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). The form will be available beginning December 2024

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 GPA.

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 GPA 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) The form will be available beginning December 2024

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