The Delaware Higher Education Office administers 23 state-sponsored financial aid programs and 7 private scholarship programs to help Delawareans continue their education after high school. Unless otherwise noted, applicants for 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)

You can complete the Common Merit Application online beginning January 2, 2012, on DHEO's secure Student Account Access site at https://dheo.doe.k12.de.us/dhec_student/login.aspx. First-time users must establish an account and provide a valid email and mailing address before proceeding to the application.

Regional Partnerships
In-state tuition at out-of-state colleges.

• Academic Common Market
• State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College

• 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 Adults

• B. Bradford Barnes Memorial Scholarship*
• Charles L. Hebner Memorial Scholarship*
• Herman M. Holloway, Sr. Memorial Scholarship*

• Diamond State Scholarship*

• Undergraduate
  • Delaware Nursing Incentive Program*
  • Christa McAuliffe Teacher Incentive Program
• Undergraduate and Graduate
  • Delaware Teacher Corps 
  • Ada Leigh Soles Memorial Professional Librarian and Archivist Incentive Program* 
• Graduate
  • Optometry Incentive Program*
  • Speech/Language Pathologist Incentive Program*

Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

• Critical Need Scholarship

• Delaware State Loan Repayment Program for Health Professionals

• University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine SREB Regional Contract Program
• Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine SREB Regional Contract Program 

• Delaware Engineering Society Scholarships
• Delaware Open Cross Country Championship Scholarship
• 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. Schafferman, Sr. Memorial Scholarship Fund

Awards for Eighth and Tenth Grade Students

• Michael C. Ferguson Achievement Award
  Merit-based awards for eighth and tenth grade students in Delaware public and charter schools who demonstrate superior performance on the Delaware Compehensive Assessment System (DCAS) in math and reading. Not repaid.