Academic College Scholarships

Award values range from $700 to $4,000 per academic year. Awarding for both first-year and continuing students usually begins as early as December and continues throughout the year. Scholarship funds for first-year students are limited for some academic colleges.

Application information by College

Scholarship link will be emailed to specific groups of students only.

Academic College First-year students Upper-class students
College of Agricultural Sciences

Application: Yes
Early Consideration: 12/31
Deadline: 4/30

Application: Yes
Deadline: 4/30

College of Arts and Architecture Application: No Application: No
Smeal College of Business Application: No
 
Application: 5/6
Bellisario College of Communications Application: Yes
Deadline: 5/1
Application: Yes
Deadline: 4/15
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Application: No
 
Application: Yes
Deadline: 4/15
College of Education Application: Yes
Early consideration: 1/8
Deadline: 5/1
Application: Yes
Deadline: 5/1
College of Engineering

Application: Yes Early Consideration: 1/8*
Deadline: 4/1
*The application link will be emailed to students newly admitted to UP in the College of Engineering.

Application for continuing ENGR students: Yes
Opens: 1/17/23
Deadline: Department Scholarships 4/15
Deadline: Dean's Scholarships 6/1

College of Health and Human Development Application: No Application: No
College of Information Sciences and Technology David Rusenko Emerging Entrepreneur Scholarship & David Rusenko Entrepreneur in Residence Scholarship
Application: Yes
Deadline: 4/1
David Rusenko Emerging Entrepreneur Scholarship & David Rusenko Entrepreneur in Residence Scholarship
Application: Yes
Deadline: 4/1
College of the Liberal Arts Application: Yes
Deadline: 2/1
Application: Yes
Deadline: 4/1
Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing Application: No Application: No
Eberly College of Science Application: Yes
Deadline: Varies per Academic Year
Application: No
Division of Undergraduate Studies Application: Eligible Sophomore students will be notified in October via email Application: Yes
Schreyer Honors College Scholarship Application: No
Entrance to Schreyer Application
Final Consideration Deadline: 12/5
Application: No