New York City Mayor's Graduate Scholarship Program

The Mayor's Graduate Scholarship Program provides full-time New York City government employees the opportunity to continue their education through graduate study at accredited colleges and universities in the metropolitan area. The Department of Citywide Administrative Services administers this program. Marist's Master of Public Administration (MPA) program participates in the Mayor's Graduate Scholarship Program and will award partial tuition scholarships on a competitive basis.

To qualify you must:

• Be a full-time City government employee.
• Be actively employed by the City of New York at the time of application and while pursuing your degree.
• Have completed an undergraduate degree.

To apply you must:

• Apply for admission to the Marist MPA program.
• Complete the Mayor's Graduate Scholarship Program application and submit it to your Personnel Office for approval by the deadline. (Do not submit the Mayor's Graduate Scholarship Program application to Marist).
• Your Personnel Office will submit your application to the Department of Citywide Administrative Services.
• The Department of Citywide Administrative Services will screen the application and forward it to Marist.

To obtain further information or application materials:

• Visit the NYCGov site or
• Call the Mayor's Graduate Scholarship Program office at 212-669-4163