The Brodsky Family Scholarship is a merit-based award at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service in New York. It goes to select incoming Master of Urban Planning (MUP) students, full-time or part-time, interested in housing policy, affordable housing and urban development.
Daniel Brodsky (class of ’70) established it; the Daniel and Estrellita Brodsky Family Foundation funds it. There is no separate application: admitted MUP applicants are considered from their admissions file.
Benefits & funding
- A scholarship toward MUP tuition; Wagner does not publish the amount, length or number of awards.
- No living-cost stipend is mentioned.
Eligibility
- Incoming students admitted to the MUP, full-time or part-time.
- An interest in housing policy, affordable housing or urban development.
- No citizenship or residence rule is stated.
- A bachelor’s degree, as required for entry to the master’s program.
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Application process
- 1Submit the NYU Wagner MUP admissions application online; no extra scholarship essay is required.
- 2For Fall 2027, apply by the Early Action & Priority Scholarship deadline, 1 December 2026, 11:59 pm US Eastern.
- 3Make sure every required item has arrived: the committee does not review incomplete files.
Program timeline
1 Dec 2026
Early Action & Priority Scholarship deadline (MUP, Fall 2027)
Admissions decision dates listed for the Fall MUP rounds
8 Feb / 2 Mar 2027
MUP studies begin
Fall 2027