Institutional Partnerships & Dedicated Scholarships

Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Vassar/Columbia BA/MPH

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The BA/MPH is a dual degree program in which students earn a BA from Vassar College and then proceed to an accelerated Master's program in Public Health at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. 

Contact: for more information, please visit the Vassar/Columbia BA/MPH page or email Casey Trocino, Assistant Dean of Studies, at ctrocino@vassar.edu.

Dartmouth College Thayer School of Engineering

Vassar/Dartmouth BA/BE

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Through a cooperative arrangement with the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College, Vassar students may earn both a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from Vassar and a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree from Dartmouth. 

Contact: for more information, visit the Vassar/Dartmouth BA/BE page or email Casey Trocino, Assistant Dean of Studies, at ctrocino@vassar.edu.

The Edinburgh-Vassar Scholars Program

Edinburgh MSc

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This program provides a pathway for Vassar students to acquire an MSc in Planetary Health from the University of Edinburgh. Students of all majors are welcome to apply. Admitted Scholars will work with Vassar and Edinburgh to complete an 8–10-week summer research projects at the Edinburgh Futures Institute in Edinburgh between their Vassar junior and senior years. Funding opportunities for the projects are available.

After the summer research project, Scholars will return to Vassar to complete their senior year and graduate with their undergraduate degree. Scholars will then matriculate as MSc students at Edinburgh the following fall and complete the MSc over the following year. Most Scholars will complete the program and obtain their BA/MSc, in a total of five years. 

Contact: for more information, visit the Edinburgh-Vassar Scholars Program page or email internationalprograms@vassar.edu and dos@vassar.edu.

Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH)

Select Scholars Program

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Vassar applicants to BUSPH’s MPH, Master’s in Population Health Research, and Master’s in Biostatistics are automatically eligible for a 50% tuition scholarship when they apply by December 1. 

Contact: for more information, visit bu.edu or email Olivia Owens at omowens@bu.edu, or contact the Center for Career Education at prehealth@vassar.edu.

Cornell SC Johnson School of Business

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Vassar applicants to graduate programs at Cornell’s SC Johnson School of Business are automatically considered for a scholarship established by Vassar trustee Eric H. Beringause ’80. 

Contact: for more information, visit business.cornell.edu or email financialaid@johnson.cornell.edu.

Dutchess Community College (DCC)

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Through an exchange partnership with DCC, Vassar students may take coursework not available at Vassar but offered at DCC at no additional cost. For example, pre-health students may take Anatomy (with lab) or Anatomy and Physiology (with lab) through DCC to satisfy prerequisites for graduate programs in nursing, physical therapy, and other allied health professions.

Contact: for more information, visit sunydutchess.edu or contact Casey Trocino, Assistant Dean of Studies, at ctrocino@vassar.edu.

Hopkins-Nanjing Center at Johns Hopkins University

Michael W. & Christa Gubener Percopo Fellowship

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The Hopkins-Nanjing Center is a bi-cultural, bilingual institution created as a joint venture between Johns Hopkins University and Nanjing University, offering three graduate programs. Mandarin proficiency is required for all programs they offer.

Vassar applicants to the Hopkins-Nanjing Center are automatically eligible for the Percopo Fellowship, which is reserved solely for Vassar applicants to any of the programs offered at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center.

Contact: for more information, visit sais.jhu.edu or email nanjing@jhu.edu.

Indiana University Maurer School of Law

Vassar Law Scholars Program

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Vassar applicants to the Indiana University Maurer School of Law are automatically considered for a program that guarantees scholarships and includes a mentoring component.

Contact: for more information, visit law.indiana.edu Maurer School of Law Partnership Scholar Programs page or email cce@vassar.edu.

University of Manchester

Various MA/MSc Programmes

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Applications from Vassar students or recent graduates (within two academic years) received by the end of January, through the normal application procedure, will be processed in an expedited manner, with an outcome shared by the end of February. Vassar students who qualify for MA or MSc programs are eligible to apply for any appropriate scholarships offered by the University of Manchester and will be prioritized, though not guaranteed.

Contact: for more information about MA or MSc programs and country-specific information related to the USA, visit the manchester.ac.uk website. Please be sure to email the Center for Career Education at cce@vassar.edu and Anuli Iloabachie, International Officer, at anuli.iloabachie@manchester.ac.uk if you apply.