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Foster Youth College Success Initiative
Offered independently by New York State Education Department
About this scholarship
New York funds undergraduate students with foster care or orphan status who attend SUNY, CUNY, or a private college taking part in the HEOP program. The money is directed through each campus financial aid office and helps cover costs such as housing and meals.
Who can apply
Applicants must be New York State residents who spent time in foster care at any point after their 13th birthday, or who are orphans.
Every scholarship in this directory is exclusively for current or former foster youth. Read the sponsor’s own eligibility rules before you start — they decide who qualifies.
How to submit your application
- 1. Check the deadline. No fixed deadline published — check the sponsor's site.
- 2. Gather your documents. Use the checklist to the side so you are not scrambling at the last minute.
- 3. Open the sponsor’s application. The button below takes you straight to New York State Education Department. Your application is submitted there, directly to them.
- 4. Save your confirmation. Keep the confirmation email or reference number, and follow up with the sponsor if you do not hear back.
Amount and deadline not published. The sponsor's page directs funding through each campus and publishes no award amount or deadline, so we could not confirm the figures. Contact their financial aid or program office to confirm the timing before you apply.
Start your application on New York State Education Department’s siteOpens the sponsor’s own application. Thank a Teacher does not receive applications and never collects or stores any of your information.