$10 Million Sacramento Leadership Fellowships

Drexel University's Center for Graduate Studies in Sacramento gives every student automatic consideration for the merit-based $10 million Sacramento Leadership Fellowship Fund, which offers varying amounts of financing — up to full scholarships for tuition. As a demonstration of this commitment, Drexel has set aside $10 million to fund Sacramento Leadership Fellowships to make graduate education affordable for qualified area residents.

Drexel will award this fellowship based on your academic credentials, including the quality of your undergraduate record and professional experience. This fellowship does not assign duties, so you may concentrate on studies. You must maintain high academic performance to renew your award.

The Leadership Fellowships are typically awarded within 72 hours of admission to a graduate program, and they are only available for programs offered at the Sacramento Center for Graduate Studies. Every student who is admitted is eligible and will be automatically reviewed without further application. Students who are admitted less than four weeks before a program starts are not guaranteed Fellowships; awards are then made at the discretion of the deans of the college offering the degree program. The amount of the Fellowship is determined at the time of admission; and the award is for a set dollar amount (dollars per credit hour) that will remain constant for all courses taken by the student in the graduate program into which he or she has been accepted. In general terms, the amount of the Fellowship will range between 15% and 45% of tuition at the time the award is made.

For answers to frequently asked questions about the Sacramento Leadership Fellowships, visit Admission > Financial Aid.

Important notice: The Sacramento Leadership Fellowships are a time-limited program. They will only be offered during the inaugural years of the Center for Graduate Studies (e.g., until the graduation of the students who were admitted to programs beginning in January 2009).