Partner Pathways Full-Tuition Scholarship

NEED TO UPDATE THIS WITH NEW LANGUAGE To formalize participation, ACM-IAU requests that partner institutions complete a simple memorandum of agreement (MOA). 

For more information on creating a partnership, please contact Kira Espiritu, Associate Vice President, Academic & Strategic Global Initiatives: kira.espiritu@iau.edu

The Partner Pathways scholarship covers tuition costs only and includes tuition for fall semester, spring semester, and summer term (if required). the cost for J-Term (January) is not included. For the Fall 2027 cycle, the amount of the scholarship totals $43, 260 for one-year programs and $38,600 x 2? (NEED TO CONFIRM) for the 2-year MFA program.

Students are responsible for ACM Program Fee (includes international health insurance and field studies excursions) housing costs for the duration of the program for 1-year programs and for the first academic year for the 2-Year MFA along with student life fees. Students are also responsible for the J-Term tuition of $3,950 due to fixed costs associated with the program. 

Additional expenses include visa fees, international airfare and travel, food/meal costs, and personal expenses. The additional out-of-pocket costs can range from approximately $10,000-$18,750 per year. See below for more information on housing requirements.

Partner institutions typically vet and nominate students for the Partner Pathways program. Partners may create their own application which interested students would complete concurrently with ACM’s application. Partners may submit individual or bulk nominations, using the Pathways nomination form (NEED FINAL LINK)

With 10 available Pathways nomination scholarship slots, partners may nominate up to 10 students to the program given potential attrition. If the institution would like to nominate more than 10 students,  ACM will consider these nominations based on overall number of nominations.

ACM created flexibility with the Partner Pathway Scholarship Program so that partner institutions could manage it in a way that best suits their needs, student population, student demographic, institutional resources, and goals. Students must demonstrate a minimum 3.0 grade point average and be graduating in Spring 2027 or have graduated from the partner institution within 2 years of the application period.

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 At the same time, and to better manage student interest and internal resources, partner institutions can consider its own criteria for its internal application, including those tied to academic success and/or financial need. They can restrict their pool to students who never studied abroad as undergraduates, or could focus on a select few of ACM’s graduate programs, working more closely with the partner institution’s relevant academic departments (eg: modern languages department => MA in French Studies, art department => MA in art history and MFA, etc).

Interested students can begin the ACM graduate program application at any time, keeping in mind the following deadlines:

Deadlines:

• September 1, 2026- February 20, 2027-: Partner submits nominated student nominations to ACM
• March 19, 2027: Partner Pathways student application deadline.
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• April 14, 2026: enrollment deposit deadline 

*Cost Breakdown at time of admission: Once a student is admitted, they will also receive a financial aid offer letter detailing all expected out-of-pocket costs and scholarship benefits. The student will be asked to acknowledge and accept all scholarship terms at time of enrollment deposit.

All Pathway Program students must live in  ACM housing for the duration of their program for 1-year programs and for the first academic year for the 2-year MFA program. More information on program housing can be found at acmfrance.org/studentlife/housing

No. Since students qualify for a full-tuition scholarship, they are not eligible for additional aid nor can they "stack" other ACM scholarships, grants, or need-based aid. Students in the MA in International Relations, MA in French Culture and Language, MA in Art History and MFA in Painting programs may apply for private loans through ACM's School of Record (SOR) partner. The student ACM share the costs of the SOR application (INCLUDE LINK?)

ACM takes advantage of the intersession between fall and spring semesters to embed a short-term traveling seminar in all of its programs. J-Term is required of all graduate students. Some programs have required J-Term tracks while others allow students to choose between several adviser-approved options. 

Note that all Pathways students are responsible for the $3,950 J-Term fee. 

Learn more about the J-Term programs offered. 

Yes. All programs include paid field study trips (some overnight) as well as other excursions, events, and activities covered by the program and student life fees, including international health insurance. 

Partner institutions can manage/oversee program promotion to its students but can also reach out to ACM for any support or ideas.