Scholarships and Grants for Graduate Students

As our mission at PLU encourages service and care, we truly care about making the PLU graduate studies affordable for anyone desiring financial aid.

Scholarships

Scholarships are a crucial part of any college program. Helping you to succeed in your classes without financial stress is one of our ultimate goals. We offer an PLU alumni scholarship, international student scholarships, and merit based graduate scholarships for students in ALL graduate programs at PLU.

Graduate Assistantship

The Graduate Assistantship program offers graduate students an opportunity to participate in academic and administrative activities that will enhance their graduate education experience, as well as provide financial assistance. Amount: Varied

PLU Alumni Scholarship

The $5,000 PLU Alumni Scholarship is a one-time scholarship automatically awarded in the first term of the program to graduate students who also earned their bachelor’s degree from PLU. (Restrictions apply to those students who are also PLU staff, and international scholarship recipients.)

Other Financial Aid Opportunities

Graduate Academic Scholarships

Applicants who are not PLU alumni are automatically considered for this one-time merit scholarship of $1,000-$4,000, which, if awarded, will be applied to the first term of the program.

International Student Grants

The following grants are awarded to eligible international students automatically upon admission, application is not required.

Nordic Opportunity Grant - $7,500-$12,000

The Nordic Opportunity Grant is awarded to degree-seeking citizens of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. $7,500 is awarded for the first year of the program and $5,000 awarded for the second year (only for 2-year program options). (If awarded the Nordic Opportunity Grant, applicants are not eligible to receive PLU Alumni or Graduate Academic Scholarships.)

International Grant - $7,000-$10,500

The International Grant is awarded to degree-seeking international students who do not qualify for the Nordic Grant. $7,000 is awarded for the first year of the program and $3,500 awarded for the second year (only for 2-year program options). (If awarded the International Grant, applicants are not eligible to receive PLU Alumni or Graduate Academic Scholarships.)