M.A. in Nonprofit Leadership and Management Scholarship Program

This scholarship is available to incoming and continuing students in the M.A. in Nonprofit Leadership and Management only. Apply Online

Student Affairs-SOLES Collaborative (SASC) Graduate Assistantships

These assistantships are available to incoming and continuing students in the M.A. in Higher Education Leadership only. Go to SASC Website

Doctoral Graduate and Research Assistantships

These assistantships are available to incoming and continuing students in the Ph.D. in Leadership Studies only. Go to Doctoral Assistantship Website

Dean's Graduate Merit Award

The Dean’s Merit Scholarship Award is awarded to selected students who have demonstrated academic merit and show a strong potential for success in their field of study. The Award helps offset direct USD educational costs of one year and is applied as a university credit to USD educational expenses (e.g., USD tuition, fees, campus room and board) incurred by the student. Apply Online

Doctoral Student Extraordinary Expense Award

This award is available to incoming and continuing students in the Ph.D. in Leadership Studies only. Extraordinary expenses are defined as those non-routine expenses directly related to collecting/analyzing data for the dissertation. Grants cover: special expenses students may incur to distinguish the dissertation in its field national or internationally; travel to/from residence and libraries or archives that will make the dissertation exceptional; residency expenses associated with travel to libraries or archives; travel outside the region in order to interview participants; specialized software, photographic supplies, etc. View Description and Download Application