Purdue University Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
University Website: www.purdue.eduApply Online: www.admissions.purdue.edu/apply/apply.php
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and money from Lafayette businessman John Purdue to establish a college of science, technology, and agriculture in his name. The first classes were held on September 16, 1874, with six instructors and 39 students. Today, Purdue is a member of the Big Ten Conference, and is a well known world-class research institution. Purdue enrolls the second largest student body of any university in Indiana as well as the fourth largest international student population of any university in the United States.
Purdue offers both undergraduate and graduate programs in over 211 major areas of study, and is well known for its competitive engineering curricula. The university has also been highly influential in America's history of aviation, having established the first college credit offered in flight training, the first four-year bachelor's degree in aviation, and the first university airport (Purdue University Airport). Purdue's aviation technology program remains one of the most competitive aviation-specific programs in the world. In the mid-20th century, Purdue's aviation program expanded to encompass advanced spaceflight technology giving rise to Purdue's nickname, Cradle of Astronauts. Twenty-three Purdue graduates have gone on to become astronauts, including Gus Grissom (one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts), Neil Armstrong (the first person to walk on the moon), and Eugene Cernan (the most recent person to walk on the moon).
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Purdue University-Main Campus College Scholarships
ROMBA LGBT+ FellowshipReaching Out |
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award $20,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Astronaut Scholarship in Science and TechnologyAstronaut Scholarship Foundation |
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award Up to $15,000 |
deadline Varies |
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ACS-Hach Land Grant Undergraduate ScholarshipAmerican Chemical Society (ACS) |
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award $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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NRF Next Generation ScholarshipNational Retail Federation |
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award Up to $25,000 |
deadline May 22, 2023 |
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Stamps Foundation ScholarshipStamps Family Charitable Foundation, Inc. |
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award Up to $75,000 |
deadline Varies |
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IES Merit-Based David Porter Diversity ScholarshipInstitute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad) |
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award Up to $5,000 |
deadline Varies |
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IES Need-Based Financial Aid ScholarshipInstitute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad) |
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award Up to $2,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Arthur J. Packard Memorial Scholarship CompetitionAmerican Hotel and Lodging Educational Foundation |
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award Up to $5,000 |
deadline March 15, 2023 |
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UAA Janice K. Barden Aviation ScholarshipNational Business Aviation Association, Inc. |
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award $1,000 |
deadline March 05, 2023 |
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Chipotle Guild Education ScholarshipChipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. |
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award 100% of tuition |
deadline Varies |