Tuition and Fees
Summer 2025 fees will be announced soon. Please see estimated rates from summer 2024 below:
Total Estimated Program Cost:
Summer 2025
Dance, Drama, Drama: Production and Design, Dramatic Writing, Game Design, and Recorded Music Tracks
- Tuition for 6 units (credits): $11,496
Filmmakers Workshop and Photography and Imaging Tracks
- Tuition for 4 units (credits): $7,664
Additional Fees
- Program Fee (activities facilitated by Residential Life & Housing): $200
Housing for 4 weeks:
- Housing in Manhattan (Dance, Drama, Drama: Production and Design, Dramatic Writing, Film, and Photography tracks): $1,704
- Housing in Brooklyn (Game Design and Recorded Music tracks): $1,232
- 10 meals* a week for 4 weeks: $768
*Students in the residential program are automatically enrolled in the 10 meals a week plan for the length of the program. Students have the option of increasing their meal plan if they wish.
Summer 2025 Program Specific Fees
- Dance Ticket Fee: $347
- Drama Ticket Fee: $465
- Dramatic Writing Ticket Fee: $347
- Film Narrative Lab and Insurance Fee: $663*
- Game Design Ticket Fee: $217*
- Game Design Lab Fee: $162*
- Photography and Imaging Lab Fee: $465
- Photography and Imaging Ticket Fee: $465
- Recorded Music Ticket Fee: $347
- Recorded Music Lab Fee: $322
*Estimated based on summer 2024 rates
Scholarships
Tisch has a limited number of scholarships for high school students to attend the Tisch summer programs. Scholarships are given to students who demonstrate the most financial need. Generally scholarships cover the tuition, fees, housing, and meal plan.
A link to the electronic scholarship application will be emailed to you once you submit a complete admissions application. Tisch Special Programs reserves the right to request additional documentation.
The deadline to submit your admissions application is Monday, December 2, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET and the deadline to submit your scholarship application is Friday, January 17, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Late submissions will not be considered.
How To Apply
Step 1 - Review Requirements and Eligibility
To be eligible for a scholarship, students must:
Complete the online program and scholarship applications (Steps 2, 3 and 4)
Demonstrate financial need
Step 2 - Start your online Program Application
To be considered for a scholarship you must first complete your application to the Tisch Summer High School program.
Visit the Tisch Summer High School Application Requirements page for instructions and access to the application.
Step 3 - Complete the Online Scholarship Application
Upon successful submission and noted completion by our office of your online application form, you will be sent a link to the NYU Supplemental Profile Form. The Supplemental Profile Form is used by the University to gather statistics about applicants to NYU programs.
A link to the Scholarship Application will be sent to students who have submitted their Supplemental Profile Form beginning on October 15, 2024.
Step 4 - Submit Your Scholarship Form and Supporting Documents
Fill out the Scholarship Application and submit. If Tisch Special Programs requires additional documentation, we will reach out to you by email. Your scholarship application must be submitted by Friday, January 17, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
You will receive an email verification when your scholarship application is complete and sent to the Tisch Office of Financial Aid for review.
Step 5 - Await Notification
You will be notified of the outcome of your scholarship application in your final admissions status notification email.
Visit the Tisch Special Programs Admissions Calendar to find out when final status notifications will be emailed.
As there are a limited number of need-based scholarships available, students applying to the Tisch Summer High School program should also research other avenues for financial sponsorship. Former participants in the program have reached out to local businesses in their community; larger corporations like airlines; local, city, and state government offices; and fundraising sites like Candid, Fastweb, Kickstarter, GoFundMe, or Scholly for assistance.