Undergraduate Honors

Grants and Scholarships

Undergraduate honors students are encouraged to apply for grants to undertake independent research on a special topic of interest and to apply for prestigious national scholarship awards.

Dean's Grants for Student Research

  • Grants Awarded: Up to $1,000 (graduate students); up to $500 (undergraduates)
  • Grant Proposal Deadline: March 1

Outstanding sophomores and juniors and graduate students at NYU Steinhardt are invited to apply for the Dean's Grants for Student Research Competition. Undergraduates may be awarded up to $500 to explore an idea under the supervision of a faculty member. Graduate students may be awarded up to $1,000 to explore a faculty-sponsored independent research project or a specific component of thesis or dissertation work, e.g. instrument development/validation or a pilot study.

Your proposed research must be conducted within the time specified, and adhere to guidelines established by the University Committee on Activities Involving Human Subjects.

Grant recipients are expected to submit a written report once research is completed (see application below for deadline details), including the question under investigation, research methods, results, conclusions, and how the monies from the Dean’s Grant were used. Grant recipients are also expected to present their findings at the Dean's Grants for Student Research Colloquium.

Sophomores apply in the Spring term to undertake research in their junior year; juniors apply in the Spring term to undertake research in their senior year.

Dean’s Grants to Support Undergraduate Student Research
Click here for the Undergraduate application

Dean’s Grants to Support Graduate Student Research
Click here for the Graduate application

National Scholarship Competition

Take the Challenge! The NYU Office for National Scholarships invites you to learn about the qualifications for national scholarships early in your academic career, especially if you are thinking of graduate study. These scholarships are highly competitive and require that students prepare well in advance. University endorsement must be obtained prior to submitting an application for a national scholarship.

In order to obtain endorsement, you must submit a draft application to the director of the NYU Office of National Scholarships, 909C Silver Center, by the designated campus deadline.