Financial Aid & Scholarships

Admission & Aid

We're here to help you navigate funding your education. Explore options like loans, assistantships, private scholarships, and grants below, or contact us for more personalized guidance.

Check out our core DU scholarship page for information on University-wide funding opportunities.

Explore Funding Opportunities

Funding through Morgridge

Financial assistance through Morgridge includes Dean’s scholarship awards, named merit scholarships, graduate assistantships, grants, and fellowships. Unlike student loans, you do not need to repay these awards.
 
Morgridge automatically considers each applicant for Dean's scholarships and named merit scholarships upon admission. Dean’s scholarships, awarded to incoming students based on academic merit, vary by program and may apply for up to three years of coursework. Morgridge also awards over 40 donor-funded merit scholarships to outstanding applicants.
  • Dean's Scholarship
    The Morgridge Dean’s Scholarship pays for tuition costs. Our financial aid team applies them to student accounts evenly across the academic year. Typically, Dean’s Scholarship awards are divided equally between fall, winter, and spring quarters.
     
    If your program’s coursework requires summer enrollment, your Dean’s Scholarship award will be spread over four quarters. If you enroll in the summer by choice, you will need to contact Morgridge Financial Aid (mce.finaid@du.edu) to ensure we allocate your funds properly.
  • Dissertation Grant Funding Support

    Students who have successfully defended their dissertation proposal have several resources to support executing and completing their dissertation, including applying for dissertation fellowships offered by DU's Office of Graduate Education.

    MCE is revamping its internal Dissertation Research Grant program and we encourage students to first apply to COESA's Dissertation/DIP/DRP grants, which can be found here:

    COESA Dissertation/DIP/DRP Research Grant Procedures

Student Loans & Grants

An education is one of the best long-term investments you can make in your future, and borrowing is one way to fund that investment. With careful planning, a loan can be a smart decision for you and your family, as many educational loans have more favorable terms than other consumer loans (such as car loans or credit cards). However, since all loans must be repaid, you should only borrow what you need.

Learn more about available student loans:

All federal financial aid is managed by the central DU Office of Financial Aid, located in University Hall Room 255.

For assistance with your federal financial aid, contact a Graduate Financial Aid Advisor at (303)871-4020 or finaid@du.edu.

Federal Updates

  • TEACH Grant

    Through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007, Congress created the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education TEACH Grant Program that provides substantial grants to students who intend to teach in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves students from low-income families. In exchange for receiving a TEACH Grant, you must agree to serve as a full-time teacher in a high-need field in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves low-income students and teach for at least four academic years within eight calendar years of completing the program of study for which you received a TEACH Grant.

  • Work Study
    Work study is a need-based federal financial aid award that allows you to work on campus (or with an approved off-campus employer) to earn money to help pay for educational expenses. It’s neither a grant (because you must work to earn it) nor a loan (because you don’t have to repay it). You can only apply for work study positions if you have this award as a part of your federal financial aid package, and you must be enrolled at least half time (4 credits). If your financial aid package did not include work-study funds but you would like to apply for those opportunities, email workstudy@du.edu and request to be added to the work-study waitlist. You can also visit the Student Employment site to apply for non-work-study jobs.
     
    Visit the DU Work-Study webpage to learn more about the process.