Merit
Scholarships

tion, total-cost, service, and Louisiana
resident scholarships that require separate applications. The majority of merit
scholarships are renewable for 4 years (or 5 years for architecture students),
provided the student maintains good standing with the university, a full-time
course load, and a designated minimum GPA.

In order to continue receiving scholarships throughout a 4-year (5-year for
Architecture) undergraduate career, students must continue to fulfill certain
requirements. Click here for more details on each scholarship.

PARTIAL
SCHOLARSHIPS
Our partial tuition scholarships, which range from $10,000 to $32,000 per year,
require no special application and are awarded by the admission office based on
the strength of the admission application within the context of a given year’s
applicant pool.

FULL-TUITION
SCHOLARSHIPS
These awards seek to recognize superior high school performance, extremely
competitive standardized test scores, exceptional community and secondary
school involvement, and extraordinary intellectual promise.

• Requires
  submission of a creative project
• Reviewed
  by the Deans of the five undergraduate schools
• Approximately
  75 awarded each year
• To
  be considered:
  
• Submit
  a complete application for admission via Early Action or Early Decision
• Submit
  the separate scholarship application and recommendation form by December 5
• Winners
  are notified in late February

• Requires
  additional writing components
• Reviewed
  by a scholarship committee led by the Dean of Admission
• Approximately
  50 awarded each year
• To
  be considered:
  
• Submit
  a complete application for admission via Early Action or Early Decision
• Submit
  the separate scholarship application by December 5
• Winners
  are notified in late February

• Recognizes
  and rewards exceptional students who exemplify leadership, perseverance,
  scholarship, service, and innovation
• Our
  most prestigious merit award
• Covers
  total cost of attendance, in addition to an enrichment fund to support
  endeavors such as study abroad, undergraduate research, academic or
  co-curricular conferences, and unpaid internships
• Made
  possible by generous funding by the Stamps Family Charitable
  Foundation – a nationally prestigious scholarship
  program – and fund matching by Tulane University
• Approximately
  5 awarded each year
• To
  be considered:
  
• Submit
  a complete application for admission via Early Action or Early Decision
• Apply
  for the Deans’ Honor Scholarship by December 5
• Select
  finalists will be invited to interview in early spring

• Rewards
  students who demonstrate high academic achievement as well as outstanding
  dedication to serving the community with leadership, passion, peer
  engagement, and resourcefulness
• $20,000
  per year merit-based award
• May be
  combined with other merit awards up to the cost of tuition
• Approximately
  15 awarded each year
• At
  Tulane, Community Service Fellows will
• Join a
  cohort of active and engaged Fellows on campus
• Attend
  monthly group meetings
• Complete
  an average of 150 service & leadership hours per year
• Learn
  to be dynamic leaders, community advocates, and service ambassadors
• Regularly
  access resources and guidance from the Center for Public Service
• Click here to learn more about the program and meet current Community Service Fellows
• To
  be considered:
  
• Submit
  a complete application for admission
• Submit
  the separate scholarship application by January 15
• Winners
  are notified by April 1

• Requires
  submission of an audition (click here for guidelines)
• Reviewed
  by Newcomb Department of Music faculty
• $5,000
  per year merit-based award
• To
  be considered:
  
• Submit
  a complete application for admission
• Submit
  the separate scholarship application by February 15
• Audition
  in person or submit an online audition/portfolio by February 15
• Winners
  are notified in mid-March

Louisiana
Resident Scholarships
There are additional scholarship opportunities available to Louisiana residents
under Tulane’s Focus Louisiana program. For more information, please visit our page dedicated to
financial aid for Louisiana residents.

International
Student Scholarships
There are additional scholarship opportunities available to students applying
from outside the United States. For more information, please visit our page
dedicated to financial aid for international students.