Scholarships

Empowering outstanding students

At Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ, we believe that supporting our students strengthens our future. Through the University’s $1.5 billion campaign for impact, Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Ignited: Boldly Shaping Tomorrow, Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ is furthering its centurylong commitment to provide an outstanding education to exceptional students from every background. Scholarships provide vital support to Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ’s undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students, enabling the University to deliver world-class learning and research opportunities to thousands of world changers in the global city of Dallas, Texas.

3 out of every 4 Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ students receive scholarships and/or financial aid
72% of students graduate without student debt thanks to financial aid and scholarship programs

Donors can support need- and merit-based programs to attract, retain and graduate the best and the brightest. Whether establishing permanent scholarship endowments or supporting annual scholarships, your gift can create a legacy of academic, professional and personal excellence that will endure for generations to come.

Donors can help undergraduate students in several ways:

Image of professor and students in lab
  • Unrestricted support
    • Undergraduate scholarships
    • Graduate fellowships
    • Postgraduate fellowships
    • Opportunity Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ undergraduate recruitment and retention fund
    • Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Fund for Scholarships
Image of student studying in library on computer
  • Group-specific support
    • Presidents’ Scholars program
    • Leadership scholars
    • Ethnicities
    • Geographies
Image of musicians playing stringed instruments
  • School- or discipline-specific support
    • School scholar programs
    • Industry- or field-specific scholarships

Join the stampede

Gifts to Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ scholarships can be directed as:

  • Endowment gifts of $100,000 or more to aid student success in perpetuity.
  • Current-use gifts to be directed at the University’s discretion.
  • Planned gifts to support future Mustangs.

Give today

When you make a gift to , your support will be used right away to support undergraduate student recruitment, retention and graduation initiatives. To make an endowment or planned gift to Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ scholarships, contact the Office of Gift Planning at plannedgiving@smu.edu or 214-768-1911.

celebration

instead

Back to top