Progress-Based Savings to Motivate You
One way we’re supporting our students is Walden’s Believe & Achieve Scholarship®
Walden University Grants and Scholarships
Uncover savings by exploring our database of grants and scholarships available to Walden students who apply and qualify.
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WALDEN UNIVERSITY GRANTS
Making Higher Education Achievable
Grants, which do not have to be repaid, can help you reduce your Walden tuition costs. Discover available opportunities below.
Doctoral Programs
Grants up to $5,0001
Nursing Certificate Programs
Grants up to $2,0001
Education Specialist Programs
Grants up to $2,0001
Disclosure: 1Student must be enrolled continuously (without break) to receive full grant. The tuition grant is a noncash award, and in no event will the recipient receive a check or other disbursement of money pursuant to this tuition grant. The tuition grant may only be used for credit-bearing courses within the recipient’s program; noncredit courses are not permitted under the tuition grant. Any unused portion due to a break in attendance will be forfeited. Walden may change the tuition grant or reduction offered hereunder at any time, but such change will not affect the tuition grant for students who are currently enrolled at Walden and using the existing tuition grant. All tuition reductions, grants, or scholarships are subject to specific eligibility requirements. Contact a Walden University Enrollment Specialist for details.
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Grants & Scholarships FAQ
Walden University scholarships include our innovative Believe & Achieve Scholarship®. With this opportunity, students receive tuition savings based on their individual program. Tuition savings are earned by students by completing courses, by reaching a certain point in their program, or by completing subscription periods.
For eligible undergraduate, master’s, and DNP Traditional and Executive Leadership programs, these savings are applied to the end of the program, following the add/drop period in the term after you’ve earned the credits. For NP specializations, savings are applied to clinical practicum courses. For programs in the Tempo Learning® format, savings are applied throughout the program.
Please refer to scholarship details listed under each program.
The Believe & Achieve Scholarship® makes the cost of Walden’s eligible programs more manageable for students. It also helps drive student success by rewarding their progress.
The Believe & Achieve Scholarship® applies to all undergraduate programs, most master’s programs (MBA Fast Track excluded), the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program, and all programs offered in the Tempo Learning® format.
All new students (domestic and international) who enroll in an eligible program are eligible and remain eligible for the Believe & Achieve Scholarship® unless they withdraw or step out for 12 months or more. Additional eligibility details are available on the Grants & Scholarships page. Students on a leave of absence or who step out for fewer than 12 months will remain eligible. Students may also remain eligible based on other university-level policies, such as military deployment.
Students who were previously enrolled at Walden and return after 12 months or more will be eligible for the scholarship program as long it is in effect but will lose any previously earned tuition-free courses.
If a student steps out for 12 months or more, they will be eligible for the tuition savings available at their new start date.
If the Believe & Achieve Scholarship® is available at that time, any previously completed courses will not count toward the earning of future tuition-free savings. The student will begin to earn tuition-free savings upon their new start date.
Walden regularly offers grants and/or scholarships to new students, and these offers change from time to time. Students who enrolled in a program prior to the launch of the Believe & Achieve Scholarship, may have been eligible for the tuition savings available for their program at the time of their start date.
Students eligible for the Believe & Achieve Scholarship® remain eligible to apply for federal student aid programs. The student’s annual federal student aid eligibility may be reduced in terms in which their tuition is reduced. Students can call 1-800-925-3368 to speak with Financial Services to learn how the Believe & Achieve Scholarship® may help them reduce their need for federal student loans.
No. All eligible students automatically receive the Believe & Achieve Scholarship®, unless they select a different tuition savings offer that cannot be combined with the scholarship.
A student’s incoming GPA or their GPA during their program does not impact their eligibility for the Believe & Achieve Scholarship®.
The Walden University Student Handbook identifies all requirements for passing or repeating a course and remains the guideline for all students.
For impacts to the Believe & Achieve Scholarship®:
- Undergraduate programs (except BSN and Tempo Learning® format):
- A student is only required to complete and pass three courses in accordance with the current student handbook to earn the tuition-free course or five credits (depending on their program). Students are not required to pass the course with a specific grade.
- If a student is required to repeat a course that received a tuition savings under the Believe & Achieve Scholarship®, the same savings will be applied again to the course when it is repeated.
- Master’s and BSN programs: If a student is required to repeat a course that received a tuition savings under the Believe & Achieve Scholarship®, the same savings will be applied again to the course when it is repeated.
If a current student receiving the Believe & Achieve Scholarship® transfers to a different program offering the Believe & Achieve Scholarship®, they will remain eligible for the scholarship and receive the tuition savings assigned to their new program.
Transfers from course-based or Tempo Learning® undergraduate to course-based undergraduate program (except BSN): Any courses previously completed at Walden by a student transferring to a course-based undergraduate program (except BSN) will determine the number of tuition-free courses or credits the student receives at the end of their program. This applies whether the student is transferring from a course-based or Tempo Learning® program. The student would be eligible for and receive the tuition savings assigned to the new program.
Transfers from a non-BSN course-based undergraduate program to BSN: The student would be eligible for and receive the tuition savings assigned to the new program. With the Believe & Achieve Scholarship®, the student would receive the last two courses tuition-free in their BSN program.
Transfers from course-based to Tempo Learning® format: Any student transferring from a course-based format to the Tempo Learning® format will begin their program in their first paid subscription period. This counts as the first of four paid subscription periods a student must complete to receive their tuition-free subscription period.
Transfers from Tempo Learning® to Tempo Learning® format: Any student transferring from one program in the Tempo Learning® format to another program in the Tempo Learning® format will continue to earn tuition-free subscription periods; however, any previously completed periods in the prior program will not count toward the new program.
Transfers from Tempo Learning® to course-based format: The student would be eligible for and receive the tuition savings assigned to the new program. If a student transfers to a master’s or BSN program, the student will receive the identified tuition-free course for their new program. For an undergraduate program, any courses previously completed at Walden by a student in their Tempo Learning® undergraduate program will determine the number of tuition-free courses or credits the student receives at the end of their new course-based program. The student would be eligible for and receive the tuition savings assigned to the new program.
Believe & Achieve Scholarship® tuition savings can only be applied to the courses or subscription periods identified in the details for each program. The savings cannot be applied to current or outstanding balances.
Believe & Achieve Scholarship® tuition savings can only be applied to the subscription periods identified in the details for each program. Students must complete four paid subscription periods to receive a tuition-free subscription period.
If a student completes their program before they have earned a tuition-free subscription period, they will not receive one.
Students in an undergraduate program (excluding BSN and Tempo Learning®) receiving the Believe & Achieve Scholarship® will continue to earn tuition-free savings until the student has three or fewer paid courses remaining. Only then will they receive their previously earned tuition-free courses. The student will not earn an additional tuition-free course in their program for their last three paid courses because the entire remainder of their program is already tuition-free.