Scholarship Benefits
All of the following are effective beginning with the Fall 2025 semester.
50% Tuition Scholarship for graduating high school students from West Haven
A minimum 50% tuition scholarship is available to students who have resided in West Haven for at least two years, who have graduated from high school, and who matriculate to the University of New Haven the year they graduate high school or that have received an associate's degree from Gateway Community College.
*This benefit will also be available to West Haven residents who graduated from West Haven High School in 2024 or early 2025 and wish to transfer to the University of New Haven from another institution.
100% Tuition Discount for City of West Haven public safety personnel
Available to current full-time City of West Haven sworn officers, fire personnel, 911 dispatchers, EMTs, and paramedics, with six months of service in the city.
50% Tuition Discount for all other City of West Haven employees
Don't work in public safety? No problem. This benefit is available to all full-time non-public safety employees of the City of West Haven, with six months of service in the city.Students must meet criteria for admission in order to be admitted to the University and be eligible for these benefits. Each admitted student is eligible for a maximum of one merit scholarship, and these tuition benefits cannot be combined with other merit scholarships.
For more information about the scholarship opportunities available to graduating high school students from West Haven, check our Undergraduate Scholarships page by clicking the button below.
Undergraduate Scholarships Page
For more information about the tuition discounts available to City of West Haven public safety personnel and employees, check our tuition discounts page by clicking the button below.
Which Academic Programs Qualify?
Almost all of the academic programs we offer qualify for this tuition benefit program.
The scholarships listed on this page are available for undergraduate and master's degree programs, except special programs provided through an outside partner.
All doctoral programs are also excluded.
Check out the filterable list of our academic programs below - we've altered the list slightly to only show academic programs that qualify for these scholarships.
While We're At It... Let's Waive Your Application Fee
After you decide which academic program is right for you, it's time to apply to the University. Let's not let the application fee stop you.
When applying in our Undergraduate or Graduate Application, use the fee waiver code "WestHaven1920" to submit your application at no cost.
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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
This Partnership is Near and Dear to Our Hearts
"By offering tuition benefits to the city’s public safety personnel, employees, and its high school graduates, we are supporting those who dedicate their lives to serving others and investing in the future of West Haven. This partnership is near and dear to our hearts because we want to showcase the value that we add to the West Haven community. We want to recruit as many Westies as we possibly can." - President Jens Frederiksen, Ph.D.
Investing in the People Who Provide Service
"By providing this benefit, the University is investing in the very people who provide service to them every day, and it is an extremely attractive tool for our city to recruit and retain, and it also helps us build morale, as we want our public safety officials to know we value the work that they do every single day. We really want to be able to uplift our community by offering these benefits." - Mayor Dorinda Borer