Scholarships » Scholarship Info

Each year Teachers College awards over $7 million of its own funds and $2 million of endowed funds to new and continuing students.

In addition to the FAFSA, all students must complete a TC Financial Aid and Scholarship Application to be considered for TC scholarships.  Program faculty nominate new students for scholarships based upon their admission applications. Students in the Curriculum and Teaching Department also need to file the Continuing Student Scholarship application with their department by 5pm on February 1st in order to be considered for scholarships in the next academic year. For those scholarships requiring financial need, Financial Aid will review the students' FAFSA to determine whether the nominated students meet the level of financial need required by the donor.

Frequently Asked Questions: Scholarship

Q. What kinds of scholarships and grants are available at TC?

•    General Scholarships 
•    Minority Student Scholarships
•    International Student Scholarships 
•    Endowed Scholarships
•     Stipends, Internships, Fellowships and Research Assistantships

There are over 300 endowed funds provided by the generosity of donors. The majority are specific to a particular program. Scholarships provide tuition funding for eligible part- and full-time students in some of TC's degree programs. Program faculty make the awards. Depending on the fund, new and/or continuing students are eligible.

International students are eligible for all sources of scholarship aid, except where restrictions exist, i.e. minority scholarship. (Minority scholarships are available only to eligible federally recognized U.S. ethnic minorities.)

Q. How do I apply for a TC scholarship?

A.  Program faculty nominate new students for scholarships based upon the admission and degree applications of the new students and on the Teachers College academic records for the continuing students. In addition to the FAFSA, all students must complete a TC Financial Aid & Scholarship Application to be considered for aid and scholarships.  To receive priority consideration for scholarships, new students must complete their admissions application by the priority deadlines.  For those scholarships requiring financial need, Financial Aid will review the students' FAFSA to determine whether the nominated students meet the level of financial need required by the donor.  Endowed scholarships are provided through the generosity of donors' contributions.  Many of these are in support of students in particular programs.  Faculty committees select the award recipients based upon criteria designated by the donor.

Because some scholarships are based on need, U.S. Citizens and Eligible Non-Citizens students should complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) with TC's federal code G03979. For those scholarships requiring financial need, Financial Aid will review the students' FAFSA to determine whether the nominated students meet the level of financial need required by the program and/or donor.

Students in the Curriculum and Teaching Department also need to file the Continuing Student Scholarship application with their department by February 1st in order to be considered for scholarships in the next academic year.

Q. I would like to receive my entire TC scholarship in one semester. Is that possible since I won't be attending next semester?

A.  You may be able to receive the entire TC scholarship in one semester.  You would need to receive approval in writing from your department and submit the approval to the Office of Financial Aid.  You must specify the semester and the amount that pertains to your request.

Q. As a doctoral student can I apply for the grant-in-aid?

A. Grant-in-aid is designed to assist doctoral students with tuition, dissertation advisement and/or defense fee during the last two semesters of work. Doctoral students may be awarded to those who have accumulated a significant amount of student loan debt while at Teachers College and have previously received little or no scholarship assistance from Teachers College, including tuition exemption.

Q. How do I apply for the Grant-in-aid?

A. You can visit the Office of Financial Aid at 134 Thompson and request for a Grant-in-Aid Application or you may download the application at Grantinaidapplication.pdf.

Q. As an International Doctoral Student can I apply for the Grant-in-Aid?

A. Yes. You may visit the Office of Financial Aid and request for a Grant-in-Aid Supplementary Form or you may download the application at Grantinaidapplication.pdf.

Q. Would a written request suffice to apply for the Grant-in-Aid?

A. No, students applying for the Grant-in-Aid must complete the Grant-in-Aid application.

For Additional Information About TC's Scholarships, Please contact the Department assocaited with your major.