Delaware Student Excellence Equals Degree Program Scholarship

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The Delaware Student Excellence Equals Degree Program Scholarship (Delaware SEED Scholarship) is intended to provide free college tuition to Delaware residents seeking to earn an Associate degree at in-state colleges Delaware Tech and the University of Delaware.^[1] Any Delaware high school graduate after 2006^[2] is eligible to apply given certain criteria.^[3]

The criteria to be awarded are:

1. Must be a resident of Delaware and planning/are to be a full time student.^[1]
2. Must not have been convicted of any felony.^[1]
3. Have already applied for other forms of financial aid.^[1]
4. Must have graduated from a Delaware High School and have obtained a 2.5 GPA in high school (on a 4.0 scale).^[1]
   • The student must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA throughout college as well.^[1]
5. Gain admission to Delaware Tech or the University of Delaware and satisfy their respective admissions standards.^[1]
   • A Delaware Tech student is not eligible for the scholarship if they've been admitted "by special admission standards."^[1]
6. Must attend college classes no later than the fall semester after high school.^[1]
7. Must be eligible for the scholarship under their admitted colleges implemented criteria.^[1]

If the student lived in foster care while 16 - 18 years old, points 4 and 6 do not apply. In this case the student must have started their Associates degree before the age of 25 and take no more than 5 years to obtain it.^[1]

In order to maintain eligibility and funding for the scholarship, a student must:

1. Earn at least 24 credits as a full time student per year.^[1]
   • This requirement has been waived due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]
   • If the student has lived in foster care while 16 - 18 years old, this requirement does not apply.^[1]
2. Maintain continuous enrollment of at least 2 semesters per year.^[1]
   • The college may grant an exception and waive this requirement.^[1]
3. Maintain a college GPA of at least 2.5.^[1]
   • The college may grant an exception and waive this requirement.^[1]
4. The student’s family must certify that the student has not been convicted of a felony.^[1]

• University of Delaware
• Delaware Technical Community College
• Associate degree