Assistance and Scholarships Available to
Residents of the State of Delaware

The Higher Education Commission administers 23 state-sponsored financial aid programs and 9 private scholarship programs to help Delawareans continue their education after high school. Applicants for all state-funded programs must be Delaware residents and U.S. citizens or eligible noncitizens.

NEW: High school seniors enrolled in a Delaware public, private, or charter school or home school program for the 2008-09 academic year can apply for the Delaware Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Essay Scholarship. The first-place winner will receive a $10,000 scholarship! The deadline to apply is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 5, 2008.

For programs below followed by an asterisk (*), you must complete the Common Merit Application. These programs include:
  • Academic Memorial Scholarships
  • Academic Scholarships
  • Professional Incentive Programs (both undergraduate and graduate)

The Common Merit Application will be available online December 1, 2008.

For information about eligiblity criteria and application instructions for all programs below, please link to the program webpage.

 Regional Partnerships

In-state tuition at out-of-state colleges.
Grants
Need-based awards. Not repaid.
Academic Memorial Scholarships*
Merit-based awards for graduating high school seniors enrolling at the University of Delaware or Delaware State University. Not repaid.
Academic Scholarships*
Merit-based awards for graduating high school seniors enrolling at regionally accredited colleges in the U.S. Not repaid.
Professional Incentive Programs*
Merit-based recruitment programs. Loan repayment provisions.

Undergraduate
Graduate
 
Professional Development for K-12 Teachers
Dentistry
Medicine
Health Care
Veterinary Medicine
Private Scholarships Administered by the Higher Education Commission
Academic Scholarship for Superior Performance on the Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP).
Merit-based awards for eighth and tenth grade students in Delaware public and charter schools. Not repaid.