All applicants are automatically considered for partial tuition merit scholarships. Tulane also awards several full-tuition, total-cost, service, and Louisiana resident scholarships that require separate applications. The majority of merit scholarships are renewable for 4 years (or 5 years for architecture students), provided the student maintains good standing with the university, a full-time course load, and a designated minimum GPA.
In order to continue receiving scholarships throughout a 4-year (5-year for Architecture) undergraduate career, students must continue to fulfill certain requirements.
Partial Scholarships
Our partial tuition scholarships, which range from $5,000 to $32,000 per year, require no special application and are awarded by the admission office based on the strength of the admission application within the context of a given year’s applicant pool.
Full-Tuition Scholarships
These awards seek to recognize superior high school performance, extremely competitive standardized test scores, exceptional community and secondary school involvement, and extraordinary intellectual promise.
Deans’ Honor Scholarship (DHS)
- Requires submission of a creative project
- Reviewed by the Deans of the five undergraduate schools
- To be considered:
- Submit a complete application for admission via Early Action or Early Decision
- Submit the separate scholarship application and recommendation through your Green Wave Portalby December 5
- Winners are notified in late February
- Note: The winners of the Deans’ Honor Scholarship over the last 3 years had an ACT score greater than 31 and an SAT score greater than 1400.
Paul Tulane Award
- Requires additional writing components
- Reviewed by a scholarship committee led by the Dean of Admission
- To be considered:
- Submit a complete application for admission via Early Action or Early Decision
- Submit the separate scholarship application through your Green Wave Portal by December 5
- Download the Paul Tulane Award Application Preparation (PDF)
- Winners are notified in late February
- Note: The winners of the Paul Tulane Award over the last 3 years had an ACT score greater than 31 and an SAT score greater than 1400.
Stamps Scholarship
- Recognizes and rewards exceptional students who exemplify leadership, perseverance, scholarship, service, and innovation
- Our most prestigious merit award
- Covers total cost of attendance, in addition to an enrichment fund to support endeavors such as study abroad, undergraduate research, academic or co-curricular conferences, and unpaid internships
- Made possible by generous funding by the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation – a nationally prestigious scholarship program – and fund matching by Tulane University
- Approximately 5 awarded each year
- To be considered:
- Submit a complete application for admission via Early Action or Early Decision
- Apply for the Deans’ Honor Scholarship or Paul Tulane Award by December 5
- Select finalists will be invited to interview in early spring
Additional Scholarships
Community Service Fellowship
- Rewards students who demonstrate high academic achievement as well as outstanding dedication to serving the community with leadership, passion, peer engagement, and resourcefulness
- Up to $20,000 per year merit-based scholarship
- May be combined with other merit awards up to the cost of tuition
- Approximately 15 awarded each year
- At Tulane, Community Service Fellows will
- Join a cohort of active and engaged Fellows on campus
- Attend monthly group meetings
- Complete an average of 100 service & leadership hours per year
- Learn to be dynamic leaders, community advocates, and service ambassadors
- Regularly access resources and guidance from the Center for Public Service
- Click here to learn more about the program and meet current Community Service Fellows
- To be considered:
- Submit a complete application for admission
- Submit the separate scholarship application through your admission application status portal by January 15
- Click here to see this year’s questions
- Winners are notified by April 1
Musicianship Scholarship
- Requires submission of an audition (click here for guidelines)
- Only open to students with music as their major on the application for admission
- Reviewed by Newcomb Department of Music faculty
- $5,000 per year merit-based award
- To be considered:
- Submit a complete application for admission
- Submit the separate scholarship application through your admission application status portal by February 15
- Audition in person or submit an online audition/portfolio by February 15
- Winners are notified in mid-March
Louisiana Resident Scholarships
There are additional scholarship opportunities available to Louisiana residents under Tulane’s Focus Louisiana program. For more information, please visit our page dedicated to financial aid for Louisiana residents.
International Student Scholarships
There are additional scholarship opportunities available to students applying from outside the United States. For more information, please visit our page dedicated to financial aid for international students.
Tulane University Marching Band (TUMB)
TUMB merit scholarship awards are granted to participating members of the band, regardless of academic major. Awards of up to $2,000 per year renew as the student remains fully participating and is in good standing with the university. Audition requirements are available at www.tulaneband.org under “JOIN”. For more information, contact director of bands Barry Spanier at [email protected].