An applicant for the PhilD is eligible for a variety of external financial aid opportunities, including federal aid (as determined by the FAFSA), private scholarships, and employer-based funding.
In addition to financial aid available to students who qualify and opt for those programs, the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy offers the following fellowship opportunities to Professional Doctorate in Philanthropic Leadership (PhilD) admitted students:
The PhilD Gateway Fund supports partial tuition for an admitted graduate student(s) in the PhilD program with demonstrated financial need. Fellows will be chosen by the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Scholarship Committee, with support for the students granted for the first year of the PhilD program. Please note that this award does not guarantee the same or similar award for the following two years of the program.
Any applications for the PhilD Gateway Fund will be accepted concurrently with applications for the PhilD program (2025 Cohort). Applicants will only be reviewed prior to receiving admissions to the PhilD program. Award decisions will be announced following the seat deposit deadline.
1. Eligibility for the PhilD Gateway Fund is based on demonstrated financial need as determined by the FAFSA. Interested students must file the 2025-26 FAFSA and have the results sent to IUI. Your FAFSA will need to be sent to our financial aid office using IUI’s federal school code: 001813.
2. A short narrative, no longer than 250 words, describing your specific need for the PhilD Gateway Fund for PhilD tuition as you begin the program in August 2025.
All materials must be submitted by December 6, 2024 at 11:59pm EST.
Embedded within the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Lake Institute on Faith & Giving fosters a deeper understanding of the dynamic relationship between faith and giving, through research, education, and public conversation. Lake Institute is proud to offer the PhilD Lake Institute Faith and Giving Fellowship that supports one $14,000 fellowship for the 2025-26 academic year for an a PhilD student whose Applied Research Project (ARP) and promise of future leadership focuses on issues at the intersection of faith and giving.
The PhilD Lake Institute Faith and Giving Fellowship may potentially be renewed for a second ($14,000) and third year ($10,000) on condition of continued academic good standing as well as demonstrating ongoing engagement on the issues at the intersection of faith and giving through their applied research and practical leadership.
Applications for the PhilD Lake Institute Faith and Giving Fellowship will be submitted at the same time as the 2025 PhilD Cohort application.
