Tuition reduction and funding options

Capella Progress Rewards and Scholarships

Meet your goals

Capella Progress Rewards

Persistence pays off with a scholarship.

Progressing in your degree takes hard work. We recognize your dedication by helping fund the cost of tuition in your program. Capella Progress Rewards are scholarships for eligible new students and are not need-based. And the best part is, you’ll never have to pay them back. You invest in your future. We invest in your education. Eligibility rules and exclusions apply. Refer to Progress Reward details below for further information regarding student eligibility criteria.

Doctoral Capella Progress Rewards

$5,000

  • Counseling
  • Education

$20,000

  • Behavior Analysis
  • Business
  • Psychology
Master's Capella Progress Rewards

$2,500

  • Behavior Analysis
  • Business
  • Counseling/family therapy
  • Education
  • Health administration
  • Human services
  • Information technology
  • Nursing
  • Psychology
  • Public health
  • Social work
Bachelor's Capella Progress Rewards

$15,000

  • Business
  • Health administration
  • Information technology
  • Nursing
  • Psychology
  • Public health
Certificate Capella Progress Rewards

$1,000

  • Counseling
  • Nursing
  • Public health

Alumni Capella Progress Rewards

You can be proud of your accomplishments — we are. Now, we want to help you take the next step and accomplish even more.

GuidedPath Capella Progress Rewards

$10,000 Doctoral

  • Business
  • Counseling
  • Education
  • Health administration
  • Human services
  • Information technology
  • Nursing
  • Psychology
  • Public health
  • Social work

$3,000 Master's

  • Business
  • Counseling/family therapy
  • Education
  • Health administration
  • Human services
  • Information technology
  • Nursing
  • Psychology
  • Public health
  • Social work
FlexPath Capella Progress Rewards

FlexPath Master's

  • Business
  • Education
  • Health administration
  • Nursing
  • Psychology

FlexPath Doctoral

  • Business administration
  • Education
  • Nursing

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Capella scholarships and other funding resources

Capella is proud to offer scholarships and funding resources to help reduce costs for select groups.

 

Diversity in Counseling scholarship

The Diversity in Counseling scholarship recognizes the value of diverse backgrounds, cultures and beliefs in counselor education and in the counseling field.
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Fellows Program

The Capella University Fellows Program recognizes talent and leadership with Capella full-tuition scholarships for master’s and doctoral programs.
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Student/Alumni referral scholarship

Capella students and alumni have the opportunity to refer friends, family or colleagues to Capella to pursue a degree – with a scholarship.
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Legacy scholarships

The Capella Legacy scholarship honors the contribution of several faculty and staff and is available to currently enrolled students.
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Military support

Various external scholarships and funding options are available to active service members, their family members and veterans of all military branches.
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Disability support

Various scholarships and funding options are provided by external organizations for students with specific types of disabilities.
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Employer partnerships

Exclusive tuition discounts and scholarships are available for employees of our partner organizations. To learn if your employer participates, contact your HR department.

Know your costs from the start

The Capella Tuition Cap helps eligible students understand the maximum tuition they’ll pay for a degree. Connect with an enrollment counselor for details.

International scholarship

Non-U.S. citizen students in select undergraduate and graduate degree programs may be eligible for a scholarship. Eligibility rules, restrictions and exclusions apply. Contact us for details.

Capella Progress Rewards and scholarships are offered to students who enroll by the deadline, maintain academic standing and meet eligibility requirements. The funds are applied to Capella accounts to reduce education expenses, such as tuition.

When searching and applying for scholarships, don’t provide your Social Security number, credit card, bank information or cash — it may be a scam.

Find funding options

We’re here to help you find ways to pay for college. Capella’s financial aid advisors are available to guide you, or you can download our step-by-step Financing Guide.