Eligible high school seniors and transfer students may apply for scholarships ranging from $1,000 per year to $30,000. Incoming freshmen can use our scholarship calculator to estimate the academic achievement award for which they may be eligible. Please note that scholarships apply toward tuition charges only, unless otherwise specified.
Amount: $15,000 - $30,000
Eligibility: High school seniors
Awards ranging from $15,000 -$30,000 per year may be offered to selected applicants based on high school GPA and SAT/ACT scores. The student's application for admission serves as the student's application for an Academic Achievement Scholarship. No additional application is necessary. For an Academic Achievement Scholarship estimate, visit our Scholarship Calculator.
Scholarship names and amounts for 2019-20 (Fall 2020 entry to UD):
Amount: $1,000 - $5,000 per year
Eligibility: High school seniors and transfer students
This distinguished departmental recognition can be added to any academic scholarship and is renewable for up to eight semesters. Although many applicants may be qualified in multiple subject areas, each student may only apply for one award. The application deadline is January 15, and the deadline to interview (required for most departments) is January 31.
Amount: $10,000 - $18,000
Eligibility: Transfers
The National Achievement Scholarship, in the amount of $2,500 per year, is offered to the top high school senior scorers on the PSAT who mark Section 14 on the PSAT/NMSQT answer sheet, thereby identifying himself or herself as Black American. This award can be used in addition to an Academic Achievement Scholarship, but when combined cannot exceed the cost of tuition. The National Achievement Scholarship can be used for eight consecutive semesters. Students must submit an application for admission by March 1st to be eligible for the award. Additionally, a copy of the letter or certificate officially declaring National Achievement status must be provided to the Office of Financial Aid.
The National Hispanic Scholars Scholarship, in the amount of $2,000 per year, is offered to the top high school senior Hispanic scorers on the PSAT who have earned a 3.0 or higher grade point average. This award can be used in addition to an Academic Achievement Scholarship, but when combined cannot exceed the cost of tuition. The National Hispanic Scholars Scholarship can be used for eight consecutive semesters. Students must submit an application for admission by March 1st to be eligible for the award. Additionally, a copy of the letter or certificate officially declaring National Hispanic Scholar status must be provided to the Office of Financial Aid.
Amount: Matched up to $2,000 Per Year
Eligibility: High School Seniors and current undergraduate students
Students awarded a scholarship by a parish in any Catholic diocese are eligible for this matching program at University of Dallas. The university will match parish gifts up to, but not exceeding, $2,000 per academic year for a total of eight semesters.
Amount: Variable
Eligibility: High school seniors from select DFW Catholic high schools
High school seniors from the following Catholic high schools are eligible to apply: Bishop Dunne, Bishop Lynch, Cistercian, Nolan Catholic, John Paul II, The Highlands School and Jesuit College Preparatory School.
Amount: $5,000/year
Eligibility: High school seniors attending Catholic high schools in the U.S.
One student will be selected from the West, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Texas (non-DFW) regions. Applicants must attend a Catholic high school. The selected students will exhibit strong commitments to faith, service and achievement. The students should also demonstrate financial need and be admitted to the University of Dallas.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE REGIONAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP
Amount: approx. $6,000
Eligibility: High school seniors who plan on attending UD in the coming fall semester.
The O'Hara Chemical Sciences Institute provides new students at the University of Dallas the opportunity to complete two semesters of General Chemistry during the summer before their freshman year. This residential program spans eight weeks in June-August. Accepted students receive a scholarship that covers room, board and tuition for the summer term.
This program is highly recommended for science majors, those interested in our nursing and electrical engineering programs, as well as anyone with pre-health interests.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE O'HARA CHEMICAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIP
The University of Dallas' Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business is proud to announce a new partnership with Bishop Lynch High School. The partnership aims to further the Gupta College of Business' mission to prepare students in a wide variety of management specialties, serving a range of industries, and will support recruiting, education and other key functions at Bishop Lynch.
+ Read MoreOn Tuesday, Nov. 19, several members of the university community, including former students and colleagues of the late Classics Department founder Father Placid L. Csizmazia, O. Cist., gathered to celebrate the $50,000 endowment by an anonymous donor of the Father Placid L. Csizmazia, O. Cist., Memorial Scholarship in Classics, which will benefit classics majors at the University of Dallas.
+ Read MoreA rebirth of lifelong learning is flourishing under the instruction and embrace of a collective "brain trust" of UD faculty, which Provost Jonathan J. Sanford, Ph.D., guides from the third floor of Cardinal Farrell Hall.
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