FINANCIAL AID
Graduate students studying in the Department of Journalism at New York University are eligible for several funding opportunities available through New York University in the form of tuition remission scholarships, graduate assistantships, and various fellowships. These awards are, however, extremely competitive.
Nearly all students in the Department of Journalism, like the majority of MA students in other departments at NYU, are financing their own graduate study through external funding awards or student loans. Some U.S. applicants may also be eligible for the federal work study program.
Information on NYU sponsored funding, external funding opportunities, student loans, and the federal work study program follows:
New York University sponsored funding:
TUITION REMISSION SCHOLARSHIPS
The Department of Journalism awards several partial tuition remission scholarships to help defray the total cost of tuition. These scholarships are merit based and competitively awarded. All applicants to the Department of Journalism are automatically reviewed for their eligibility during the admission process. No separate application form is required for consideration.
GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS
The Department of Journalism awards several graduate assistantships, which provide tuition remission, fees, an award for the cost of mandatory NYU health insurance, and a stipend. Duties include grading and other related activities within the Department. These very competitive awards are of one or two semesters in duration and are awarded on the basis of merit. All applicants to the Department of Journalism are automatically reviewed for their eligibility during the admission process. No separate application form is required for consideration.
ASIAN WALL STREET JOURNAL JOURNALISM IN ASIA FELLOWSHIP
The Asian Wall Street Journal funds a fellowship for up to two journalists from Asia to study in the program in Business and Economic Reporting. The fellowships will begin in the fall of 2007 and will cover tuition and registration fees for two of the three semesters required for completion of the program. Fellows will also receive a $20,000 stipend. Applications must be received by December 31, 2006. Please see the Dow Jones site for details.
CATHERINE B. REYNOLDS FELLOWSHIP IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Sponsored by the Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation and managed by NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, the Reynolds Program in Social Entrepreneurship offers students with experience in public service the opportunity to productively rethink our collective approach to intractable social issues and to develop plans for implementing alternative practices.
Successful applicants become NYU Reynolds Graduate Fellows who take one course in social entrepreneurship at the Wagner School of Public Service, participate in program seminars and events, and gain exposure to research, networking and funding opportunities that will help them realize their vision of change. Reynolds Graduate Fellows receive up to $25,000 for each of two years of study.
Further information on the Reynolds program is available on-line at http://www.nyu.edu/reynolds/, including the philosophy guiding the program and profiles of successful applicants. The Reynolds site will be updated throughout the Fall semester to include additional information on this year’s application process.
NOTE that qualified Reynolds applicants who are applying for admission to the Department of Journalism for Fall 2007, should submit their Reynolds applications directly to the Department of Journalism. Applicants must be admitted to the Department of Journalism in order to qualify as potential nominees for the Reynolds program. The Department of Journalism will nominate for consideration by the Reynolds program several outstanding candidates from journalism’s admitted pool of applicants. Final award determinations, however, are made exclusively by the Reynolds program.
The time line and procedures for this process will be worked out as the Reynolds program clarifies its plans for Fall 2007 applications.
Journalism students in the department’s three-semester program must commit to participate for two full years, remaining in New York City for an additional semester in order to complete the full range of Reynolds activities planned for students.
THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP IN LITERARY REPORTAGE
A one-semester stipend and one semester's tuition for an outstanding candidate in Literary Reportage. There is no need to apply separately for this award; the winning candidate will be chosen from the Literary Reportage applicant pool.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND AREAS STUDIES (FLAS) FELLOWSHIPS
FLAS fellowships are competitive awards for the purpose of enabling students to study a modern foreign language as an integral part of their academic program in preparation for a career that will utilize their language studies. FLAS fellowships are awarded by the Center for European and Mediterranean Studies, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Hagop Kevorkian Center. Qualified applicants meeting relevant restrictions are eligible to apply.
External funding opportunities:
TUITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM (TIP)
The NYU Graduate School of Arts & Science (GSAS) offers the innovative Tuition Incentive Program (TIP), which encourages students to apply for external funding awards and, in return, provides tuition support to recipients of external scholarships or fellowships who have been admitted to graduate study in GSAS at New York University.
Students receiving external awards of $13,000 or more from recognized, academic sources of funding outside of the University can apply for matching tuition remission up to the amount of their outside award. Students receiving less than $13,000 may apply for matching tuition remission up to 50 percent of the amount of the external award.
Complete information on TIP, including eligibility requirements, restrictions, and an application (due August 30), is available as a download (240K). Students must be admitted to NYU and planning to enroll before determinations will be made with regard to the TIP eligibility of particular external awards. These determinations are made by the Graduate School of Arts and Science.
Prospective students are encouraged to start looking for external funding opportunities in the Fall as they are submitting their graduate school applications. Additional information on sources of external funding may be found on the NYU-GSAS Graduate Enrollment Services (GES) web site, including information on prestigious external fellowships.
Also available is the NYU-GSAS Grants in Graduate Study (GIGS) database, which lists external funding opportunities by area of study. There is a Journalism section in the GIGS database but don’t neglect other relevant opportunities in the general listings.
Information on resources specific to international students is also available. Students applying to graduate school through exchange programs like the Fulbright program should ensure that they complete all application requirements for the NYU Department of Journalism and the Journalism concentration to which they are applying.
Student loans:
U.S. applicants interested in federal student loans should fill out the FAFSA application after January 1 of the year in which they are seeking admission: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.
Detailed information on filing the FAFSA application is found on-line at the NYU Financial Aid website. The NYU Federal School Code is 002785. At the graduate level, federal financial aid consists primarily of federal subsidized and unsubsidized student loans.
International applicants interested in student loans can find sources of loans available to international students at the NYU Financial Aid website. The website also lists other resources available to international applicants and students.
Federal Work Study:
Some U.S. applicants may be eligible for the Federal Work-Study program, which makes available paid employment opportunities within the University. Admitted students should receive notification of eligibility, which is needs tested, in their financial aid award letter. Positions may be obtained through the NYU Wasserman Center for Career Development.
Interested applicants need to fill out the FAFSA application after January 1 of the year in which they are seeking admission; the application is available at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/.
