Scholars of Excellence and Crusader Scholarship

All applicants are invited to submit an application and essay. Those scholars with the most outstanding academic accomplishments will compete for full tuition awards in the Scholars of Excellence competition (an in-person competition on December 5 and 6 or February 20 and 21), and applicants who stand out as offering a unique contribution to the culture and community of the University of Dallas will compete in the Crusader Scholarship contest (a virtual competition, with a creative and expressive component). Students will compete in either the Scholars competition or the Crusader competition, but not both. However, Students can register to compete in one of our disciplinary scholarships. Students who win a full-tuition scholarship will be ineligible for any other UD scholarship or grant, except for need-based aid based on a completed FAFSA. 

Students who have applied to UDallas AND who have submitted their SOE/Crusader scholarship application will be notified as to which competition they are eligible for and what the parameters of the competition will be. To be considered for our December Scholars of Excellence Competition, your application and essay must be submitted by November 10th. To be considered for our February Scholars of Excellence Competition or our Crusader Scholarship competition, your application and essay must be submitted by January 5th. All competitive scholarship competitions will take place no later than March 1. 

Scholarship applications are submitted online, but the first step is to apply for admission to the University of Dallas. The application is non-binding — it doesn’t commit you in any way to UDallas. And students who apply at UDallas automatically enter into consideration for a merit-based scholarship.