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Excelsior scholarships and merit aid

Two prices: the posted one, and yours.

Posted price$26,790per year · 2026-2027 · cost of attendance
Yours?depends on the rules below

The short answer

Excelsior may be worth checking, but its awards do not follow a simple grades-and-scores chart. Start with the published scholarships below.

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The award collection

Published scholarships

These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.

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  1. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Casey Nicole Frankoski 24 Memorial Endowed Scholarship FundAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Chief Warrant Officer 2 Casey Nicole Frankoski 24 Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  2. Excelsior University Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship FundAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Excelsior University Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship Fund

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  3. Master Sergeant David K Thuma Memorial Scholarship FundAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Master Sergeant David K Thuma Memorial Scholarship Fund

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  4. Military Veteran Scholarship FundAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Military Veteran Scholarship Fund

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  5. Lt Gen Arthur J Gregg Endowed Fund For The Advancement Of Military And Veteran EducationAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Lt Gen Arthur J Gregg Endowed Fund For The Advancement Of Military And Veteran Education

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  6. Military Spouse Scholarship FundAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Military Spouse Scholarship Fund

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  7. Excelsior University Veterans Endowment FundAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Excelsior University Veterans Endowment Fund

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

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What makes Excelsior different

Strong support for veterans, military families, and students in nursing or technology fields.

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Research checkedJun 2026By our research team

Selection beyond grades and scores

Start with the selection process.

These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.

  1. Read the selection rules

    Look for the school's stated criteria and whether an additional application is needed.

  2. Check the application dates

    Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.

  3. Know what happens next year

    Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.

The fine print / Three questions to carry forward

Before you count on it.

Does it apply to us? Confirm the entering year, residency and every eligibility condition.

Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.

Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.

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A printable research summary, source links and room for your questions.

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Who this school may work for

Veterans, active-duty service members, and their spouses will find a community built around their needs. Students pursuing nursing or technology degrees should also look closely at what's available.

Published yearly cost: Approximately $26,790 for 2026-2027. Source

Cost and graduation facts

Federal reporting on what happened to students who enrolled at Excelsior — independent of anything the school markets.

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$13,769 (~$146/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$78,493
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Other Excelsior scholarships worth checking

These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Dr. Jane LeClair ’94, ’95 Scholarship Fund for Students in Technology supports scholarships for students in any technology program at the graduate or undergraduate level.

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AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Dr. Lawrence and Betty Wei Nursing Scholarship Fund supports scholarships for students enrolled in an Excelsior undergraduate nursing program to help with costs related to attending in-person clinical experiences.

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AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Entrepreneur: Business & Technology Fund supports scholarships for students enrolled in Excelsior’s business or technology programs who are, or who plan to become, entrepreneurs.

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AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Roy L. Simpson Endowment Fund for Nursing Informatics supports scholarships for nursing students working toward the Certificate in Health Care Informatics or the Master of Science in Nursing with an emphasis in Informatics.

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AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Master Chief Electronics Warfare Technician Donald J. and Mary Camille Carunchio Endowed Scholarship in Nursing is awarded to Excelsior nursing students enrolled in the Associate Degree in Nursing program.

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AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Gregg and Lisa Smith Technology Scholarship Fund supports costs associated with technology students taking humanities courses in fulfillment of degree requirements at Excelsior.

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AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Julia O. Wells Memorial Education Foundation Scholarship Fund supports scholarships for students pursuing a degree in registered professional nursing, with fifty percent of the total allotment awarded to alumni of Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Inc.

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Sources used on this page

Every claim is checked against Excelsior’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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