New York University
PAE-10: Affordability and Access Programs

Steinhardt participates in a TRIO program, Upward Bound. Upward Bound aims to increase the number of students with disabilities who go on to post secondary education. Upward Bound targets economically disadvantaged, high school students who have a physical or learning disability from New York City who are potential first-generation college students. Its goal is also to give these students the skills and experience they need to enroll and successfully complete post-secondary education. The program operates at NYU on Saturdays during the academic year and includes a 6 week summer experience. It focuses on rigorous academic and skill development with particular emphasis on computer, math, and science courses. In addition, students learn how to select colleges, complete a college application, and seek financial aid. Follow-up services are available to help those who enroll in college. In addition to Steinhardt's participation, NYU-Poly's TRIO program provides TRIO support services to eligible students. It offers services designed to maximize TRIO participants’ academic and personal potential, providing them with the support and skills needed to remain in college and complete a degree program. These programs include individualized tutoring, counseling, workshops, cultural and social activities, and exam preparation.

Throughout Academic Year 2009-2010, NYU had ongoing efforts to achieve savings through Re-engineering programs. The budget decisions NYU made reflected values including sustaining academic by having a strong focus on the needs of students including health services, financial aid, restrained tuition growth and innovation and enhancement in student community and other students services.

Steinhardt's Upward Bound program targets high school students with disabilities from low-income areas. NYU's Community Fund has also awarded the Thom Fluellen Award to University Settlement of New York, Inc. This 2010 award is to support the Talent Search program: a college-preparedness service targeting disadvantaged youth facing significant personal, financial and societal obstacles to higher education. NYU Law hosts Legal Outreach's Law Institute for Junior High students from low-income families in New York's five boroughs.

The ARCH scholarship awarded each year to students who demonstrate financial need and who are committed to having a positive impact on the world. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions has partnered with the Wasserman Center for Career Development to create a career development and internship program for these Scholars, which at the onset of the freshman year, will introduce scholars to career options and help them to develop career potential and marketable professional skills. The award will help to meet full need and is renewable over four years of undergraduate study at NYU. AnBryce Scholarships are awarded each year to a small number of academically-motivated students who demonstrate financial need and who are the first generation in their family to attend college. The award covers up to the cost of tuition and is renewable over four years of undergraduate study at NYU. Martin Luther King, Jr., Scholars Program awards need-based and merit scholarships to incoming freshmen at NYU. These students present records of outstanding academic achievement, leadership, and commitment to the principles of community service, humanitarianism, and social progress.

There are no separate NYU applications for merit scholarships. All students who are offered admission are automatically considered for merit awards. Students wishing to be considered for need-based aid must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). For undergraduates, to be considered for financial aid each year, students must make satisfactory academic progress toward completion of degree requirements and be in good academic standing. Students must complete an average of 32 credit points per academic year (fall, spring, and summer semesters) with grades of A, B, C, D, or P and maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0. In addition, students must complete all degree requirements in four years unless the student is enrolled in an officially recognized five-year program (i.e. HEOP/CSTEP). Students are required to graduate within eight full-time semesters or after earning 128 credits (including accepted credits from Advanced Placement, Advanced Standing, and Transfer Student status), whichever comes first. For graduate students, Each year, your current New York University academic transcript is reviewed to verify that you are in good academic standing and making normal progress toward the completion of your degree requirements. "Good standing" means that you are maintaining the minimum grade point average (GPA) required by your school or department, are earning a passing grade in a minimum of 80 percent of the courses in which you are enrolled (minimum of 66 percent for GSAS students, minimum of 75 percent for law students), and have resolved the status of any unsatisfactory grades (as defined by your school) e.g. "incomplete," "no grade," etc. Part-time students are expected to successfully complete 80 percent of all courses they attempt each semester and maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0; however, they may take longer than four years to complete degree requirements. The School of Medicine has low-cost educational loans available to students in need.

Wagner School offers The HBCU and HSI Alumni Scholarships to up to two incoming full- and part-time MPA/MUP/EMPA students who are alumni of Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). More information can be found at: http://wagner.nyu.edu/about/diversityscholarships.php