
The Breakthrough Scholars Leadership Program is a four-year program that equips a select group of highly talented and high-performing NYU Stern undergraduate scholarship recipients from diverse backgrounds with the skills and relationships needed to grow and excel at school and in their professional careers.
Program benefits include:
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Full financial support
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Cohort-based leadership curriculum
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Corporate visits multiple times per year
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Professional development workshops
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One-on-one coaching
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Mock interview practice
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Exclusive networking opportunities
- Faculty mentorship
Student Leaders
Breakthrough Scholars are engaged members of the Stern community. Past Scholars have held key Stern leadership positions, including President of the Student Council and the Stern Baccalaureate speaker, among others.
Career Paths
At Stern, support is given to foster academic excellence. Past Breakthrough Scholar graduates have gone on to pursue impressive professional careers.
Employers include:
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Accenture
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ACON Investments
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Bloomberg Philanthropies
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Citibank
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Goldman Sachs
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Google
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Hearst
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J.P. Morgan
- LiveNation
- PwC
Featured News
Transforming Lives through Scholarship: Meet 3 Undergraduate Breakthrough Scholars
Meet Varinia Munoz (BS/MS ’19), Aldo Gonzalez (BS ’20), and Dena Samad (BS/MS ’19) who participated in the Breakthrough Scholars program.
Read the StoryOn Being a 'Sternie': Reflection From a Breakthrough Scholar
Karen Carrillo (BS ’21) shares more about what being a Breakthrough Scholar means to her.
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