Scholarships and Grants
PLEASE NOTE: If a student is eligible for multiple Rensselaer merit scholarships, or tuition remission benefits based on Rensselaer employment, the university will provide the highest single award for which the student is qualified. We do not combine multiple awards.
When you use your FAFSA form to apply for aid, you are automatically considered for federal aid, including grants, loans and College Work Study.
Scholarships and Grants
- Rensselaer Grant
- Rensselaer Leadership Award
Given in recognition of an outstanding record of academic and personal achievements, a strong commitment to excellence, and illustration of intellectual curiosity. Award amounts vary. - Rensselaer Medal Scholarship
- Federal Pell Grant
- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
- New York State Tuition Assistance Program
- ROTC scholarships
- Air Force
- Army
- Navy
- Transfer scholarships
Federal Pell Grant
Pell Grant amounts vary depending on the student’s number of degree-applicable credit hours of enrollment. Here are the credit hour ranges used to determine award amounts:
- Full Time: 12+ eligible credits
- Three-Quarter Time: 9 - 11 eligible credits
- Half-Time: 6 - 8 eligible credits
- Less-Than Half-Time: 5 or fewer eligible credits
Scholarship Match Tool
Rensselaer is pleased to provide currently enrolled students a comprehensive scholarship matching tool called Scholarship Universe (SU). Using SU will help find the best matches for named Rensselaer endowed awards, as well as external scholarship opportunities.
By logging into Scholarship Universe using your RSC credentials, much of your demographic and academic data will be prepopulated. You will be presented with outside scholarship opportunities for which you meet the basic matching criteria. You will see the total amount in these various opportunities, and you can choose which application(s) you want to complete.