{"id":601,"date":"2021-08-30T18:26:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T18:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/?page_id=601"},"modified":"2025-12-04T16:30:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T16:30:24","slug":"privateaid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/apply\/privateaid\/","title":{"rendered":"Private Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-cta-hero has-black-background\">\n    <div class=\"section has-padding-top-small has-padding-bottom-small\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-cta-hero__content\">\n\n                <!-- breadcrumbs include -->\n                <div class=\"purdue home-diagonal-cta-hero__breadcrumbs\">\n                                    <\/div>\n                <!-- \/breadcrumbs include -->\n\n                \n\n                                                        <h1 class=\"third-level-page-heading purdue-home-diagonal-cta-hero__header\"><br>Apply for Private Aid<\/h1>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-cta-hero__subtext\">\n                        \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many private scholarship opportunities are available for students. We have outlined a few places to begin searching and some additional tips for applying for private scholarships.<\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                \n\n\n\n\n<!-- ed -->\n<!-- <div class=\"purdue-home-link-hero__list-container\">\n    <span class=\"purdue-home-link-hero__list-desc tablet-hidden\">\n        Jump to:\n    <\/span>\n    <ul class=\"purdue-home-link-hero__list--desktop\">\n        <li>\n            <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Careers<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n        <li>\n            <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Take action<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n        <li>\n            <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Transfer<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <form class=\"purdue-home-select purdue-home-link-hero__list--mobile\">\n        <label for=\"8447dae6-f4a5-4633-bb0a-e171b5507d4a\" class=\"is-sr-only\">Choose a link:<\/label>\n        <select id=\"8447dae6-f4a5-4633-bb0a-e171b5507d4a\" name=\"links\">\n            <option value=\"\" data-external=\"\">Jump to:<\/option>\n            <option value=\"#\" data-external=\"\">Careers<\/option>\n            <option value=\"#\" data-external=\"\">Take action<\/option>\n            <option value=\"#\" data-external=\"\">Transfer<\/option>\n    <\/select>\n    <\/form>\n<\/div> -->\n<!-- ed -->\n\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"unfinished block P\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Unfinished-Block-P-RJM3133.jpg-scaled-1.jpg\"\/>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"section  page-layout-wide\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-full-tablet page-layout-main is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Please note that receiving private scholarships in addition to Purdue or federal aid may require that a student\u2019s overall aid package be adjusted.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Private Scholarships&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finding Private Scholarships&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many private scholarship opportunities available, and you should apply for these as early as possible. Scholarship opportunities can be found in your local community and nationwide. Each scholarship will likely\u202fhave a unique application process. However, it is important to be wary of scholarship scams. You should never pay a fee to an organization to find scholarship opportunities for you, or to complete an application for a scholarship that is offered.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To find private scholarship opportunities, we recommend utilizing&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/purdue.scholarshipuniverse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scholarship Universe<\/a><\/strong>. Scholarship Universe is a matching system that maximizes scholarship opportunities for students and can match students to scholarship opportunities that Purdue offers, as well as outside scholarships. All private scholarship opportunities listed within&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/purdue.scholarshipuniverse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scholarship Universe<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;have been vetted to ensure that students have access to legitimate scholarship opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Review additional information regarding private scholarships below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet is-full-mobile page-layout-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-none-background has-padding-top-small has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-bottomborder\">\n                <h4 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-07b8961b-1cea-4699-b99f-a4a761450634\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-07b8961b-1cea-4699-b99f-a4a761450634\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><strong>Access Private Scholarship Opportunities on Scholarship Universe<\/strong><\/button>\n                <\/h4>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-07b8961b-1cea-4699-b99f-a4a761450634\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Purdue students have access to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/purdue.scholarshipuniverse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scholarship Universe<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New incoming students can log in to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/purdue.scholarshipuniverse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scholarship Universe<\/a>\u00a0by selecting the <strong>&#8220;Admissions Application Portal Login&#8221;<\/strong> option. You will be prompted to enter the username and password you created when applying through the Admissions Application Portal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Current students can log in to <a href=\"https:\/\/purdue.scholarshipuniverse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scholarship Universe<\/a> by using your career account and password.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once logged in, answer the questions under the \u201cQuestions\u201d tab on the left-hand side of the screen. Answers to these questions determine if you are eligible for various private scholarship opportunities archived within&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/purdue.scholarshipuniverse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scholarship Universe<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When finished answering questions, choose the \u201cScholarships\u201d tab on the left-hand side of the screen. Then, choose the \u201cMatches\u201d option. Private scholarship opportunities that you have been matched with will be listed here with a globe icon next to them.