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I've been accepted to Wagner with some aid, but I've also been looking into the possibility of getting an assistantship. If this helps anyone, I was forwarded an email from a current student that Wagner sent out to its student body in February. The gist seems to be that the school will no longer give out scholarship money to second year students and will instead divert those resources into the pool that funds students doing unpaid internships and traveling for capstone research. That seems like a reasonable trade-off in some ways--it certainly helps to have funding available for internships. In any case, here is the text: Information about New Scholarships for Continuing Students In an effort to make sure we distribute our modest financial aid resources in the most equitable way possible, we recently conducted an analysis of new scholarship awards made to continuing students over the past four years. Our research confirmed that the limited, new scholarship support Wagner was able to offer to continuing students was not best serving the needs of the greater community. Over 86% of applicants for new scholarship awards were disappointed annually due to lack of available funds. Through our analysis, we've found that the Wagner Experience Fund (WEF) and Wagner's initiative to cover airfare for Capstone related travel offer more equitable and sustainable means to support both full-time and part-time continuing students. The WEF awards $5,000 stipends to selected Wagner students who have secured unpaid and degree-relevant summer internships at public service organizations. WEF recipients are selected by a committee, which evaluates the relevance of each applicant's internship to her/his career goals among other criteria. The Capstone program provides supplemental travel funding to cover airfare and train trips for Capstone students who are traveling beyond the northeast corridor to conduct their research. We will re-allocate funds previously earmarked for new scholarships for continuing students toward these two programs, thus increasing continuing students' access to (and eligibility for) financial support from Wagner. Therefore, applications from continuing students for new scholarship support for the 2012-13 academic year will not be solicited. Applications for financial support from the WEF will be available Monday, February 27th. Support for the Capstone program with regard to the reimbursement of airfare costs will continue for the 2012-2013 academic year. Allocation of financial resources is always difficult when those resources are so limited. We appreciate your understanding and support as we take the steps necessary to benefit a greater proportion of our community. If NYU Wagner is indeed "where idealism gets to work" - giving more students the opportunity to enhance their practical professional experience will be a better use of funds going forward. To learn about additional scholarship opportunities, you can visit the following page on the Wagner website: http://wagner.nyu.edu/admissions/accepted/resources.php#Outside Wagner Financial Aid