How to Apply for State Aid
The Higher Education Commission administers 23 state-sponsored financial aid programs and 8 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:
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Academic Memorial Scholarships
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Academic Scholarships
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Professional Incentive Programs (both undergraduate and graduate)
You can complete the Common Merit Application online beginning December 1, 2009, on DHEC's secure Student Account Access site at https://www.doe.k12.de.us/high-ed/student/login.aspx. First-time users must establish an account and provide a valid email and mailing address before proceeding to the application.
For information about eligiblity criteria and how to apply. click on the name of the program below. Click here for a printable copy of instructions on how to apply online for state-sponsored financial aid.
Regional Partnerships
- Scholarship Incentive Program (ScIP)
- Educational Benefits for Children of Deceased Veterans and Others
- Governor's Education Grant for Working Adults
- Governor's Education Grant for Unemployed Workers
- B. Bradford Barnes Memorial Scholarship*
- Charles L. Hebner Memorial Scholarship*
- Herman M. Holloway, Sr. Memorial Scholarship*
Merit-based recruitment programs. Loan repayment provisions.
Undergraduate
- Delaware Nursing Incentive Program*
- Christa McAuliffe Teacher Incentive Program*
- Delaware Teacher Corps*
- Librarian and Archivist Incentive Program*
- Optometry Incentive Program*
- Speech/Language Pathologist Incentive Program*
- University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine SREB Regional Contract Program
- Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine SREB Regional Contract Program
