-need component)
Scholarship Application
A number of Purdue’s scholarships are awarded based on information provided via a separate scholarship application. This application is used to identify candidates for awards that have very specific criteria, including a financial-need component. To be considered, admitted students should complete the online scholarship application by February 1, 2012. The application will be available at www.purdue.edu/dfa beginning December 12, 2011.
Please note: Merit scholarship awards from Purdue 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. Applicants who change majors after November 15 will effectively remove themselves from consideration for the Trustees and Presidential scholarships. Admitted students who switch majors after receiving the Trustees, Presidential, or other scholarship from the Purdue college or school to which they are admitted will relinquish the award(s).
| Trustees Scholarship (up to 100 awarded per year) |
Presidential Scholarship (number awarded each year varies) |
Marquis Scholarship (Indiana residents only) |
Purdue Promise (Indiana Twenty-first Century Scholars only) |
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| Value1 | Award amount varies:
• Nonresidents: $12,000 - $16,000 per year • Residents: $10,000 per year |
Award amount varies:
• Nonresidents: $6,000 - $10,000 per year • Residents: $4,000 - $8,000 per year |
$2,000 per year |
Financial aid package that includes gift aid and work-study to meet the student’s full financial need |
Criteria |
• Exceptional academic achievement • Demonstrated experience in leadership, service, and/or school or community activity |
• High academic achievement • Demonstrated experience in leadership, service, and/or school or community activity |
• Family income (student and parent) between $40,000 and $100,000 • Academic achievement plus demonstrated experience in leadership, service, and/or school or community activity • FAFSA filed by March 1 |
• Income-eligible Twenty-first Century Scholars (family income of $40,000 or less – student and parent) • FAFSA filed by March 1 |
Renewable with Purdue GPA of 3.00 or higher |
Renewable with Purdue GPA of 3.00 or higher |
Renewable with Purdue GPA of 2.65 or higher |
Renewable with continued good academic standing and participation in Purdue Promise support programs |
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Admission Application Deadline |
November 15 - firm |
November 15 - firm |
November 15 – priority |
November 15 - priority |
Award Timeline |
Notification in mid February |
Notification in mid February |
Notification in offer of financial aid, April 1 |
Notification in offer of financial aid, April 1 |
1 Value of merit scholarships may be adjusted if a student’s overall financial aid package exceeds the standard cost of education at Purdue.
2 Students may receive the scholarship for up to four academic years of continuous, full-time enrollment.
To receive and maintain their Purdue scholarship, recipients must:
- enroll in the fall term for which the scholarship was awarded;
- remain continuously enrolled at Purdue, including at least one full academic year in the program (major) to which they were originally admitted;
- meet or exceed individual scholarship renewability requirements.
Only domestic students are eligible for the scholarships described above. Domestic students include U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, permanent resident aliens, and aliens lawfully present in and able to establish domicile in the United States per federal immigration laws. International students who hold F, J, and some other visa types are not eligible.
Scholarship awards are nonnegotiable and criteria are subject to change without notice.
