NYU Wagner offers this scholarship to alumni of the Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship Program entering its Master of Public Administration or Master of Urban Planning. Recipients may study full-time or part-time in New York City, but the scholarship is limited to fall entrants. Full-time fall starters can finish in as little as two years; part-time students typically complete the MPA or MUP in three to four years.
Applicants use the regular NYU Wagner admissions application and do not submit a separate scholarship essay. Admission is required before scholarship consideration.
Benefits & funding
- Up to two recipients receive a half-tuition scholarship.
- The minimum annual award for PPIA fellows is $5,000.
- NYU Wagner waives the application fee for all PPIA members, regardless of entry semester.
Eligibility
- Be an alumnus of the PPIA Fellowship Program for scholarship consideration.
- Apply for fall entry to the MPA or MUP program, either full-time or part-time.
- Hold a four-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited US institution or an equivalent foreign degree by enrollment.
- No hard nationality, residency, age, or work-experience requirement is published for this scholarship.
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Application process
- 1Create an account in the NYU Wagner application portal and begin an on-campus graduate application.
- 2Apply to the MPA or MUP for fall entry and identify the PPIA affiliation in the Wagner Community section.
- 3Submit the complete admissions application; no additional scholarship essay is required.
- 4Await the admissions decision; scholarship recipients are generally notified within 24–48 hours after acceptance is released.
Program timeline
Current cycle
The portal is accepting applications for select on-campus Fall 2027 programs.
After the admissions decision
Scholarship recipients are generally notified within 24–48 hours of acceptance.
Fall entry
The PPIA Scholarship is available only to fall entrants.