Scholarships for Incoming First-Year Students

The 1870 Scholarship is the highest recognition offered by the Office of Admissions. Named for the year in which the university was founded, prospective recipients are evaluated for academic and creative accomplishments, commitment in community service and demonstrated financial need.  The award is offered to students in all colleges.

The scholarship recognizes students of talent and promise of all identities and backgrounds who have further exemplified values like innovation, discovery and courage – the same values also demonstrated by the University’s pioneering alumni including Eileen Collins, the first female space shuttle commander and John Tsebe, the first black national librarian in South Africa.

The 1870 Scholarship covers full tuition for the length of your program (4 or 5 years). The amount will adjust annually based on cost of tuition. 1870 scholarship recipients are granted automatic admission into the Renée Crown University Honors Program.

In keeping with the University’s motto suos cultores scientia coronat; Knowledge crowns those who seek her, Coronat Scholars are selected from the most qualified applicants interested in enrolling in the College of Arts and Sciences | Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. It is a highly competitive opportunity for students with outstanding intellectual curiosity, accomplishment, and courage, who are committed to serving others.

Students selected for the Coronat Scholars Program receive a full tuition award for four years, along with a variety of other benefits. Once enrolled at Syracuse University, Coronat Scholars must maintain a major in the College of Arts and Sciences | Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, with A&S | Maxwell as their home college. For more information about the Coronat Scholarship, visit the A&S | Maxwell admissions webpage.

Named for the 19^th century industrialist who helped launch the University’s broad-based endeavors in the sciences, the Lyman Cornelius Smith Scholarship is generally awarded to students pursuing study in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics.

This scholarship is awarded annually for 4 or 5 years, depending on the length of your program.

Named after Syracuse University’s second Chancellor (1874-1880)

Mr. Haven was a minster and an English language, literature and history scholar. He was dedicated to the pursuit of truth. The Erastus O. Haven Scholarship is generally awarded to students pursuing study in the Humanities and social sciences.

This scholarship is awarded annually for 4 or 5 years, depending on the length of your program.

Inspired by the significant campus expansion realized by former Chairman of the Board of Trustees, John D. Archbold, and the fourth Chancellor of Syracuse University, James Roscoe Day, this award recognizes students who show exceptional leadership potential and the promise of changing the world for the better.

This scholarship is awarded annually for 4 or 5 years, depending on the length of your program.

Awarded to students admitted to, and enrolling in, a Discovery program. Designed for select first-semester students with an interest in the liberal arts, engineering, computer science, natural sciences, or a pre-med track, Syracuse University's Discovery Programs provide an international foundation that expands your academic and professional options, foreign language proficiency, and comprehension of global politics and issues.

In recognition of your admission to a selective Discovery program and desire to learn from other cultures, the Global Distinction Scholarship will offset the anticipated additional cost associated with your Discovery program over the university cost of attendance for the fall term.

The Global Distinction Scholarship is only awarded in the fall semester of the student's first year and will not be renewed.