Scholarships at UDC

SU is an online one-stop shop scholarship matching tool. Unlike other scholarship search engines, you do not apply for scholarships but are matched to scholarship opportunities based on questions that you answer in the SU portal. UDC is excited about this new tool as it has the potential to increase gift aid (free) opportunities to Firebirds which can help to reduce student loan indebtedness potentially.

Admitted Firebirds can use the SU portal if they have an active UDC ID and Password.

When provided with the link, use your UDC student ID and Password to log in. You will need to complete your student profile by answering a few questions. Once complete you will be able to begin the matching process.

Yes. All scholarship opportunities in SU have been vetted and are legitimate scholarships that UDC Firebirds can be confident in applying to for possible funding opportunities.

Thank you for your interest in offering your organization’s scholarship to the students of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). Each scholarship that is offered to UDC students must go through the ScholarshipUniverse extensive vetting process.  This process assures our students they are applying for legitimate scholarships.

To submit your scholarship for vetting, please click the following Vet Your Scholarship and follow the online instructions. Once the scholarship has been submitted, you will receive a confirmation email.  Once the review process is complete, you will receive a follow-up email informing you of the vetting results.

All external scholarship checks for students should be mailed to:

University of the District of Columbia
Office of Financial Aid
4200 Connecticut Ave. NW
Building 39, Suite A-133
Washington, DC 20008

Please make checks payable only to the University of the District of Columbia. Checks made co-payable to the University of the District of Columbia and the student will be returned as District Government prevents the processing of co-payable checks.

Please include the following information with the check:

1. Student’s Name
2. UDC Student ID Number
   1. Instructions on how funds are to be awarded (i.e., fall only, spring only, etc.)
3. Fund restrictions (i.e., to be used for tuition only, tuition and fees, total cost of attendance, if funds are refundable after designated charges have been satisfied).
   1. Scholarship funds will first pay the student’s outstanding UDC charges. After the student’s current charges are covered, any resulting credit balance will be refunded to the student by the Office of Student Accounts.

Billing and Invoicing

The Office of Financial Aid does not bill or invoice donors for scholarship payments. If an invoice or bill is required for payment, the student may obtain an account statement from their myUdc portal or they may contact the Office of Student Accounts (StudentAccounts@udc.edu).

Verification of Enrollment

The request must be made through the Office of the Registrar if a donor requires enrollment verification.

SU is a private portal that Firebirds can use to be matched to and apply for both internal and external scholarships.

You determine which questions and how many you will answer. However, the more profile questions answered means the more scholarships to which you can be matched. You are encouraged to answer as many questions as possible.

Some information in SU cannot be edited because this data is uploaded directly from your UDC student record. This information is updated on a regular basis and reflected in SU.

Yes. Opportunities for graduate and professional students exist in SU.

Yes, you may receive a combination of scholarship awards.

A student may not receive more financial aid (federal, state, private, scholarships, etc.) than their cost of attendance.

If a scholarship application requires a letter or recommendation, it can be completed directly through SU. The request from SU will provide instructions on how to upload the letter of recommendation. It is always best to ask your recommender first if they would be willing to provide a recommendation before sending the request.

This is a good place to save resumes and personal essays that you may want to use to apply for scholarships. You will have the ability to upload these documents or draft them directly in the SU portal.

Outstanding tasks that you are required to complete, such as a Thank You Letter or Award Acceptance, can be completed directly in SU under the “Action Required” section on your Dashboard. Follow the prompts to submit Thank You Letter or Accept Your Award by the posted deadline date.

For technical difficulties, you may use the Feedback tab in SU. You will be given the option of selecting the issue that you are having and will also be given the option of providing any additional comments that may help with resolving the issue.