NYU Promise for First-Year New York Campus Undergraduates

About this scholarship

The NYU Promise is New York University's need-based affordability commitment for traditional first-year undergraduates admitted to the New York campus. NYU states that for first-year undergraduate students admitted to the New York campus, it meets 100 percent of demonstrated financial need. Its scholarships and grants page says the NYU Promise means eligible traditional first-year undergraduates in New York receive their full demonstrated need without an expectation to take out loans. NYU bulletin language also states that every undergraduate, domestic and international, who starts as a first-year student admitted to the New York campus, applies for financial aid by the deadlines, and has family income under $100,000 with typical assets is eligible to have tuition covered. The award is recorded as variable funding because each package depends on CSS Profile information, family contribution, campus, school, and eligibility rules. Students must file required financial aid applications on time, including the CSS Profile for first-year applicants regardless of citizenship status, and continue full-time enrollment for renewal during fall and spring terms.

Eligibility

• Apply as a traditional first-year undergraduate applicant to NYU's New York campus
• Submit required financial aid applications by NYU deadlines
• Submit the CSS Profile as required for first-year scholarship review
• Demonstrate financial need under NYU methodology
• For tuition coverage under the income promise, have family income under $100,000 with typical assets
• Meet NYU admission and English-language requirements if applying internationally
• Remain enrolled full time in regular fall and spring terms for renewal