The following list of Bank Street Scholarship is reserved for first-year students. To be considered for these awards, students must complete the FAFSA and section 2 of the Bank Street Scholarship Application by the priority submission date of February 1st.
- The Wallace Foundation Scholarship will cover 80% of the tuition for the entire master’s degree, as long as the recipient remains in good academic standing. This scholarship is available to students who are U.S. citizens and who identify themselves on the admissions application and financial aid questionnaire as being a member of a federally recognized U.S. ethnic minority group. Recipients must demonstrate a clear commitment to teach in a New York City public school and must be accepted into a program leading to professional certification to teach. Recipients must sign a commitment to teach in urban schools for three years following graduation from Bank Street.
- The Bank Street Incentive Scholarship award covers 60% of the tuition costs for an entire master’s degree program, as long as the recipient remains in good academic standing. This scholarship is available to highly promising applicants to Bank Street College who demonstrate an exceptional commitment to children and to education. Applicants must demonstrate academic accomplishment, commitment to service, and a vision for working with children. This scholarship is intended to encourage students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to become outstanding educators.
- The Alumni Opportunity Fund Scholarship is an $18,000 scholarship. This award is divided evenly over two consecutive years, as long as the recipient remains in good academic standing. This scholarship is available to students who are U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens and who identify themselves on the admissions application and the financial aid questionnaire as being a member of a federally recognized U.S. ethnic minority group. The scholarship is made possible by the generosity of Bank Street College of Education alumni.
- The Augusta Kappner Scholarship is an $18,000 scholarship. This award is divided evenly over two consecutive years, as long as the recipient remains in good academic standing. This scholarship is available to students who are U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens, and who identify themselves on the admissions application and the financial aid questionnaire as being a member of a federally recognized U.S. ethnic minority group and who plan to reside in the U.S. after graduation.
- The Diversity Fund Scholarship is an $18,000 scholarship. This award is divided evenly over two consecutive years, as long as the recipient remains in good academic standing. This scholarship is available to students who are U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens, and who identify themselves on the admissions application and the financial aid questionnaire as being a member of a federally recognized U.S. ethnic minority group.
- The Hearst Minority Scholarship is an $18,000 scholarship. This award is divided evenly over two consecutive years, as long as the recipient remains in good academic standing. This scholarship is available to students who are U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens, and who identify themselves on the admissions application and the financial aid questionnaire as being a member of a federally recognized U.S. ethnic minority group and who plan to reside in the U.S. after graduation.
- The Iscol Scholarship is a $14,000 scholarship. This award is divided evenly over two consecutive years, as long as the recipient remains in good academic standing. This scholarship is available to students who have a commitment to public schools through teaching or related activities and who will continue that commitment in city schools after graduation.
- The Minority Assistant Fellowships available to students who are U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens, who identify themselves on the admissions application and the financial aid questionnaire as being a member of a federally recognized U.S. ethnic minority group, and who are accepted as an Assistant Teacher at Bank Street School for Children.
- The Minority Education Scholarship is an $18,000 scholarship. This award is divided evenly over two consecutive years, as long as the recipient remains in good academic standing. This scholarship is available to students who are U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens and who identify themselves on the admissions application and the financial aid questionnaire as being a member of a federally recognized U.S. ethnic minority group.
- The Rust Family Scholarship is an $18,000 scholarship. This award is divided evenly over two consecutive years, as long as the recipient remains in good academic standing. This scholarship is available to students who are U.S. citizens or eligible noncitizens and who identify themselves on the admissions application and the financial aid questionnaire as being a member of a federally recognized U.S. ethnic minority group. Recipients must demonstrate a clear commitment to teach in underserved, high need schools.
- The Starr Foundation Scholarship is an $18,000 scholarship. This award is divided evenly over two consecutive years, as long as the recipient remains in good academic standing. This scholarship is available to students who are U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens, and who identify themselves on the admissions application and the financial aid questionnaire as being a member of a federally recognized U.S. ethnic minority group.
- The Stone Foundation Scholarship is an $14,000 scholarship. This award is divided evenly over two consecutive years, as long as the recipient remains in good academic standing. This scholarship is available to students who have a commitment to public schools through teaching or related activities and who will continue that commitment in city schools after graduation.
- The Tree Scholarship is an $18,000 scholarship. This award is divided evenly over two consecutive years, as long as the recipient remains in good academic standing. This scholarship is available to students who are U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens, who identify themselves on the admissions application and the financial aid questionnaire as being a member of a federally recognized U.S. ethnic minority group, and who will have a commitment in city schools after graduation.