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Financial Aid and Scholarships

The Hornstein Program considers all accepted students for generous scholarships that cover all or part of tuition. Of particular note are our full-tuition scholarships for Russian-speaking students and our Ribakoff Scholarship. Awards are made on a competitive basis and, in part, are based on the student’s area of interest. No additional application procedures are necessary to apply for these funds.

In addition to Hornstein funds, all applicants are strongly encouraged to apply for external scholarship programs such as those listed below and to the right. Along with providing funds that can be used to supplement Hornstein awards, many of these scholarships provide significant training and mentoring opportunities for their award winners. External financial awards will first be applied toward reducing the student contribution toward tuition and, then, when allowable, toward reducing the Hornstein tuition scholarship. Please note carefully the application deadlines for each funder.

Major sources of scholarship aid for graduate study in Jewish communal leadership include:

• The Wexner Graduate Fellows/Davidson Scholars Program

• FEREP: Federation Executive Recruitment and Education Program

• The JCCs of North America Scholarship Program

Need-based Aid

Non-competitive, need-based financial aid is also available. To be considered for need-based aid, applicants should submit the College Scholarship Service (CSS) PROFILE form, available online at profileonline.collegeboard.com or call (800) 778-6888. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences code is 0046.

Tuition

For the 2011-2012 academic year, tuition is estimated at $40,514 (Please see the Graduate School's Cost of Attendance Calculator for a complete breakdown of costs including estimated living expenses.)