Student Excellence Equals Degree (SEED) Scholarship
State of Delaware (administered by Delaware Technical Community College and the University of Delaware)
Free tuition for Delaware high school graduates at Delaware Tech (and eligible University of Delaware associate programs), for up to 10 semesters.
- How much
- Full tuition after other grants (tuition only; fees and books not covered); up to 10 semesters
- Who qualifies
- Graduate of a Delaware high school (or Delaware GED); out-of-state or foreign diplomas/GEDs are ineligible. Associate degree students need a 2.5 high school GPA (or a pathway program); workforce certificates need no minimum GPA. Applicants 25+ need five consecutive years of Delaware residency. Former Delaware foster youth (ages 16-18 under DSCYF) qualify regardless of where they graduated or their GPA. No violent felony convictions. Must apply for and accept all other grant aid.
- For students starting college, undergrads, adults going back to school, trade school students
- When to apply
- Apply any time No fixed deadline; apply when enrolling. FAFSA every year (Delaware Tech priority date April 1). Associate students must enroll in 12+ credits in the first semester.
- How to apply
- Apply for admission to Delaware Tech (or UD's Flex Pathway), file the FAFSA (Delaware Tech priority date April 1), submit the SEED Interest/Consent Form, and send your final official Delaware high school transcript or Delaware GED
- Workforce training students complete the SEED application instead of the FAFSA
- What you'll need
- FAFSA + state application + transcript
The details
State-funded last-dollar tuition scholarship (14 Del. C. ch. 34, subch. XIV). Covers tuition remaining after Pell Grants and other tuition-designated aid (loans excluded) for associate degrees, diplomas, credit certificates, bachelor's degrees and workforce training certificates (100+ hours) at Delaware Technical Community College, and for eligible University of Delaware Flex Pathway associate programs (associate in arts/science, early childhood education, elementary and middle school teacher education, registered nursing with Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing). Up to 10 semesters (five years), including up to one year of a bachelor's program at Delaware Tech or UD's Newark campus after a SEED-funded associate degree. Since 2021 (SEED+) there is no age limit (applicants 25+ need five years of continuous Delaware residency), students may go part time after the first semester, may take a year off, GED holders and people with non-violent felony convictions can qualify. Does not cover fees or books. Renews automatically with a 2.5 college GPA (associate students) and a FAFSA each year.
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