Tulane offers variety of generous need- and merit-based scholarship opportunities for international students.
Tulane offers up to $30,000 in need-based financial aid to international students who qualify and who have not already been awarded that amount or more in merit scholarships. Students must reapply for need based aid every year. To apply, you must submit a CSS Profile and all necessary supporting documents. It is highly recommended you do so by February 15.
All applicants are considered for partial merit scholarship by completing the Common Application for admission.To be considered for all scholarships, however, international students should complete the following 3 steps as we may evaluate both your need and merit in our awarding process:
3 Steps for Scholarship Consideration
- Complete the Common Application for admission.
- Complete the CSS Profile by our financial aid deadlines (for international students who are non-U.S. citizens, Tulane's Declaration & Certification of Finances form is satisfactory for our Academic, Service and Leadership Scholarship and general merit scholarship consideration) Complete the CSS Profile by our financial aid deadlines.
- Complete Tulane’s Declaration & Certification of Finances.
In addition to the special awards below, international students may compete for all other available merit scholarships. Please contact your admission counselor for more information about scholarships.
Global Scholarships
In addition to Tulane's need-based financial aid for international students described above, Tulane offers merit scholarships that may cover your full tuition and fees or may even cover your full cost of attendance. Tulane's Global Scholarships are renewable for 4 years (5 years for students in the 5-year Architecture program). Please note that:
- Applicants in the top 20% academically (based on testing and high school/secondary school record) of the applicant pool are most competitive for these scholarships.
- You should submit an Early Action (November 15) or Early Decision (November 1) application for admission to be competitive for these scholarships.
- Nominations are made by the admission committee and are based on your Common Application and CSS Profile.
- Candidates may be invited to participate in a video interview with the international admission committee by March 31.
