DAUS Scholarships

The NYU SPS Achieve Scholarship is awarded to a limited number of high-achieving incoming students from community colleges each fall. The Achieve Scholarship provides a $30,000 total award ($15,000 per academic year for two years). For the best consideration, apply as soon as possible! Competitive candidates for the Achieve Scholarship should:

Complete their Associate degree at the time they join NYU SPS. Associate degrees can be in progress at the time of application but should be completed prior to enrollment at NYU SPS. Have a cumulative GPA of 3.8 or higher at their community college.

This scholarship is also need-based. Applicants interested in the Achieve Scholarship should have a valid and current award year Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file using NYU’s school code (002785) when they apply for admission. Applicants who meet these criteria can indicate their interest in Achieve on the admissions application.

If admitted, Achieve Scholars are expected to enroll full-time and complete their bachelor’s degree in two years to maintain their scholarship.

Qualified students may be awarded up to $16,000 per academic year. SPS scholarships are based on financial need and are awarded after completing the FAFSA. No additional application is necessary. To be eligible for the NYU SPS Scholarship, you must complete the FAFSA each year, meet SAP requirements, and be enrolled in a minimum of six credits per semester.

The NYU School of Professional Studies Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies (NYU SPS DAUS) is proud to participate in the Community College Transfer Opportunity Program (CCTOP). This scholarship and advisement program is designed to help qualified community college students transfer to the Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies. The CCTOP scholarship at NYU SPS DAUS is up to $7,500 per academic year.

• Eligibility: You may be considered for the CCTOP scholarship if you meet the following criteria.

• Be a community college student at a partner school

  • Bergen Community College

  • Borough of Manhattan Community College

  • Bronx Community College

  • Guttman Community College

  • Hostos Community College

  • Housatonic Community College

  • Kingsborough Community College

  • LaGuardia Community College

  • Middlesex County College

  • Nassau Community College

  • Queensborough Community College

  • Rockland Community College

  • Suffolk County Community College

  • Westchester Community College

• Have earned a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at the community college.

• Have earned a minimum of 60 transferable credits toward an NYU SPS Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies degree program.

• Complete the undergraduate admissions process, by August 1 for the fall semester and by January 1 for the spring semester; be offered admission to the NYU SPS Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies; and enroll in one of its programs of study.

• Be a US citizen or permanent resident and eligible to complete the FAFSA form.

  
  We encourage you to visit our campus and learn more about what CCTOP and NYU have to offer. We host CCTOP Visit Days several times each semester, which include a tour of campus and a transfer-specific information session. You can register yourself or as a group for one of these days through the CCTOP website.

Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) scholarships are available to new community college transfer students with a minimum 3.8 cumulative GPA. You must be able to provide a copy of your PTK certificate and your final transcript. PTK scholarships are in the amount of $2,500 per academic year and are renewable with satisfactory academic progress.

Applications for the 2026-2027 academic year are now closed.  The application will reopen in Spring 2027. For more information, please email sps.deansscholars@nyu.edu.

The late Leon Shimkin rose through the ranks in the elite world of New York City book publishing—starting out as a bookkeeper, he eventually became the chairman of the board and owner of Simon & Schuster. He also was one of the founders of Pocket Books. During his early career, he completed his degree at NYU by taking evening classes. Deeply committed to supporting non-traditional students in their academic pursuits, he established this scholarship fund to provide tuition assistance to newly admitted DAUS students who demonstrate academic promise and financial need. Learn more about the Shimkin Scholarship. 

The SPS Global Experience Scholarship is designed to help graduate students and DAUS undergraduate students from historically marginalized communities participate in SPS Global Field Intensive (GFI) courses during the J-term, spring, and summer semesters.

By creating opportunities for students who may not be otherwise able to participate in a global experience, the Global Diversity Scholarship is one effort in the broader commitment to Diversity and Inclusion at SPS. Recipients of the scholarship will receive a grant that covers the entire program activity fee for the GFI in which they are enrolled. This scholarship is only available to graduate students and DAUS undergraduates. Traditional undergraduate students are not eligible to apply.

The Mayor's Undergraduate Scholarship Program is an opportunity for full-time New York City local government employees (employed by a City agency) to pursue an undergraduate education. This scholarship offers $2,500 per semester for part-time students and $5,000 per semester for full-time students, contingent upon maintaining a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher for the duration of their undergraduate program. Please note that the total award amount may not exceed $10,000 per academic year. Interested applicants should contact their Human Resources department for additional information.