Scholarships & Financial Aid
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Drake offers financial assistance that is designed to reward your academic achievement or abilities in the fine arts or athletics, as well as to help meet a portion of your family’s level of financial need. You may find that you qualify for both merit-based and financial need-based awards.
International Student Grant
The renewable International Student Grant may offer a partial award toward financial need. This grant, however, will not provide full funding; although it may be awarded along with other scholarships, the total combined aid will not exceed 40% of the total cost of attendance.
To apply for an International Student Grant, you must first apply for admission to Drake. A link to the grant application process is provided within your Drake admission application.
Note to students admitted to the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program: Need-based financial assistance and merit aid are available only through the fourth year of the six-year Pharm.D. program.
Scholarships for First-Year International Students
Financial assistance is renewable if recipients continue to meet qualifying criteria. However, additional funding is not normally available after the first year of enrollment.
- National Alumni Scholarships
- Presidential Scholarships
- Athletic Scholarships
- Fine Arts Scholarships
- Drake University Legacy Awards
- Hebei Province Scholarship
- Actuarial Science Scholarships
- Pharmacy Hero Scholarship
- Honors Program John August Book Award
- Boys & Girls Club of Central Iowa: Jane & John Evans Scholarship
- Business Dean Team
- Zimpleman College of Business Scholarships
- School of Education Scholarships
- School of Journalism & Mass Communication Scholarships
- Inclusive Scholars for Digital Proficiency
- Center for Public Democracy Scholarship
- Physics Prize Examination
- Drake Bahamas Scholarship
- Additional informational on outside scholarships and resources
Scholarships for International Transfer Students
Financial assistance is renewable if recipients continue to meet qualifying criteria. However, additional funding is not normally available after the first year of enrollment.
- Phi Theta Kappa Scholarships
- Presidential Transfer Awards
- School of Education Scholarships
- Zimpleman College of Business Scholarships
- Athletic Scholarships
- Fine Arts Scholarships
- Drake University Legacy Awards
- Hebei Province Scholarship
- Honors Program John August Book Award (Fall Enrollment term only)
- Boys & Girls Club of Central Iowa: Jane & John Evans Scholarship
- Drake Bahamas Scholarship
- Links to outside scholarships and resources
We're Here to Help
Our international admission counselors are experts at explaining your financing options and helping you and your family budget resources. If you have any questions, contact the Office of Admission toll-free, 1-800-44-DRAKE, x3181. If calling from outside the United States, dial 1-515-271-3181.
