Vancouver Scholarships and Financial Aid
Scholarships for International Students
Fairleigh Dickinson University Vancouver Campus
We are committed to recognizing and supporting academically talented undergraduate applicants from all over the world. As a prospective student, you will be considered for our prestigious Scholarships without the need for a separate application. Once you submit your application for undergraduate admission, your academic achievements will be automatically considered for these scholarships.
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) calculation for scholarship awards is based on the last 3 years of high school. Students who have completed 30 or more credits at a university level program will be evaluated on the post-secondary academic performance. Most vocational and technical programs are not considered for scholarships.
1. Gregory H. Olsen Scholarship
The Gregory H. Olsen Scholarship offers international students a prestigious scholarship opportunity available at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Vancouver Campus.
Eligibility: Minimum cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) equivalent to 3.5/4.0 (US system)
Scholarship Amount: USD $216.30 scholarship per credit
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Tuition before Scholarship |
2024- 2025 Gregory H. Olsen Scholarship Amount |
2024-2025 Undergraduate Tuition after Scholarship |
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$721 per credit |
$216.30 per credit |
$404.70 per credit |
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$21,630 for 30 credits (a regular fulltime, annual course load) |
$6,489 for 30 credits |
$15,141 for 30 credits |
Gregory H. Olsen Scholarship is renewable annually by maintaining a GPA of 3.00 or higher.
2. Colonel Fairleigh S. Dickinson Scholarship
The Colonel Fairleigh S. Dickinson Scholarship is a highly competitive award granted to international freshman students with exceptional academic achievements.
Eligibility:
| US, Canada, and Other Education Systems | – Overall minimum CGPA of 3.5/4.0 converted to a US scale in the last 3 years of high school, AND – SAT 1280 or higher, OR – ACT Composite score 27 or higher |
| British-Pattern Education – Advanced Level | – GCSE or IGCSE with a minimum of 5 subjects including English and Mathematics with average grade of 3.5/4 converted to a US scale, AND – Three academic A Levels* with a minimum grade combination of AAA British-Patterned Education Advanced levels must be from the awarding bodies below: • AQA (Assessment and Qualifications Alliance) • CCEA (Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment) • Edexcel (Pearson) • OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations) • WJEC (welsh Joint Education Committee) • CIE (University of Cambridge – Cambridge International Examinations) – for students outside the United Kingdom |
| Brazilian Education System | – Minimum Average of Ensino Medio grade of 8.0/10.0 in 4 academic subjects relevant for the degree of choice, AND – Brazilian ENEM (Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio) score of 650. The ENEM test must have been taken within the last three years prior to the student’s application to FDU. |
If your education system is not listed or if you have questions about the scholarship review process, please contact us at vancouver-admissions@fdu.edu.
Scholarship Amount: USD $468.65 scholarship per credit
| 2024-2025 Undergraduate Tuition before Scholarship | 2024-2025 Colonel Fairleigh S. Dickinson Scholarship Amount | 2024-2025 Undergraduate Tuition after Scholarship |
| $721 per credit | $468.65 per credit | $252.35 per credit |
| $21,630 for 30 credits (a regular fulltime, annual course load) | $14,059.50 for 30 credits | $7,570.50 for 30 credits |
Col. Fairleigh Dickinson Scholarship is renewable annually by maintaining a GPA of 3.00 or higher.
General Scholarship Renewal Requirements and Guidelines
To maintain your scholarship for the duration of your academic program, you will need to fulfill the following renewal requirements:
- For scholarships and Global Scholars Grant, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher; for the Global Leaders Grant, maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher after one year of study.
- Enroll in and complete a full-time undergraduate course load.
- Global Scholars Grant recipients must complete the three Global Scholars courses each Fall.
- Institutional Scholarships are awarded on a per credit basis at the time of admission. They are not pro-rated in future terms to reflect adjustments in Tuition rates.
- Scholarships and Grants for FDU Vancouver may not be used at other FDU campuses.
How is the scholarship reflected on my tuition?
The scholarship is applied to each credit you are enrolled in. The following table shows how the scholarship applies on a per-credit basis and for a typical annual course load of 30 credits.
Scholarship Structure (USD)
| CGPA 2.0 – 3.4 | CGPA 3.5 – 4.0 | CGPA 3.5 – 4.0 and SAT 1280 or higher, OR ACT 27 or higher | |
| No Scholarship | Gregory H. Olsen Scholarship | Colonel Fairleigh S. Dickinson Scholarship | |
| Regular Tuition Per Credit | $721 | $721 | $721 |
| Scholarship Per Credit | $0 | $216.30 | $468.65 |
| Tuition per credit after Scholarship | $721 | $504.70 | $252.35 |
| Annual Tuition after Scholarship (30 credits) | $21,630 | $15,141 | $7,570.50 |
If you are ready to embark on an extraordinary educational journey and compete for our Scholarships, submit your undergraduate application today!
To learn more about the accomplishments of our Benefactors
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Colonel Fairleigh S. Dickinson (August 22, 1866-June 23, 1948) was the co-founder of Becton Dickinson (BD) and the named benefactor of Fairleigh Dickinson University. Born in Beaufort, North Carolina, Dickinson died in his home in Rutherford, New Jersey, where he had moved several years after what is now BD was founded in New York City in 1897. In 1942, he used his wealth to found Fairleigh Dickinson College, which is today Fairleigh Dickinson University.
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Greg Olsen is an FDU alumnus and trustee. Part of his recent $5 million gift to the University was used to fund the Vancouver campus start-up and part was used to rename the Gildart Haase School of Computer Science and Engineering, which houses the IT major.
Greg was the third private citizen to orbit the earth on the International Space Station (ISS). After completing training at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Moscow, he launched on a Russian Soyuz rocket TMA-7 on October 1, 2005 and returned to earth on Soyuz TMA-6 on October 11. During his 10-day voyage, he performed more than 150 orbits of the earth and logged almost four million miles of weightless travel. You can read more about Greg and his many accomplishments.