Purdue University Trustees Scholarship
Automatically considered
$64,000
About this scholarship
Domestic students applying as freshmen to Purdue University who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, leadership, and community service may be considered for the Trustees Scholarship through a holistic review of the admission application.
Award amounts vary by residency status. The scholarship is renewable for up to four years if the student maintains at least a 3.0 GPA.
Complete the Purdue admission application and submit all required materials by the admission and financial aid deadlines. No separate Trustees application is described beyond the admission file.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Complete Purdue admission application and all required admission and financial-aid materials by the applicable deadlines
- No separate scholarship application or scholarship-specific essay; awarded automatically via holistic review of the Purdue admission application
- Must submit the Purdue admission application (Common Application only) by the November 1 firm deadline
- Holistic review considers grades in core academic coursework, the application essay and Purdue-specific questions, and evidence of leadership/service/accomplishments
- Common App personal statement (250-650 words) required as part of the application, but not Purdue-specific
- Honors College applicants only: two additional 500-word prompts ('Explain your vision, ideas or goals for how you hope to shape your honors experience...' and 'Please describe the interdisciplinary na
- Renewable with a Purdue GPA of 3.00 or higher
- Automatically considered through holistic admission review; no separate Trustees application.
- Renewable for up to four years if the recipient maintains at least a 3.0 Purdue GPA.
- Holistic review considers academic achievement, leadership, and community service.