UDM Scholarship Program

"Lord, teach me to be generous. Teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost, To fight and not heed the wounds, to toil and not to see for rest, to labor and not to ask for reward, save that of knowing that I do your will."

St. Ignatius Loyola
1491-1556
Founder of the Society of Jesus

The University of Detroit Mercy prepares students to accomplish great things throughout their lifetimes.  UDM’s student-centered programs and holistic mission draws a broad variety of students, all seeking the knowledge, skills and expertise to best serve in their communities and beyond following graduation. 

Sixty-nine percent of UDM students seeking undergraduate degrees are currently maintaining a 3.0 GPA. 

Thirty- six are maintaining a 3.5 GPA or better.  The University’s ability to continuing building on this extraordinary community of scholars greatly depends on our alumni and friends’ generous gifts to scholarship funds each year.  When you support the University of Detroit Mercy Scholarship Program, you are Making the Difference in the lives of these well deserving students.

Many scholarships, awarded according to academic merit and need, honor the interest and designation of our donors.

Fulfilling the University’s mission to provide access to anyone seeking a quality student-centered education in an urban context, UDM provides financial aid to nearly 87 percent of our student population.

Thank you!

An Endowed Scholarship

An Endowed Scholarship is an excellent way of honoring or commemorating a special group or significant individual. When you endow a scholarship, you are investing in UDM students for many generations to come. Your minimum gift of $25,000, establishes an endowed scholarship fund, although we encourage you to continue building on the principle of your endowed scholarship with additional gifts.

An Expendable Scholarship

An Expendable Scholarship is often established in honor of a particular group or individual and allows for the opportunity to provide immediate assistance annually. There is no minimum amount required to establish an expendable scholarship. Generally, contributions to an expendable scholarship fund are spent each year exhausting the fund. We encourage our donors to continue contributing additional gifts in subsequent years, thereby replenishing the fund so immediate awards continue in the future.

Gifts to the UDM Scholarship Program

Gifts to the University of Detroit Mercy’s Scholarship Program may be made through

• annual contributions,
• recognition donations,
• speaker fees,
• planned and memorial gifts.

For more information about scholarship opportunities, please contact  Anita-Joyce Barnes, Assistant Director of Annual Giving Programs at 313-578-0329 or barnesaj@udmercy.edu.