The Strayer Striver Scholarship is designed for eligible bachelor’s and associate students who enroll in three or more courses during a single academic term. Scholarship recipients gain a tuition discount equal to the cost of one course, which means savings of up to 33% on tuition. 

Additional fees, eligibility rules and restrictions apply. Connect with us for details.

• You are a new, continuing or readmit student registering for the summer 2026 quarter in a Strayer University undergraduate degree program offered by Strayer University. You are not enrolling in a certificate, diploma, master’s, Devmountain program, or a Jack Welch Management Institute (JWMI), Media Design School at Strayer (MDS), or Degrees@Work or VerizonOnsite program.
• You meet Strayer University admission requirements.
• You must be enrolled in three (3) or more classes.
• This offer may not be combined with the Strayer Learn and Earn Scholarship, Strayer grants, scholarships or discounts, except for percentage-based scholarships with a discount of 25% or less, or unless otherwise noted in the eligibility requirements of the additional applicable scholarship.
  • Students redeeming the Strayer Striver Scholarship may not accrue credits toward the Strayer Learn and Earn Scholarship during the term in which the Strayer Striver Scholarship is being awarded.
• The scholarship posting will be reported as “Other Aid” for financial aid

• You understand and agree that once eligibility for the scholarship is confirmed, the scholarship will be applied to your account in an amount equal to your tuition costs one (1) class for the quarter during each eligible quarter of enrollment. The tuition discount will be applied to the course of least value and will not exceed a total value of $1,555.
• You understand and agree that this scholarship applies to tuition only.
• All other fees, including technology fee, final academic requirement fee, books, course materials, resource kit and non-obligatory fees must be paid by a separate method of payment.
• You understand and agree that this scholarship cannot be combined with other scholarships or grants offered by Strayer or tuition assistance aligned pricing (TAAP) discounts (also known as employer discounts).
• You understand and agree that the scholarship may not be combined with corporate alliance/national account discounts.
• You represent that neither you, an immediate family member or household member of yours are currently employed by the University, the University’s parent company, or any other subsidiary of the parent company (Strategic Education, Inc.).
• You understand and agree that you are subject to all academic policies and procedures applicable to Strayer University students, as provided for in the catalog.
• You agree to maintain good academic standing (GPA 2.0 or greater for undergraduate programs) during the entire time that you are receiving the scholarship. Any quarter following the quarter when you fail to maintain good academic standing and this scholarship is still offered, the scholarship will be forfeited until you return to good academic standing.
• You understand that if you choose to change to an ineligible program, discontinue or withdraw (either voluntarily or involuntarily), you will become ineligible for this scholarship and have all future scholarship disbursements canceled.
• You must remain enrolled in three (3) courses to remain eligible for the scholarship. If, after the quarter begins, your enrollment drops below three courses, you will be responsible for tuition charges and fees related to the first and/or second courses you remain enrolled in. The scholarship will cover tuition charges and withdraw fees related to the uncompleted third course.
• The scholarship may decrease the amount of funding you are eligible to obtain from other sources.
• You understand and agree that you may not use the scholarship funds to pay for a repeat course, including repeats due to dropped courses that resulted in a final grade of WF (Withdraw Fail) or WP (Withdraw Pass).
• You understand and agree that this scholarship has no cash value, and under no circumstance will you be eligible for a refund, cash payment or any other compensation for the value of unused scholarship funds and/or disbursements.
• You understand and agree that if your tuition is billed to an employer or sponsor, the scholarship will be applied first to tuition charges and then the sponsor will be billed the remaining net tuition amount.
• You understand and agree that, if awarded this scholarship, you are agreeing to terms presented in the award notification (which will be sent to you).
• You understand and agree, that in all cases, the scholarship is offered at Strayer University’s discretion.