The Cooper Union was founded on the principle of providing access to higher education regardless of race, creed, gender, or financial means. Tuition assistance has been integral to the make-up of the institution since it began over 150 years ago. The Cooper Union’s office of financial aid helps students and their families understand the financial requirements of a Cooper Union education and explore options and funding to meet educational expenses. We assist with all aspects of the financial aid application process and help individuals and families financially plan their academic careers at the institution.

At Cooper Union, every admitted undergraduate student receives a half-tuition scholarship currently valued at $22,275 per academic year (2020-2021).

• The length of all the merit scholarships, institutional grants (including tuition assistance) are 4 years (total of 8 semesters) for art and engineering students and 5 years (total of 10 semesters) for architecture students. The length of these awards for transfer students is determined upon admittance and based on the number of semesters required for graduation. 
• When a student withdraws during the semester, they will lose all the institutional scholarships, tuition assistance, and grants for the semester in which they are withdrawing. Students are responsible for all financial responsibilities for the withdrawn semester.
• Students must be enrolled as a full-time student, maintain satisfactory academic progress eligibility, and adhere to the institutional code of conduct to receive Cooper Union merit scholarships and institutional grants (including tuition assistance).
• Please note that all institutional scholarships and grants are for first bachelor degree seeking students only. Students will automatically be considered for additional merit-based scholarship through the admissions process. 
• Review our eligibility and satisfactory academic policy here. 

The office of financial aid reserves the right to change or modify your financial aid package at any time without prior notifications.

How to Apply for Financial Aid?
STEP 1: Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Financial Aid or FAFSA on the StudentAid.gov website and use our Federal School Code:

FAFSA (Title IV Institutional) Code: 002710
NYS TAP Code: 0170

STEP 2: If you do not already have an FSA ID, you should apply for one.

STEP 3: If you have already filed your FAFSA, please update it using your parent's 2018 tax information and yours if you filed a return. You will be required to submit a 2018 IRS Tax Return Transcript.

If you have additional questions, please review our Financial Aid FAQs. 

CONTACT US
Due to the impact of the Coronavirus, Financial Aid Services at FIT is currently working remotely. We will be continuing to process your financial aid.

Please schedule a virtual office appointment with us should you require further assistance. 

When scheduling:

• Please use the Financial Aid Appointment calendar for assistance regarding your financial aid award package, missing documents, scholarships and grants, and financial aid/SAP appeals. 
• To schedule an appointment related to billings, payments, and account holds assistance, please use the Student Accounts Appointment calendar.

Office of Financial Aid
30 Cooper Square, 2nd Floor
New York, NY  10003-7120
Email: financialaid@cooper.edu
Fax: (917) 793-3304

Please use the emails below to submit the documents.
Submit Financial Aid Appeal Documents - faapeal@cooper.edu
Submit Financial Aid Verification Documents - faverify@cooper.edu
Submit Financial Aid SAP Appeal Documents - fasap@cooper.edu
Submit Official Lease Documents - fahousing@cooper.edu