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the \u201cApply\u201d button next to a private scholarship opportunity to access the scholarship application.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please keep in mind that private scholarship applications are hosted on websites external to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/purdue.scholarshipuniverse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scholarship Universe<\/a>&nbsp;and Purdue University.\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also recommend talking to\u202fyour guidance counselor\u202fand checking out free private scholarship databases external to Purdue, such as<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastweb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FastWeb<\/a> or\u202f<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scholarships.com\/?_ga=2.39212000.255825953.1571230171-1840712863.1565266351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">scholarships.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-none-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-bottomborder\">\n                <h4 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-8b311ec9-3642-4bd8-8ba3-0e1f7cbec2f8\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-8b311ec9-3642-4bd8-8ba3-0e1f7cbec2f8\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><strong>Private Scholarship Forms<\/strong><\/button>\n                <\/h4>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-8b311ec9-3642-4bd8-8ba3-0e1f7cbec2f8\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Division of Financial Aid can help complete private scholarship forms that require financial aid information. Students or private scholarship donors can submit forms to the Division of Financial Aid via email, postal mail, fax or in-person delivery to our front desk. Private scholarship forms completed by the Division of Financial Aid will be available 3 \u2013 7 business days from the date of submission.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-none-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-bottomborder\">\n                <h4 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-04bf90c7-de26-40fe-bacc-fd50650e851a\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-04bf90c7-de26-40fe-bacc-fd50650e851a\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><strong>Private Scholarship Checks and Payment<\/strong><\/button>\n                <\/h4>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-04bf90c7-de26-40fe-bacc-fd50650e851a\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bursar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office of the Bursar<\/a>&nbsp;provides details on how to apply private scholarship payments to your university bills, as well as general information about how these scholarship payments are processed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are a private scholarship recipient and will be enrolled less than full-time, on co-op\/internship or graduating in December, your private scholarship donor may need to approve the use of your scholarship funds at Purdue University.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-none-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-bottomborder\">\n                <h4 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-33a73b49-7e91-40bf-89b0-4c52bd3033f9\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-33a73b49-7e91-40bf-89b0-4c52bd3033f9\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><strong>Private Scholarships and Financial Aid Packaging<\/strong><\/button>\n                <\/h4>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-33a73b49-7e91-40bf-89b0-4c52bd3033f9\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All private scholarships that you receive must be reported to Purdue University. Instructions for reporting private scholarships can be found on our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/accept\/refund\/mypurdue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how-to use myPurdue webpage<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As financial resources, federal regulations require that private scholarships be included in a student\u2019s overall financial aid package. Information concerning financial aid over awards can be found on our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/contact\/policiesappeals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">financial aid policies webpage.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-none-background has-padding-top-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion\">\n                <h4 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-17ea4e97-cd4b-435c-a26e-8239da982133\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-17ea4e97-cd4b-435c-a26e-8239da982133\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><strong>For Private Scholarship Donors<\/strong><\/button>\n                <\/h4>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-17ea4e97-cd4b-435c-a26e-8239da982133\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Division of Financial Aid does not advertise private scholarship opportunities on this webpage. Instead, please email information regarding your scholarship opportunity to\u202f<a href=\"mailto:scholarshipdfa@purdue.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">scholarshipdfa@purdue.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"section has-padding-top-none \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Private Loans&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many private education loan options are available to assist you and your family in meeting college costs. Loan applications are completed with your lender of choice and require good credit or a co-signer with good credit. We recommend applying at least 30 days prior to the date you need the funds and complying quickly with information requests from your lender.\u202f<a href=\"\/dfa\/aid\/loans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more about student loans<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"parent":747,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-601","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=601"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5808,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/601\/revisions\/5808"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}