Financial Aid and Scholarships

Paying for Tyler

Your decision to pursue a creative life makes a statement: That you value an education where you can find your “voice” as part of a varied community of artists, designers, scholars and other doers eager to hold up a mirror to the world.

The highly personalized education offered at Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture in the heart of Philadelphia attracts bold, hard-working makers and thinkers to sculpt, build, plan and design a better future.

We value this choice deeply. In addition to the full complement of federal financial aid (loans, grants and work study), we also award generous merit- and need-based grants and scholarships to help you afford the transformative education we have to offer.

Need help navigating the complexities of financial aid?

Contact Tyler Admissions. We can help connect you with financial aid counselors who can help you through it.
215-777-9090
tyleradmissions@temple.edu

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Start Here

Start here. Whether you are a first-year undergraduate or incoming graduate student, complete the FAFSA sooner rather than later. The FAFSA determines your eligibility for federal grants, loans and work study. It is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. On the FAFSA, be sure to list Temple University’s FAFSA code: 003371.

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Learn More About Temple University Academic Scholarships

Check out undergraduate scholarship opportunities university wide.

Academic Scholarships

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Apply for Tyler Grants and Scholarships by Submitting a Portfolio. For Undergraduate Students Only.

Show us who you are, boldly, by submitting a digital portfolio by Feb. 1 at the latest. Your portfolio should include 8-12 pieces of your best, most-innovative finished work completed within the last two years. 

Tips: We highly recommend including one drawing in your mix. You can also submit sketchbooks and in-progress pieces as portfolio supplements. 

Submit your digital portfolio

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Learn more about Temple University graduate financial support.

Read about fellowships, grants, assistantships, and more opportunities to help fund your graduate career.

Visit Temple's graduate financial support page

Average award$20K+

Average aid in 23-24 exceeded $20,000 per student

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Temple University Student Financial Services Office

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Alumni Spotlight

Abigail Long

BS '21, Landscape Architecture
Landscape Designer at Andropogon Associates in Philadelphia.

Tyler School of Art and Architecture Landscape Architecture graduate Abigail Long (LArch ’21) received the prestigious Landscape Architecture Foundation’s 2021 Olmsted Scholarship, which recognizes students who are working to advance sustainable design and benefit society. Long received her scholarship for her project to develop accessible outdoor classroom design models for use by school districts, schools, teachers and policymakers.

“I am ecstatic! Being selected as the National Olmsted Scholar is a sign to keep pushing forward, to continue to learn, and to continue to look for more opportunities of how I can be of use in landscape architecture to create a better world.”

Tyler School of Art & Architecture