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$20,000 doctoral scholarship details

Reduced tuition for doctoral students

Capella Progress Rewards include $20,000 scholarships for new or returning students in select doctoral programs in the GuidedPath learning format. The award isn’t need-based – it’s simply our way to support your commitment to your education. Find your program and review eligibility rules and exclusions below. Application fee is waived when you use code: RWRD24.

$20,000 doctoral scholarship details

When you invest in your future, we invest in you by offering Capella Progress Rewards for a variety of doctoral programs. Learn more about eligibility, disbursement and other details. 

Capella Progress Rewards help us to support our students by recognizing the hard work it takes to earn a degree. This scholarship is not need-based – just meet these eligibility requirements and apply. FlexPath and certificate applicants are not eligible.

Student eligibility and enrollment requirements

  • Must meet Capella university admissions requirements.
  • Must be a new student, or a former student reapplying to the university, accepted into and enrolled in an in the GuidedPath learning format starting on Feb. 5, March 4 or April 8, 2024. Must complete and submit application form before 11:59 p.m. Central Time the day courses begin.
  • Recipients who do not remain enrolled through the first two weeks of the quarter will forfeit the award for that quarter.
  • Recipients who change to an ineligible program, graduate, are dismissed from the university, or are inactive from the university for four consecutive quarters for any reason will have all future disbursements canceled.

Additional eligibility requirements for former Capella students

To be considered a former student reapplying to the university and eligible for this offer, the student must not be currently enrolled in the university when reapplying, and must meet one of the four following criteria.

  • Graduate of a Capella certificate or a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree program in the GuidedPath or FlexPath learning format.
  • Inactive from the university for at least four consecutive quarters.
  • Program of prior admittance to the university has been restaged or retired.
  • Applying to a program at a different degree level than program of prior admittance.

Faculty and staff of Capella University, Strategic Education, Inc., and Strategic Education, Inc.'s subsidiaries and affiliates, as well as their spouses, domestic partners and dependent children, are not eligible for the scholarship.

The terms and conditions of all scholarships and each subsequent renewal are subject to change and will be governed by university scholarship policies. Capella University reserves the right to cancel or modify any scholarship funded by the university at any time.

Refer to details below for further information regarding disbursement schedule, academic standards and impacts to program costs.

Apply for $20,000 scholarship

How to apply for the $20,000 doctoral scholarship

Applying for a Capella Progress Reward is simple. Follow these steps.

Apply to Capella

To take advantage of the Capella Progress Rewards, you need to be a Capella student and meet eligibility requirements. Complete an application and enroll as a Capella student.

Complete the scholarship application

Review the scholarship eligibility rules and exclusions. If you believe you are eligible, apply before 11:59 p.m. Central Time the day courses begin. You can always ask your enrollment counselor if you have questions.

Enroll in your program courses

After you have enrolled and submitted your completed scholarship application, work with your enrollment counselor to enroll in your courses.

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