Students and Scholarships

Purdue's commitment to attracting the best and brightest students without regard to economic background is costly, yet it is critical to achieving our mission of access and opportunity for all. Funding is necessary for endowed scholarships, fellowships, and awards that translate into real opportunities for our students.

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The Purdue Opportunity Awards Program

Purdue Opportunity Awards are granted to students with high financial need, personal hardship(s), and/or other extenuating circumstances. The awards combine with federal and state funding to provide a total financial aid package equal to a student's tuition, room, and board for the first year at Purdue University's West Lafayette Campus. There is one award for each of Indiana's 92 counties.

Thanks to the generosity of numerous private donors, POA students returning to Purdue as sophomores will now be eligible to receive up to $2,500 to cover the gap remaining after federal, state, and other university aid has been applied to college costs. This will not guarantee a full tuition, room, and board package for each student. However, this new donor-supported funding, combined with the other sources, will meet most, if not all, of the recipients' second-year expenses at Purdue!

Please visit the Purdue Opportunity Awards Webpage to learn more about this exciting inititaive.

Faculty

Purdue's faculty members are not only producing research that has a positive impact on our world, they touch the lives of students as they educate the leaders of tomorrow. Purdue is seeking additional financial resources for endowed chairs, professorships, and research funds to recruit and retain the world's most exciting scholars and teachers.

Programs and Centers

Getting involved with our community— both near and far—is one of Purdue's fundamental values. From experiential learning to research centers, community services, and extension programs, the University reaches out to build mutually rewarding relationships with real-life benefits. With additional funding for its programs and centers, Purdue can continue to develop initiatives that support hands-on learning and collaboration between Purdue, and business and industry.

Facilities and Equipment

At Purdue, we’are constantly evolving our facilities for discovery, learning, and engagement to give our faculty and students the very best resources for pursuing knowledge and putting it to work in our world. People are the key to Purdue's excellence, but those people need the very best facilities to achieve preeminence.

Unanticipated Opportunities

Gifts that are not designated for a specific purpose (unrestricted gifts) are critically important because they allow the University to respond to needs as they arise. Unrestricted funds can mean the difference between a missed opportunity and a breakthrough discovery, improved student learning, or a new invention.