Tuition Exchange Scholarship

Exports: Dependents of Faculty or Staff from Tulane University

There are TWO DEADLINES that must be met with Tuition Exchange applications: one for the host school (import application) and one for Tulane (export application). PLEASE immediately obtain the import application deadlines associated with each host institution, which in many cases precede Tulane's deadline.

The member institution for which application is made may set their import application deadline earlier (check with the school) than Tulane's January 15 deadline. Export applications for students (dependent children or stepchildren of Tulane faculty and staff members) applying for initial or continuing scholarship will be available by October 15 of the academic year just prior to the academic year for which the scholarship is sought. For example, the scholarship application for the academic period of 2026 - 2027 will be available by October 15, 2025. 2026 - 2027 will be available by October 15, 2025. Tuition Exchange Applications must be completed and submitted to the Office of University Financial Aid by January 15 to be considered for sponsorship (processing is open October 15-December 15, and then again from January 3-January 15). Please note that applications submitted after December 15, 2025, will be processed after January 3, 2026, due to the University’s closure for Winter Recess. Announcements regarding Tuition Exchange Export Sponsorship will be made on a continuous basis by January 31.

Tuition Exchange application and export certification after the January 15 deadline, must contact the Tulane University Tuition Exchange Liaison (TELO), Cherie Plaideau at ccollet@tulane.edu to request access. Additionally, certification of Tuition Exchange Export applications submitted after the January 15 deadline may be subject to denial.

Application steps to be completed by the student applicant: 

Application steps to be completed by the parent employee applicant:

  • Submit a copy of your 2024 U.S. Individual Tax Return (Form 1040) qualified Dependent list. (Only submit a copy of the page with your dependent information. Remove or cover your income data.)
  • Review the complete Tulane University Export Policy. Submit your signed Acknowledgement.
  • Submit your documents to TUITIONEXCHANGE@tulane.edu with the Subject: Tuition Exchange Export Application 2026-2027 – (Employee Name). Documents may also be submitted in person to the Tulane University Financial Aid Office – Gibson Hall, Suite 130
  • Submit application materials by January 15, 2026

Optional suggested steps for both student applicant and parent employee: 

Imports: Dependents of Faculty or Staff from Member Institutions Other than Tulane University

How to apply

Obtain an application from the sponsoring member institution other than Tulane. An application must be processed by the sponsoring member institution firsts, and then processed by Tulane. The sponsoring member school may set their application deadline for their processing much earlier than February 15. Tulane sets the import application receipt deadline at as February 15. Import applications must be submitted to Tulane from participating Tuition Exchange institutions by March 1 prior to the academic year for which the scholarship is sought. Applications are available from your member institution.

First-time imports (students applying to Tulane from other participating Tuition Exchange institutions) and renewals for Tuition Exchange must complete and submit applications by February 15 to the Tuition Exchange Officer in Tulane's Financial Aid Office. Awarding of import Tuition Exchange scholarships is competitive. The university awards Tuition Exchange scholarships to import applicants based on admission criteria. First-time import applicants will be notified by the beginning of March. Tuition Exchange scholarships are awarded to import applicants for undergraduate study only.

Award Stipulations

Students may not receive a Tuition-Exchange Scholarship in combination with any other Tulane merit scholarship or ROTC scholarship. Students may combine an award with a partial athletic scholarship in some cases. Students also may also qualify for need-based aid.

Length of Sponsorship

Dependents are sponsored for one year at a time. Sponsorship may be renewed if the employee maintains eligibility and if the family completes and submits by the specified deadline the required applications for participation. Sponsorship is limited to a maximum of four years or 8 semesters. Students receiving sponsorship after their first year of enrollment will be eligible to receive sponsorship for the customary number of years left in their program.

Yearly Renewal

Awards are made for one year only. Renewal import students must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.300, maintain primary full-time undergraduate enrollment (at least 12 hours) each semester in Newcomb-Tulane College, School of Business, School of Science & Engineering, School of Liberal Arts, School of Architecture, or School of Public Health and continue to be sponsored by the exporting institution to renew Tuition Exchange scholarships at Tulane. Tulane sends out renewal certifications to the exporting institution after review of the student's spring semester grades and enrollment hours.

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