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Students can participate in faculty mentoring, research-focused curricula and funded opportunities as early as their first year on campus.

Duke offers a culture of public engagement that is interwoven with education and research across the institution.

One of the hallmarks of a Duke education is the ability to translate theory into practice. Supporting innovation and entrepreneurship at Duke is a way of helping faculty, staff and students transform creative ideas from the classroom or the laboratory into real-world applications.

Duke’s primary scholarship commitment is to provide need-based financial aid in order to enable all qualified students, regardless of financial circumstance, to receive a high-quality education. Duke also offers a limited number of merit scholarships each year through endowments from individuals, foundations and corporations to recognize outstanding students.

At Duke, knowledge of today’s world is bounded not by disciplines, but by the limits of human curiosity. Duke scholars collaborate frequently across specialties, and students learn both in class and through real-world experiences to approach questions through multiple perspectives.