NYU Abu Dhabi Need-Based Financial Aid for Undergraduates

About this scholarship

Need-based grants for new undergraduate students at NYU Abu Dhabi, open to all nationalities. The grant is worked out from the CSS Profile and comes with the admission decision.

Funding type

Covers: a university grant based on your family's need, as calculated by the aid office from the CSS Profile. The amount differs from student to student. The grant is taken off the charges you pay the university: tuition, housing, food, health insurance and books. Some offers also include travel support to campus, as stated in the award letter. Estimated cost for 2026/2027: tuition USD 68,574, and a full cost of about USD 90,434 a year. The grant is normally renewed at the same level each year if you meet the renewal rules. NYUAD does not reassess need later. Any outside scholarship is taken into account when NYUAD sets your grant, and the total cannot be more than the full cost.

Tuition fees

Partially covered

Living costs

Partially covered

Travel

Partially covered

Insurance

Partially covered

Eligibility requirements

Nationalities

All nationalities

Residence condition

No residence condition

Open to all nationalities. Grants for non-Emirati students are all based on need Admission to the undergraduate programme. Admission is highly selective, and the last stage is a Candidate Weekend by invitation You must be 17 by 1 August of the year you start The CSS Profile submitted on time. If your parents are separated, each one submits a profile or you ask for a waiver for the other parent Emirati students receive a separate government scholarship

Minimum grade

Not stated

Work experience asked for

Not stated

Return condition

Return condition not stated

How to apply

Straight to the provider

Language requirements and exemptions

Language test required TOEFL iBT IELTS Duolingo English Test PTE Academic Cambridge English Waiver possible

An English test from the last two years is needed if English is not your first language, unless you studied for 3 years in a curriculum taught only in English. NYU accepts TOEFL iBT, IELTS Academic, Duolingo, PTE Academic, and Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency. There is no minimum score. Check the NYU English testing page.

University admission details

Admission included in application?

Early Decision I closes on 1 November with results on 15 December. Early Decision II closes on 1 January with results on 15 February. Regular Decision closes on 5 January with results on 1 April. The NYUAD pages set the cut-off at 11:59 pm US Eastern time, but the NYU admissions page says 11:59 pm in your own time zone, so submit by 11:59 pm your local time. The CSS Profile is due by 11:59 pm US Eastern time on 10 November for Early Decision I, 10 January for Early Decision II and 1 February for Regular Decision. The deadline tables do not give a year, but the Candidate Weekend dates for this cycle run from December 2026 to April 2027, and the aid documents page is for entry in fall 2027. The next deadline is 1 November 2026, and the last one is 5 January 2027. Early Decision is binding, but you are released if the aid offer does not let you enroll. Standardised tests such as the SAT are optional. The CSS fee is USD 25 for the first school. You can ask for a fee code after your NYU portal is active, and codes are limited.

Required documents

Common App with transcripts and the school report One recommendation letter STARS NYUAD Applicant Profile English test result if needed CSS Profile and financial documents through IDOC, in English and in US dollars

Application steps

Apply through the Common App, choose New York University and the Abu Dhabi campus, and submit about a month before the deadline as the university advises. Complete STARS and the Applicant Profile in the NYU portal. Submit the CSS Profile with code 2785 by the deadline of your track, and upload financial documents if asked. Your aid offer comes with the admission decision.

Requirement checklist

Scholarship contacts

NYUAD Office of Financial Aid: [email protected]Copy

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