Through give a year Partnerships, colleges and universities highlight their commitment to service by providing financial scholarships and recognition to students who give a year or more of service to their communities through City Year.
give a year Partners
- Provide scholarships – at least 25% of tuition - to qualified students who have served at least one year as a corps member
- Waive the application fee for City Year corps members, alumni and current/former staff
- Recognize participants as National Service Scholars in university publications and/or special events such as graduation
give a year Scholars
City Year corps members, alumni and current/former staff are eligible if you have:
- Served with City Year in any of our 24 US Sites for at least one year; staff members must be employed with City Year for at least two years
- Applied to a give a year Partner school during or after your year(s) of service. If accepted, applicants either automatically receive a give a year scholarship, complete a supplementary scholarship application to determine eligibility, or compete with other City Year corps members alumni and staff members for a select number of scholarships.
For more information about give a year Partnerships, please contact Nan Shearer at nshearer@cityyear.org.
The below list is organized alphabetically. You can also view this list organized by program or by State/Region
Graduate Schools
American University Kogod School of Business
- Location: Washington, DC
- Benefits include 25% tuition scholarship for the Full-time MBA, Professional MBA, or Master of Science
in Sustainability Management
- Learn more about this partnership
American University School of Education, Teaching and Health
- Location: Washington, DC
- Benefits include 25-50% tuition scholarship plus 3-6 credits waived for City Year experience and opportunity to participate in one of five unique City Year cohort-based programs
- Learn more about this partnership
Andover Newton Theological School
Antioch University New England
- Location: Keene, NH
- Benefits include 25% tuition scholarship towards any full-time graduate or PhD program in Education, Psychology, Environmental Studies, Organizational Behavior and Interdisciplinary Studies
- Learn more about this partnership
Bard Center for Environmental Policy
- Location: Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
- Benefits include 30% tuition scholarship towards any master's program at the Center for Environmental Policy
- Learn more about this partnership
Bentley University - McCallum Graduate School of Business
- Location: Waltham, MA
- Benefits include one annual 100% tuition scholarship to the full-time MBA program, and one annual 50% tuition scholarship to any of the part-time evening programs
- Learn more about this partnership
Boston College Graduate School of Social Work
Boston University School of Education
Boston University School of Management
Boston University School of Social Work
Brandeis University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Brandeis University - The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Brown University - M.A. Program in Public Humanities
- Location: Providence, RI
- Benefits include 50% of tuition annually towards any City Year alumni pursuing a Master's at the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities
- Learn more about this partnership
Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz College
Claremont Graduate University - The Drucker School of Management
Clark University Graduate School of Management
- Location: Worcester, MA
- Academic programs include MBA in Social Change, Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Finance
- Benefits include a 50% tuition scholarship
- Learn more about this partnership
Clark University - International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE)
- Location: Worcester, MA
- Benefits include 40% tuition scholarships for all City Year alumni admitted, plus one annual 75% tuition scholarship
- Learn more about this partnership
Columbia University's Teachers College
Drexel University Graduate Programs
Duke University - Sanford School of Public Policy
Eastern Michigan University graduate programs
Emmanuel College of Graduate and Professional Programs
Episcopal Divinity School
The Florida State University College of Social Work
The George Washington University School of Business
Illinois Institute of Technology - Stuart School of Business
The Applied Community and Economic Development (ACED) Fellows Program at Illinois State University
The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Louisiana State University
Loyola Marymount University - School of Education
Marist College
Monterey Institute of International Studies - A Graduate School of Middlebury College
Mount Holyoke College - Master of Arts in Teaching
New York University - The Silver School of Social Work
Northeastern University College of Professional Studies
- Location: Boston, MA (online degree programs offered)
- Benefits include 25% tuition scholarship to on-campus and online Bachelor's and Master's degrees
- Learn more about this partnership
Northeastern University Graduate School of Business Administration
Our Lady of the Lake University Graduate Programs
Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology
The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
Prescott College Masters in Social Justice and Human Rights
Rosemont College Schools of Graduate and Professional Studies
Rutgers University - The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Simmons College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Programs
Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Simmons College School of Management
Simmons College School of Nursing and Health Sciences
Simmons College School of Social Work
SIT Graduate Institute
Stetson University graduate programs
Syracuse University School of Education
Tufts University - The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
The University of Chicago Urban Teacher Education Program
University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs
University of Miami School of Education & Human Development
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
- Location: Philadelphia, PA
- Benefits include $13,500 towards any full-time Master's degree program (highest merit scholarship awarded by Penn GSE)
- Learn more about this partnership
University of Rochester Warner School of Education
University of Southern California School of Social Work
- Location: Los Angeles, CA (online degree programs offered)
- Benefits include $15,000 scholarships per year for two years ($30,000 in total scholarship) towards Onsite and Online Master of Social Work programs
- Learn more about this partnership
Washington University in St. Louis - The George Warren Brown School of Social Work
Washington University in St. Louis - Brown School, Master of Public Health
Washington University in St. Louis - The Olin School of Business
Wesleyan University Graduate Liberal Studies
Westwood College
- Locations: Online, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Texas, Virginia
- Benefits include 10% specialized tuition reduction to all admitted and one 25% specialized tuition reduction
- Learn more about this partnership
Wheelock College Graduate and Continuing Studies
Willamette University MBA for Business, Government and Not-for-Profit Management
The Wurzweiler School of Social Work of Yeshiva University
Undergraduate Schools
Bentley University - The Founding give a year Partnership
- Location: Waltham, MA
- Benefits include $20,000 scholarship, credits toward Bentley's Service-Learning certificate, eligibility for internships with leading global corporations and recognition as Bentley National Service Scholar
- Learn more about this partnership
Dean College
Eastern Michigan University undergraduate programs
Eastern University
Illinois Institute of Technology
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Benefits include$15,000 scholarship per year ($60,000 in total minimum scholarship) plus a $2,500 housing scholarship for those who elect to reside at one of IIT’s on-campus residence halls
- Learn more about this partnership
Northeastern University College of Professional Studies
- Location: Boston, MA (online degree programs offered)
- Benefits include 25% tuition scholarship to on-campus and online Bachelor's and Master's degrees
- Learn more about this partnership
Our Lady of the Lake University
Pine Manor College
Shimer College
Stetson University
St. Mary's University
Westwood College
- Locations: Online, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Texas, Virginia
- Benefits include 10% specialized tuition reduction to all admitted and
one 25% specialized tuition reduction
- Learn more about this partnership
Wheelock College
Widener University
- Location: Chester, PA
- Benefits include position in Presidential Service Corps / Bonner Leader Program which includes $5,000 scholarship plus AmeriCorps Education Award match
- Learn more about this partnership
Note: All admissions and scholarship decisions are made by the educational institutions. Corps members, alumni, and current/former staff interested in these scholarships must complete the full application process for the institutions listed above. There may be a supplementary application process for scholarship awards. Please pay close attention to deadlines, and consider beginning work on your applications early in the year.
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