The starting point
Big Ten flagship with one of the cleanest holistic-review automatic merit ladders for engineering and STEM applicants — Trustees ($16K/yr OOS) and Presidential ($10K/yr OOS) are awarded automatically by Nov 1 EA, and the only stackable pair is Indy Scholars + Trustees/Presidential at the Indianapolis campus.
Selection beyond grades and scores. 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.
Awards to discuss
First 3 of 8 recorded awards, in chapter display order. This is a selection, not a ranking. Read the full chapter for all awards. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.
Trustees Scholarship (out-of-state)
$16,000/year ($64,000 over four years) · Published award terms
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: Holistic review of admission application factors: high school curriculum/grades, leadership, service, evidence of commitment to academic program, and SAT/ACT score (if provided). Non-Indiana residents only. Domestic students only (US citizens, US nationals, permanent resident aliens, or aliens lawfully present and able to establish domicile). Complete admission application by November 1 Early Action deadline (firm).
Renewal: Renewable for up to 4 years (8 semesters) with a minimum cumulative 3.00 Purdue GPA. GPA checked annually at the end of spring semester. Continuous full-time enrollment (12+ credit hours), excluding summer.
Other terms: Top tier of Purdue's automatic merit ladder for non-residents. Notification is included with the admission decision. Awards are nonnegotiable; Purdue does not match offers from other institutions and does not consider appeals for merit aid. Approximately 15% of applicants receive a university-wide merit award each year.
https://admissions.purdue.edu/costsandfinaid/scholarships.php
Trustees Scholarship (Indiana resident)
$10,000/year ($40,000 over four years) · Published award terms
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: Holistic review. Indiana residents only. Domestic students only. November 1 Early Action deadline (firm).
Renewal: Renewable for up to 4 years (8 semesters) with a minimum cumulative 3.00 Purdue GPA, continuous full-time enrollment (12+ credits/semester).
Other terms: Indiana resident equivalent of the OOS Trustees. Layered on top of Purdue's frozen-tuition base creates one of the lowest net-price outcomes at any flagship for high-stat in-state students.
https://admissions.purdue.edu/costsandfinaid/scholarships.php
Presidential Scholarship (out-of-state)
$10,000/year ($40,000 over four years) · Published award terms
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: Holistic review. Non-Indiana residents only. Domestic students only. November 1 Early Action deadline (firm).
Renewal: Renewable for up to 4 years (8 semesters) with a minimum cumulative 3.00 Purdue GPA, continuous full-time enrollment.
Other terms: Tier below Trustees in the OOS automatic ladder. A student is considered for both; the holistic review places them into one tier. Notification is included with the admission decision.
https://admissions.purdue.edu/costsandfinaid/scholarships.php
