Housing Scholarship

The 2025 SVA Alumni Society Housing Scholarship application is now closed. The 2026 application will open in late spring 2026.

The intent of the Alumni Society Housing Scholarship is to provide on-campus housing for an incoming first-year undergraduate student who otherwise would commute from home. The award covers the cost of on-campus housing for the duration of study at SVA (not to exceed four years). One recipient is selected from each incoming class. The scholarship does not cover the cost of meals, and all applicants must be able to cover the costs of food and other out-of-pocket living expenses. The scholarship may not be deferred. The scholarship does not cover summer housing. The scholarship is not available to second-, third-, or fourth-year SVA students, or transfer students.

Eligible Housing Scholarship applicants are pre-selected from applicants already accepted to SVA for the fall semester, based on the following criteria:

• Incoming first-year undergraduate (non-transfer) student (Must commit to SVA by May 1)

• Home address is within a 25-mile radius of 209 E. 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010 (as determined solely by the Alumni Society).

• Minimum high school GPA of 3.0 (as on file with SVA Admissions)

• Demonstrated financial need

Questions about eligibility or the application process? Contact Miranda Pierce at alumnisociety@sva.edu.