Truman Scholarship

The Truman Scholarship is meant to celebrate and prepare the nation’s next generation of public service leaders. Scholars receive up to $30,000 for graduate school as well as access to extensive Scholar programming, priority admission, and financial support from public service graduate programs, advising and mentoring from other public service leaders, and preferred hiring with the federal government.

Current third-years* should apply for DU’s nomination by November 24, 2025.

Campus representative: Dr. Lindsay Lawton, Director of Scholar Development & Fellowship Advising. Make an advising appointment with Dr. Lawton.

*Third-year is defined as: in your penultimate year of a four-year undergraduate program OR in your final year of a three-year undergraduate program.