FDU Grants

FDU Scholarships and Grants for Undergraduate Students

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Merit Scholarship Opportunities

Up to $22,000 each year

Merit scholarship awards are annually renewable for a total of four years for full-time students who maintain the required GPA.

Need-Based Financial Aid

FDU offers need-based financial aid. To be considered, a student must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Be sure to include FDU’s Federal school code when completing the FAFSA: 002607.

Transfer

Merit Scholarship Opportunities

Up to $15,500 each year

Each full-time transfer applicant is automatically considered for annual merit award. Awards are renewable for full-time students who maintain the required GPR.

Phi Theta Kappa

Phi Theta Kappa members who graduate from a regionally accredited two-year institution may qualify for an additional $2,000 award.

  • Recognizes transfer students who are Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) members; renewable for two years. 
  • Students need at least a GPR of 3.0 to qualify for the award.
  • Verification of PTK membership is required.
  • Candidates must have earned an associate degree.

Need-Based Financial Aid

FDU offers need-based financial aid. To be considered a student must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Resident Grants

Beginning in Fall 2025, newly enrolled Pell eligible students living on campus will receive a $2,000 annual housing grant. This grant is renewable for a total of 8 semesters.

Additional Grant Opportunities

Grants and athletic scholarships can be combined with academic scholarships.

Children of Alumni Grant

$1,500 each year

  • Awarded to undergraduate children of FDU alumni.

FDU Family Grant

$1,500 each year

  • Families with two or more dependent children enrolled simultaneously at FDU receive a Family Grant for each student.

Athletic Scholarship

Amount varies

  • Rewards athletic abilities of students participating in NCAA Division I sports at FDU’s Metropolitan Campus.

We are here to help

For any questions about our scholarship and financial aid programs at FDU, please contact:

Contact Information

Office of Financial Aid

(973) 443-8700
Florham Campus
(201) 692-2363
Metropolitan Campus
finaid@fdu.edu
fdu.edu/finaid