Financial Aid

Most of our incoming students are offered partial or full tuition remission and/or financial support. In addition, some named fellowships and awards are available through our outreach programs.

The Banco de Santander Creative Writing Fellowships
Each yearthe Banco de Santander awards two two-year fellowships providing a yearly stipend of $25,000 and the NYU Graduate School of Arts & Science matches the grant with full tuition. No application is needed for this fellowship. All applicants to the Creative Writing in Spanish Program are considered and recipients are notified along with their acceptance letter.

The Starworks Program Fellowships
Each year, students in the Creative Writing Program in Spanish are invited to apply to be one of three Starworks Fellows at several sites throughout the city. The Starworks Program was established in 1994 by Victoria Geduld, a generous alumna of the Creative Writing Program. Starworks brightens the lives of hospitalized children through creative expression in the literary arts. In hospitals and other institutions throughout the Metropolitan area, children ages five through eighteen write poems and stories at bedside and in classes with Starworks Fellows who work with them in Spanish. The children's writing projects are celebrated through readings, newspapers, and published anthologies at each location.

Applications for this fellowship are distributed to students in the program during the summer. The Starworks Fellows receive stipends from the Starlight Foundation and are provided with monthly teacher-training and support. The fellowship stipend is $11,000 and is matched with half tuition remission from the NYU Graduate School of Arts and Science.

The Martin Varsavsky Awards
Two yearly awards of $5,000 each distributed to students according to merit and financial need. No application is needed for this award. All applicants to the Creative Writing in Spanish Program are considered. Recipients are notified along with their acceptance letter.