Lighting the
Lamp of Knowledge

Lamp of Knowledge

A School for Scholars

The DiUlus Institute, Est. 2003 as a non-profit organization, is a one-of-a-kind, cyber-based, experimental, higher education and tuition free online institution of higher learning. 

The DiUlus Institute is all about cutting edge curriculum and experimental instruction -- First to serve as a model for established traditional schools in order to create and develop their own virtual content curriculum and learner management platforms, and secondly, to provide selected and qualified learners the opportunity to be appointed DiUlus Scholars.

The DiUlus Institute, As a model showcase, demonstrates innovative pedagogy, advanced technology, and cutting edge methodology equal to or beyond what is considered the best in the realm of online higher education.

The DiUlus Institute, in addition to being the world's first tuition free college, is also the world's first SYMBIONT college. The Institute exists only and entirely within, and surrounded by, fully accredited and licensed universities.

The DiUlus Institute is a 100% virtual cyber-college enabling the symbiotic relationship with other institutions of higher learning to exist and survive. The entire educational experience is online. With eight years of development under its belt, the Institute selects Scholars from among applicants around the world.

The DiUlus Institute is the historical marker among world universities for being the FIRST online international tuition free institution of higher learning. Inspired by Dr. Fred DiUlus, an online higher education pioneer and father of online universit ratings and rankings, it has also evolved into The FIRST university within host universities.


Named in honor of Alfonso DiUlus - 1871-1964

During the early 1890's, Alfonso DeIuliis, later to change his name to DIULUS, passed through the European gateway for immigrants at Ellis Island. As an Italian national, immigrating to the United States from famine ridden Europe, he was looking for, as so many immigrants to America were, a piece of those American streets many arrivals to the new world envisioned as paved with gold. For Alfonso that gold was education that would be made available to his children, and not reserved exclusively to the elites as it was in Europe.

As the original guardian of the family flame, Alfonso personally witnessed the ‘Lighting of the family's lamp of knowledge that has passed through five generations of descendants. Alfonso’s enduring legacy lives on through the Institute. 

The Student Handbook
Academically Rigorous
The Student Handbook

The DiUlus Institute Student Handbook recounts the DiUlus Scholar ideals and expectations of DiUlus Scholars.  It lays the groundwork for Scholar expectations and what is expected of the Institute's scholars in representing the Institute to the world. The handbook is punctuated by three descriptive and fundamental sections that triangulate the foundation of a DiUlus scholar's success. Scholars are expected to live out the DiUlus Institute personal Code of Conduct as learners and "not lie, steal, or cheat nor tolerate those that do" in pursuit of their academic goals in addition to adopting and teaching to others the DiUlus Institute core values of Respect, Fairness, Responsibility, Trustworthiness, Caring, Faith, Courage, and Commitment.


Critical Thinkers-Globally Diverse-Interdisciplinary-Servant Leaders 

Limited Enrollment

Enrollment is limited to DiUlus Scholars. Only students known as DiUlus Scholars are admitted to matriculate through the Institute and their host institutions. Appointment as a DiUlus Scholar is by invitation only.
DiUlus Scholars attend the Institute tuition free.  Scholars are selected from among applications and nominations from eligible nations, religious organizations and principalities authorized by the Institute to nominate individuals to become DiUlus Scholars. Qualified learners may self-nominate. Special nominees from three separate domestic categories are also eligible to be nominated or self-nominated Scholars.

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