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GALLATIN SCHOOL OF INDIVIDUALIZED STUDYGallatin ScholarshipsSponsored and administered by NewYork University, these scholarships are awarded to studentson the basis of financial need and academic achievement.To apply, students should answer“Yes” to the question “Do you wish to be considered for financial assistance?” in theApplication for Admission and submit the FAFSA.• Dean’s Scholarships are small tuition awards given to any enrolled Gallatin studentwho has a 3.0 GPA or better, no incomplete grades on his or her record and has filed a currentFAFSA that shows need.Awards are granted as funding remains available.To apply fora Dean’s Scholarship, new and continuing graduate students should complete the GallatinApplication for Supplemental Scholarship Aid (available on the Gallatin Web site).Other Financial Resources for Gallatin Graduate Students• The Herbert Rubin Creative Writing Award is awarded by the Gallatin School eachyear to one or two students for outstanding creative writing and artwork. Applicants maysubmit poems, essays, stories, a short play or artwork to The Gallatin Review; the deadline forsubmissions is announced during the fall semester.A committee comprising faculty and studentsjudges the submissions, and the winners are announced during the spring semester.The winning works are published in The Gallatin Review, and the winners receive a stipend,usually of several hundred dollars.• The Mike Bender Award is a stipend of approximately $500, given each year to a studenton the basis of an internship that promotes the ideals of compassion, understanding andtolerance. Proposals must be submitted to the director of external programs at the GallatinSchool no later than October 1.• The Dean’s Graduate Thesis Support Fund was created to help support the costsassociated with the development of a non-performance-based thesis. Applicants must becurrent MA students in the Gallatin School, with an approved thesis topic. For more informationand application procedures, see the Gallatin Web site.• The Siff Performance Thesis Grants are made to graduate students working on orpresenting an artistic thesis to cover some of the expenses of the performance. For more informationand application procedures, see the Gallatin Web site.• The Dean’s Conference Fund provides support for any enrolled student at Gallatin(undergraduate or graduate) to attend or present at a professional conference. Awards aremade on a reimbursement basis. Apply online on the Gallatin Web site.• The Gallatin Student Resource Fund is designed to provide additional resourcesto students for projects that will foster a greater sense of community at the Gallatin School.For more information and application procedures, see the Gallatin Web site.• The Gallatin Global Fellowship in Human Rights program. This year-longprogram provides several Gallatin students with up to $5,000 each to support research andNewYork University Bulletin 2012-2013 117