Funded Scholarships are available for international students also at Drexel University.

Drexel University is a private research university in Philadelphia, USA. There are over 70 undergraduate programs and more than 100 master’s, doctoral, and professional programs at the university. Furthermore, the university has a cooperative education program (co-op) program offering students the opportunity to gain up to 18 months of paid, full-time work experience in a field relevant to their undergraduate major or graduate degree program prior to graduation. Above all, the university is in Top 510 universities globally according to QS World University Rankings 2019.

Drexel University offers generous funding opportunities to its students in order to make its education affordable for a wider range. The financial aid package consists of grants, and scholarships from university as well as private organizations, taking average aid to $42,948 per year. Moreover, the university has need based aid for international students as well with 100% of the students with need receiving aid. One of the highest awarding scholarship for international students at the university is the Drexel Global Scholar Program. The program encourages the active involvement of participants in valuable, peer-based mentorship and leadership development opportunities as well as team-building activities and community service.

Scholarship Award

Full-tuition scholarship

Eligibility Criteria

• Incoming international freshmen students with exceptional academic achievement and outstanding commitment to global leadership and international community building
• Drexel Global Scholars need to comply fully with freshman housing requirements.

Applying

You must submit a complete admission application by the appropriate deadline and the supplemental Global Scholarship application in order to get considerations for the Drexel Global Scholar program. In addition, you need to submit an essay and CV/résumé.

After your admission application has been processed, you will receive an email that will give you access to Discover Drexel. If you are eligible to apply for this scholarship, you will then be able to access the supplemental form by selecting the Enrichment & Scholarship Opportunities tab on Discover Drexel.

Then, you have to submit an 850- to 1,000-word essay to answer:

• What makes you an outstanding global leader?
• Upon completion of your degree and when you return to your country, in what ways will you give back to your community?