External Grants and Fellowships

New York State offers a wide variety of grants and scholarships to residents, subject to the annual availability of funds. Although application is made directly to the state and grants are awarded by the state, the amount each student is expected to receive is estimated and taken into account by NYU when assembling the student's financial aid package.

BOREN FELLOWSHIPS

Boren Fellowships provide a unique funding opportunity for U.S. students to study in world regions critical to U.S. interests (including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East). The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. The fellowship allows graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate studies. Boren Fellows can receive up to $24,000 for overseas study or up to $30,000 for a combination of overseas and domestic study. Additional information on preferred geographic regions, languages, and fields of study, as well as application procedures can be found at www.borenawards.org.

OTHER OUTSIDE AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

In addition to the sources of gift aid described above, you may also be eligible for a private scholarship or grant from an outside organization or agency. Some sources to explore are employers, unions, professional organizations, and community and special interest groups. Many extensive scholarship search services are available free online, and a representative sample is included on the drop menu below. The scholarships and information presented by such services are not verified or endorsed by NYU. You must notify the Office of Financial Aid if you receive funds from any outside organization.

Outside scholarships are considered a financial aid resource and must be added to a student's financial aid award. The Office of Financial Aid first applies the outside scholarship to a student's unmet need that is not already covered by financial aid. In some cases, loans not based on financial need may be reduced (private loans, Federal Unsubsidized Stafford, Federal PLUS, Graduate PLUS). If the student's need is already met by need-based aid, then that aid is replaced with the outside scholarship. Need-based loans are first replaced. If the outside scholarship exceeds the loan amounts, work-study and need-based grants are the next to be replaced. In most cases it is not necessary to reduce an NYU scholarship. Total aid (including outside assistance) cannot exceed the cost of attendance.

MORE EXTERNAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

• The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Fund
• The Aga Khan Foundation
  
• The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
  
• The United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
• The National Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF)
• The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
• Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund
• Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation: The Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship
• NYU Catherine B. Reynolds Program in Social Entrepreneurship
• Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund for Women from Developing Countries
• The Organization of American States Leo S. Rowe Pan American Fund