Undergraduate Scholarships

Drexel offers several different institutional merit scholarships to incoming first-year and transfer students by the Admissions Committee based upon superior academic performance. Decisions regarding eligibility are made by the Admissions Committee.

The Westphal Portfolio Scholarship is awarded to incoming first-year and transfer students based on outstanding creative work in the art portfolio they submitted for review with their admissions application. Any student that indicates a Westphal program as a second option on their application should submit a portfolio as well.

Drexel University provides scholarships for students participating in official University athletic programs. These awards can range from $1,000 to full tuition.

For more information about eligibility, please contact the Athletic Department.

The Drexel Global Scholar program recognizes a select number of incoming international students with exceptional academic achievement and outstanding commitment to global leadership and international community building. The program encourages the active involvement of participants in valuable, peer-based mentorship and leadership development opportunities as well as team-building activities and community service.

The Liberty Scholars program provides 65 recent high school graduates from across the nation with a renewable scholarship award that covers 100 percent of tuition and fees.

Visit the Liberty Scholars website for more information.

Students participating in a performing art at Drexel may be eligible for a tuition-only award of up to $2,000. In order to receive this award, students must audition for a Drexel ensemble. This award is typically awarded after students confirm their enrollment at Drexel.

For information about eligibility and how to apply, please contact the Performing Arts Department.

The Drexel Promise provides students who have earned an associate degree at an accredited community college in either Pennsylvania or New Jersey with a renewable scholarship for 50% of the cost of tuition as they work to complete their bachelor's degree as a Drexel Dragon.

The Materials Summer Institute Scholarship is offered to full-time, fall start materials science and engineering students who participated in the Materials Science & Engineering Summer Institute.

The PTK Scholarship is offered to full-time transfer students who are active members of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.

Army ROTC (hosted at Drexel) offers tuition and fees scholarship opportunities to Cadets. Learn more about the Army ROTC at Drexel.

Navy ROTC (hosted at University of Pennsylvania, but available to Drexel students) offers a 50% tuition scholarship. Learn more about the Navy ROTC at Drexel.

The Tuition Exchange Program (TEP) partners Drexel with other colleges and universities to offer scholarships. A parent or guardian of a prospective Drexel student can apply for the scholarship through their Human Resources representative at a partnering college or university.

Students that receive the funding may still be eligible for federal and state aid.

View more information about Tuition Exchange at the program's website.

The Drexel University Eagles Fly for Leukemia Scholarship is awarded annually in affiliation with the Eagles Fly for Leukemia Foundation to an incoming first-year student who is a survivor of childhood cancer.

Drexel University and the Maguire Foundation offer scholarships to incoming first-year students who have been active participants in high schools partnering with the Maguire Foundation.

Many scholarships and grants are offered by private sources, such as fraternal and religious organizations, labor unions, professional associations, social groups, and ethnic associations.

Because they are private and therefore not administered by Drexel, it is up to students to research and apply for them on their own. The best place to start researching is with any organization that the students or a family member has an affiliation with (such as a students or parents' employer, church, or religious organization). Current high school students should contact their guidance office for information on local scholarships.

Much of the research will involve using the Internet. It is important to be careful when reviewing information online. Below are several scholarship search engines that are free:

• College Board Scholarship Search
• Fastweb
• FinAid

The above list of scholarship resources is not exhaustive; there may be additional scholarships available outside of this list for which students or prospective students may be eligible. Students and prospective students are invited to contact the Drexel Central for suggested search terms and ways to search the Internet /other resources to locate additional opportunities.

Scholly App

Created by Drexel University students, Scholly is a mobile app for Apple and Android mobile devices that gives students a fast and simple way to find scholarships for college. Scholly streamlines the scholarship search process by using eight parameters such as grade, state, and GPA to instantly match students with scholarships they may qualify for. The app can be downloaded online for a small fee.

Information about the application can be found on the Scholly website.

Please note: If a student or prospective student locates a scholarship that is not listed on the University's website on their own through the suggested search terms provided by Drexel Central, such an act does not suggest that the University is providing approval/endorsement of such scholarships.

Any outside funding received must be taken into account when eligibility is determined for need-based financial aid. If offered funding from a source outside the University, students must submit copies of the notification letter to Drexel Central. Outside funding may result in a change to the student's eligibility for the overall student aid package. The Office of Financial Aid will ensure that receipt of any outside scholarship does not result in the student receiving aid from all sources that exceeds their cost of attendance.