The Wagner School Financial Aid Committee evaluates and awards scholarships to full- and part-time students demonstrating academic achievement and leadership potential.
All scholarships are for two semesters only. Fall start students will receive funding for one academic year while spring start students receive funding for spring and following fall semesters. Recipients must reapply for scholarship consideration. Scholarship recipients are expected to excel in their academic and professional development. In keeping with these expectations, students who apply for scholarship as continuing students, must maintain a GPA at or above the Wagner school average (currently 3.5); demonstrate progress toward career goals, and demonstrate continuing commitment to public service.
All NYU Wagner scholarships are merit-based. Awards are made to outstanding applicants and continuing students who show exceptional professional promise, strong academic preparation, and a deep commitment to public service. Unless otherwise noted:
The following briefly describes available School scholarships:
These prestigious awards provide 75% tuition remission benefits to meritorious full-time fall-start students in the MPA or MUP programs.
These provide partial (25-50%) tuition remission benefits to full- and part-time students enrolled in the fall and spring class.
This new program provides fellowships for 23 graduate students among all New York University's 14 schools each year, starting for the class entering for the 2006-07 academic year. Fellows will receive up to $25,000 per year in tuition aid, participate in a newly developed cross-disciplinary course, act as mentors to the undergraduate scholarship recipients, and attend fellowship-related activities. Applicants must submit the Fellowship Application to Wagner by January 15, 2006. The application is available at http://www.nyu.edu/reynolds/grad/.
Partial tuition fellowships are awarded through this federally-funded program to both new and returning students studying toward the M.P.A. degree in Health Policy and Management. Fellowships are available to either full- or part-time students who demonstrate both academic merit, commitment to serving underserved communities, and some financial need. The availability of this scholarship is dependent on federal funding.
Awards of $5,000/yr. for women in Wagner's MPA and MUP programs and the Dual Degree in Nonprofit Management and Judaic Studies
Every other year, a full tuition award and monthly stipend is awarded to a female M.P.A. student pursuing full-time study in the Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy Program. All accepted women students who have applied for financial aid and have submitted their completed applications for fall admission are considered automatically for this award.
Partial (50 percent) scholarships are given to a maximum of eight full-time New York City employees newly admitted to the Wagner School for the fall semester and planning to attend on a part-time basis. Scholarship applications are available from the Department of Citywide Administrative Services. Contact your agency personnel office for a Mayor's scholarship application and deadline information. Regardless of the Mayors Scholarship Program deadlines, Wagner applications must be received by January 15.
Chuck Barris Scholarships for NYU - Wagner are awarded annually in honor of Trustee Chuck Barris for his concern for the members of the NYPD. Two partial (50 percent) scholarships are awarded every other year to New York City Police Department employees for part-time study in the M.S. or M.P.A. program in Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy. Applicants must be nominated by the Police Department, hold exemplary records, show leadership potential, and have been employed by the NYC Police Department for a minimum of 3 years. The Police Foundation supplements these awards with an educational grant. Contact the NYC Police Academy Scholarship Unit for further details. All NYU Wagner application materials must be received by January 15.
NYU sponsors a fellowship program to recognize and recruit individuals of high academic ability who are members of minority and other under-represented groups. No school is guaranteed a fellowship, but the Wagner School has received one to three awards for each of the past several years. Recipients are selected by the President's Review Committee on the basis of academic merit and financial need.
NYU Wagner will match the $4,725 Americorps educational grant for up to 3 Public Allies Alumni per year admitted into the Master of Public Administration or Master of Urban Planning degree program. NYU Wagner application materials must be received by the scholarship deadline.
All alumni of the PPIA program (www.ppiaprogram.org) are guaranteed $5,000 if they identify their membership on their application to Wagner.
This full scholarship is awarded every other year to one full-time Doctoral student whose intent is to focus on problems affecting the African American community. Deadline: Doctoral applications must apply by December 10.
Scholarships are awarded to applicants who have a minimum of two years of Peace Corps service and whose close of service date is no more than three years prior to date of application.
The Wagner School offers a 2-year deferral for students who are admitted to the program and choose to join Teach For America, waives application fee for corps members and alumni, and provides $9,500 in tuition assistance (pro-rated over two years) for up to five Teach For America alumni annually. For more information, go to https://www.teachforamerica.org/employ_grad.html.
Up to five scholarships, providing half tuition, are awarded each year to students recommended by Wagner School graduates. Any student applying for this scholarship should ask the recommending Wagner alumna or alumnus to complete a special alumni recommendation form, which is available in mid-December.
Each year the NYU Alumnae Club presents a scholarship from $1,000 to $3,000 to a continuing female student of the Wagner School. A separate application is required and can be obtained in late December/early January from the Office of Enrollment and Student Services at the Wagner School.
All applicants to the NYU Program in Nonprofit Management and Judaic Studies may apply for fellowship support. Two three-year fellowships for full time study will be awarded annually. These fellowships will include full tuition plus a living stipend. Applicants must apply to Wagner by January 15.
** Please contact the NYU Wagner School Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, 212-998-7414, or by email at wagner.admissions@nyu.edu, for more information on these or any other scholarships.