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Scholarships help you graduate from FIU with your degree and with little to no debt. Scholarships are usually merit-based financial aid (awarded based on your grades and achievements) but some may have need-based requirements as well. Apply to as many scholarships as you can and apply early to increase your chance of being awarded.

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Find Scholarships

With the FIU scholarship search tool, admitted students can search for scholarships by requirement, create a profile and track their scholarship awards all in one place. As soon as you apply to FIU and received a Panther ID, you can log in with your FIU username and password to apply.

FIU Scholarship Search

First Year Students

  • First Year Merit Scholarships

    FIU awards merit-based scholarships to admitted first-time-in-college (FTIC) students. FIU will automatically consider students for these merit-based scholarships when they submit and complete the freshman admissions application for Early Fall/ Fall 2025 by November 1, 2024, for those attending Florida high schools and December 3, 2024 for those who attend out-of-state or overseas high schools.  

    Students should submit a complete application for admission, including the application fee/waiver, and official SAT, ACT, or CLT test scores by this date for scholarship consideration.  

    Applicants must have their scores sent directly to FIU when they register for tests so the scores can be received by the university in time for admission for scholarship consideration. Recommended last test dates for scholarship consideration are: 

    • ACT - September 14, 2024
    • CLT - September 21, 2024
    • SAT - October 5, 2024

    To be eligible students must be a citizen of the United States, a U.S. lawful permanent resident, or an international student to receive the F-1 visa to study in the United States (or another eligible visa). 

    Consideration for merit awards is based on the same academic records used for admission and residency status. No additional applications are required. Scholarship funding is limited. The Scholarship Office reviews admitted FTIC students until all scholarship funding has been allocated. 

    Non-Resident/Out-of-State Tuition Waiver Must complete application to FIU by December 3, 2024

    Out-of-state reduction awards are disbursed as waivers that decrease the total cost of attendance but only apply toward out-of-state tuition. If a student's residency is updated to in-state for tuition purposes after enrollment, the merit-based tuition waiver will no longer apply, the award will be canceled and is not replaced by the Florida resident award. 

    Please note: The out-of-state, merit-based tuition reduction waivers cannot be combined with another tuition waiver scholarship (Grandparent Waiver) since both scholarships waive the same portion of non-resident tuition. 

    Benefits: 

    • Guaranteed admission to the Honors College
    • Access to the Honors College Early Assurance Programs for the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and FIU College of Law 
    • Priority registration when choosing classes

    Gold and Blue 

    Gold and Blue Scholarships are awarded to entering students to recognize outstanding academic performance. Awards are distributed over four years and range from: 

    • $1,000 to $12,000 for Florida residents (deadline November 1, 2024)
    • $4,000 to $24,000 for non-Florida residents (deadline December 3, 2024) 

    Gold and Blue scholarships cannot be stacked with other forms of FIU merit aid. 

    Are you a National Merit® Finalist? 

    Florida Resident National Merit Finalists are funded by the State Benaquisto Award which covers: Cost of Attendance - Bright Futures - any National Merit Scholarship. On average $9,000 a semester. Awards will vary. 

    Non-Florida resident National Merit Finalists Students are funded by FIU. 

    • 100% Undergraduate tuition and fees, plus a book stipend 
    • 100% on-campus housing with a meal plan 

    Academic Benefits for all National Merit® Finalists: 

    • Guaranteed admission to the Honors College
    • Access to the Honors College Early Assurance Programs for the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and FIU College of Law 
    • Priority registration when choosing classes
    • Guaranteed research opportunities and mentorship

    Requirements for all National Merit® Finalists:

    • Select FIU as your #1 choice university on the National Merit Scholarship Corporation no later than May 1, 2025.

    FIU College Board Recognition Program Scholarship 

    • 100% Undergraduate tuition and fees, plus a book stipend
    • $1,000 meal plan stipend per semester

    Academic Benefits Include:

    • Guaranteed admission to the Honors College 
    • Access to the Honors College Early Assurance Programs for the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and FIU College of Law 
    • Priority registration when choosing classes 
    • Guaranteed research opportunities and mentorship 

    Awarded one of the recognition awards below from the College Board 

    1. African American Recognition
    2. Hispanic Recognition
    3. Indigenous Recognition
    4. Rural and Small-Town Recognition
    5. First-Generation

    E-mail your Recognition Certificate from the College Board to scholarships@fiu.edu by November 1, 2024. 

  • Other First Year Scholarships

    Visit OneStop for more information on Bright Futures Scholarship, First Generation Scholarship and others.

    Visit Student Affairs for scholarships offered by FIU student programming groups like Multicultural Programs and Services.

Transfers

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Graduate Student Scholarships

Your department or program may offer scholarships to a select number of students. Find scholarships through the FIU Scholarship Search. The FIU Office of Scholarships helps students find and complete applications for many FIU scholarships as well as others not offered by the university. Competition for scholarships is high among grad school students, so working with the Office of Scholarships to improve your application can help give you a competitive edge.

Information regarding additional forms of funding, including assistantships and fellowships, can be found on the University Graduate School’s Funding Page.

More Scholarships

  • High School Micro-scholarships

    RaiseMe is a micro-scholarship program for high school students. Sign up for RaiseMe and you could earn scholarships for achievements like participating in extracurricular activities and getting good grades. You could earn up to $2,500 per academic year. 

    Raiseme represents the minimum scholarships offer you will receive from FIU.

    Raiseme cannot be stacked with other FIU merit scholarships.  

    Join RaiseMe

    Requirements

    • Must be a Florida or DC resident
    • Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
    • Must have at least a 3.2 as calculated when student enters grades in Raise.Me (GPA is verified by FIU)

    Deadlines
    Complete Admissions Application November 1
    Completed RaiseMe profileDecember 1
  • DACA, TPS or Undocumented Student Scholarships

    Most undocumented students do not qualify for federal financial aid, state scholarship programs or state-funded university scholarships. But there are still private scholarships you can earn. Speak with your advocate about financial aid opportunities. Learn more about financial aid for undocumented students.

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  • Scholarships for Students with Disabilities

    Students with documented disabilities can visit the Disability Resource Center for course load accommodations and to apply for scholarships. You must be an enrolled FIU student to apply.