Lilly Scholars at Purdue Program Application

The Lilly Scholars at Purdue program covers full tuition. Starting with the admitted class of Fall 2026 (Cohort 4), the program will also cover program differential fees.

Starting with Fall 2026 (Cohort 4), the scholarship will include tuition and program differential fees. The actual amount varies depending your residency and the number of credits enrolled in each semester. To understand the estimated cost of attendance at Purdue, click here.

Housing and food, books and course materials, supplies and equipment, transportation, and other expected costs are not included in this scholarship.

Some programs have additional fees, and the scholarship does not cover those additional fees. Program differential fees, housing and food, books and course materials, supplies and equipment, transportation, and other expected costs are not included in this scholarship.

In order to renew their scholarships, students must follow the guidelines outlined below:

• Scholars must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
• Opt in to Purdue programming, including:
  • Required to complete ENGR 103: Pharma Careers for Lilly Scholars
  • Required to participate in an internship during first or second semester of sophomore year
  • Required to take part in programming designed to increase familiarity with the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry
  • Required to maintain touchpoints with Lilly Scholars at Purdue program staff
  • Required to complete formal scholarship renewal and uphold academic standards per Purdue University and the Lilly Scholars agreement
  • Scholars must maintain continuous, full-time enrollment each semester (minimum of 12 or more credit hours), excluding summer and winter sessions.
  • Scholars must remain in the disciplinary college or school to which they were originally admitted until the end of the third week of the fall semester.
  • Scholars must achieve a minimum GPA of 3.0. GPA is checked annually at the end of each spring semester. If a Lilly Scholar at Purdue has a GPA below 3.0 at the end of the spring term but enrolls in summer courses to increase said GPA, the GPA will be checked again at the end of the summer term.

For more information on program details or scholarship amounts, please see our Frequently Asked Questions.