Macaulay Honors College Tuition Scholarship
Macaulay Honors College (CUNY) · College
- Category
- School Specific
- Deadline
- 2026-11-16
- Amount
- Full tuition scholarship for NYS residents for four years of undergraduate study (excludes fees and expenses); Cultural Passport and Opportunities Fund included · renewable
- Eligibility (verbatim)
- "Macaulay offers all of its students a merit scholarship package that includes tuition, Cultural Passport and access to the Opportunities Fund. Students who meet CUNY New York State residency requirements for in-state tuition have the opportunity to graduate free from tuition debt thanks to the tuition scholarship. It covers four years of undergraduate study excluding fees and expenses."
- Grade levels
- Hs Senior
- Majors
- Any Major
- Location
- NYNyc
- Citizenship
- Demographic focus
- Essay
- RequiredTwo essays, each approximately 500 words. Specific prompts available on Macaulay application. | 500 each | unspecified
- Recommendations
- Required (2)
- Other requirements
- Transcript
- Tags
- Last verified
- 2026-07-03
Notes
RESEARCHED 2026-07-03 (Hermes Research Agent Batch3, Macaulay official admissions + tuition pages): split from CUNY umbrella (row 12). ADMISSIONS-BASED — separate Macaulay application required (not just CUNY general app). Application opens Aug 3, 2026; regular deadline Nov 16, 2026 at 6 PM; early decision Oct 26, 2026. $65 non-refundable application fee — this is an admissions application fee, not a scholarship fee, but FLAGGED for Prof J review per §6 fee rule. Two essays (~500 words each), two letters of recommendation, high school transcript required. CUNY is test-optional for 2025-2027. Full tuition for NYS residents; 4 years. Covers 8 partner campuses: Baruch, Brooklyn, City College, College of Staten Island, Hunter, John Jay, Lehman, Queens. PROF J DECISION 2026-07-03: KEEP. $65 is admissions application fee, not a scholarship fee. Acceptable. VERIFIED 2026-07-03 (Hermes Verification Agent): Official Macaulay tuition page (macaulay.cuny.edu) confirms merit scholarship package: tuition, Cultural Passport, Opportunities Fund, 4 years, NYS residency. Applying page confirms deadline Nov 16 2026 at 6 PM, two essays ~500 words each, two letters of recommendation, $65 application fee, high school transcript. Prof J approved keeping despite $65 admissions fee. No scholarship application fee. [VOCAB FIX: provider_type changed from public_university to college per Vocab tab] NORMALIZED 2026-07-04: recoded other_requirements to vocab-safe value transcript; $65 application fee remains documented in notes as an admissions fee.