Graduate Scholarship Program for
Delaware Residents and Employees of
State and Local Government in Delaware

The University of Delaware has eliminated residency qualifications for calculating graduate tuition rates.

We remain committed to Delaware residents pursuing graduate education at the University. Therefore, special scholarships have been implemented to ensure that Delaware residents will pay a reduced tuition rate of $475 per credit for the 2009–10 academic year. Beginning Fall 2010, scholarships will be used so that residents and employees of state and local government will pay tuition rates that are aligned with increases in undergraduate tuition.

Students will continue to receive Delaware Graduate Scholarships for as long as they remain Delaware residents and are continuously enrolled in courses for each fall and spring semester until the completion of the degree. The scholarship can also be applied to winter and summer session courses. Students who register for and meet sustaining status requirements or obtain an approved leave of absence at any point in their graduate program also remain eligible. The Delaware Graduate Scholarship will appear as a credit on each qualified Delaware resident graduate student's bill, indicated either as a direct credit or as part of the assistantship or fellowship award/contract. 

Nonmatriculated Delaware residents registering for courses through Professional and Continuing Studies
The Resident Professional and Continuing Studies Graduate Scholarship of the same amount as for matriculated students will be offered to Delaware residents who enroll in a graduate course(s) in any semester or session through Professional and Continuing Studies and who pay tuition for a graduate course(s). The amount of the scholarship will be applied directly to the student’s billing account at the time registration takes place.

Non-Delaware residents who are employed by state and local governments in Delaware
The College of Education and Public Policy extends the Delaware Graduate Scholarship to all employees of
       • the state of Delaware
       • Sussex, Kent and New Castle counties
       • Delaware municipalities.
This includes all Delaware public and charter school teachers and administrators. Graduate students must be employed by a state or local agency at the time of course registration and must retain their employment to continue to qualify for the scholarships. This applies to graduate students who are already matriculated, enrolling in a program for the first time, or taking courses through Professional and Continuing Studies. A letter from the student’s employer should be submitted with application materials for the program of interest, or for non-matriculated students, brought with them to PCS at the time of registration. Annual reconfirmation of employment with the graduate program coordinator is required.

School of Education
Gail Rys
(302) 831-1165
gailrys@udel.edu

School of Urban Affairs & Public Policy
Al Frankel
(302) 831-0735
frankel@udel.edu

Department of Fashion & Apparel Studies
Pat Brinley
(302) 831-8714
pbrinley@udel.edu

Department of Human Development & Family Studies
Bahira Sherif Trask
(302) 831-8187
bstrask@udel.edu