City Year National Service Scholars
City Year is a youth-powered organization that expands educational opportunities for all students and cultivates future leaders through national service. As a proud AmeriCorps member, City Year supports student success through academic coaching and mentoring. With partnerships in 29 U.S. cities and affiliates in the U.K. and South Africa, more than 40,000 alumni continue to lead and serve where they live and work.
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City Year National Scholars Requirements
- Submit a letter of good standing from your City Year director with your OSU graduate application to be eligible for an application fee waiver.
- Students must be pursuing their first graduate degree or transitioning directly from a master’s to a doctoral program. Those seeking a second master's or PhD are not eligible.
- Apply to the City Year Scholars Program when submitting your first graduate program application at OSU.
- Admission to the program is competitive and not guaranteed.
- Applicants must be fully admitted to a master’s or doctoral program (not provisional or certificate programs).
- Must enroll in a residential program on the Stillwater, Tulsa, or CHS campuses. Distance learning programs are not eligible.
- Scholars are required to meet with a Graduate College academic advisor each semester to confirm academic progress.
- Tuition waivers apply only to credit hours required for the degree:
- With an assistantship: minimum 6 graduate credit hours
- Without an assistantship: minimum 9 graduate credit hours
- Participation in 360° Critical Skills for Career Success is required each semester.
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City Year National Scholars Benefits
- Up to $500 in travel reimbursement per degree is available for:
- Professional development
- Conference presentations
- Research data collection
- You will need to fill out the form at the following link.
- Accepted students receive a tuition waiver specific to the City Year program. This waiver cannot be combined with other waivers.
- If the student has a GRA/GTA, the GSSI waiver applies.
- If the student is a full-time employee, the faculty/staff waiver applies.
- The City Year waiver does not apply in combination with others.
- Students maintaining good standing in the program remain eligible for tuition waivers in future semesters, even if assistantship or employee status ends.
- Full-time enrollment remains required for waiver eligibility.
- Up to $500 in travel reimbursement per degree is available for:
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How to Apply to the City Year National Scholars Program
- Complete your graduate application for OSU and identify yourself as a City Year National Scholar on the application.
- Upload a letter of good standing from your undergraduate McNair director.
- Acceptable file formats: PDF, DOC, DOCX, RTF, TXT.
- Once admitted to a qualifying graduate program, your eligibility for the fellowship will be automatically reviewed.
- The City Year National is competitive, and early application is strongly encouraged.
- If selected, you will be contacted directly by the OSU Graduate College with an offer.