Graduate Students

Scholarship award decisions for all graduate degree-seeking students are made at admission. Selected students will receive their scholarship award within their admission letter. 

Graduate students who were not selected to receive a scholarship award at admission, may be eligible for consideration for one of the two options: 

Further information about both scholarship opportunities can be found below. 

Enrollment Deadlines

Fall Semester (Fall I and Fall II) – June 30

Spring Semester (Spring I and Spring II) – December 1

Summer Semester (6-Week I/II and 8-Week 1) – April 1

The enrollment deadlines are set to allow for the distribution of your scholarship dollars before the first eBill is generated for the semester. 

Students required to complete requirements within one course rotation cycle should refer to the following schedule document: Graduate Scholarship Schedule

Financial Need Scholarships

These scholarships are provided to students who demonstrate a high level of financial need. Students will be required to submit a FAFSA application for the appropriate academic year.

Interested graduate students should submit the fall scholarship application and award decisions are made that will apply for the full academic year. Students must enroll in a minimum of 9 credit hours for the fall and spring semesters and remain in good academic standing.


Application Deadlines

Fellows Scholarship

The Fellows Scholarship is available to all SCPS students who receive tuition reimbursement from an employer. Students are eligible to receive an annual scholarship that matches the amount they receive in tuition reimbursement from their employer, up to $5,250 per academic year. Learn more.