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.
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