How to Apply for State Aid in Delaware

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How to Apply for State Aid
DE Higher Education Commission

The Higher Education Commission administers 23 state-sponsored financial aid programs and 9 private scholarship programs to help Delawareans continue their education after high school. Applicants for all state-funded programs must be Delaware residents and U.S. citizens or eligible noncitizens.

For programs below followed by an asterisk (*), you must complete the Common Merit Application. These programs include:

Academic Memorial Scholarships
Academic Scholarships
Professional Incentive Programs (both undergraduate and graduate)
For information about eligiblity criteria and application instructions. click on the name of the program.

Regional Partnerships

In-state tuition at out-of-state colleges.
Academic Common Market
State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College
Grants
Need-based awards. Not repaid.
Scholarship Incentive Program (ScIP)
Educational Benefits for Children of Deceased Veterans and Others
Governor's Workforce Development Grant
Academic Memorial Scholarships*
Merit-based awards for graduating high school seniors enrolling at the University of Delaware or Delaware State University. Not repaid.
B. Bradford Barnes Memorial Scholarship*
Charles L. Hebner Memorial Scholarship*
Herman M. Holloway, Sr. Memorial Scholarship*
Academic Scholarships*
Merit-based awards for graduating high school seniors enrolling at regionally accredited colleges in the U.S. Not repaid.
Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship*
Diamond State Scholarship*
Professional Incentive Programs*
Merit-based recruitment programs. Loan repayment provisions.

Undergraduate
Delaware Nursing Incentive Program*
Christa McAuliffe Teacher Incentive Program*
Delaware Teacher Corps*
Graduate
Librarian and Archivist Incentive Program*
Optometry Incentive Program*
Speech/Language Pathologist Incentive Program*
Professional Development for K-12 Teachers
Critical Need Scholarship
Dentistry
DIDER Partnership with Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry at Temple University
Medicine
Delaware Institute for Medical Education and Research (DIMER) Loan Program
Health Care
Delaware State Loan Repayment Program for Health Professionals
Veterinary Medicine
University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine SREB Regional Contract Program
Okahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine SREB Regional Contract Program
Private Scholarships Administered by the Higher Education Commission
Agenda for Delaware Women Trailblazer Scholarship
Delaware Engineering Society Scholarships
Delaware Open Cross Country Championship Scholarship
Delaware River and Bay Authority Scholars Program
Delaware Solid Waste Authority John P. "Pat" Healy Scholarship
First State Manufactured Housing Scholarship
Kirkwood Soccer Club
Port of Wilmington Maritime Society Scholarship
Joseph B. Shafferman, Sr. Memorial Scholarship Fund
Academic Scholarship for Superior Performance on the Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP).
Merit-based awards for eighth and tenth grade students in Delaware public and charter schools. Not repaid.
Michael C. Ferguson Achievement Award
Loans
Loan applications are available from college financial aid offices or private lenders.