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The Foster Youth College Success Initiative (FYCSI) is a state program administered by the New York State Education Department that supports foster youth who are already in college or about to enter college. It provides support and financial assistance to help foster youth achieve academic success.
To be eligible for FYCSI, applicants must:
- Be currently a resident of New York State;
And - Have been a foster youth, orphan, or ward of the court when they were 13 or older;
And - Attend a State University of New York (SUNY) college or university, City College of New York (CUNY) college or university, or an Independent/Private college or university which also hosts a Higher Education Opportunities Program (HEOP). Funds will be directed to the respective campus financial aid office.
For more information please visit the Foster Youth College Success Initiative at the New York State Education Department ( nysed.gov).
To apply, please submit the FYCSI consent form to FCY4College@ocfs.ny.gov.
- The FYCSI consent form is also available in other languages.
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- Arabic / العربية أبرنامج مبادرة نجاح كلية شباب الرعاية البديلة
- Bengali / বাংলা: যেখানে যুবা বর্তমানে পালিত যুবার কলেজ সাফল্য উদ্যোগ
- Chinese, traditional / 中文: 寄養家庭青少年大學攻讀倡議計畫
- French / Français: Programme de soutien pour la réussite universitaire des jeunes issus de familles d’accueil
- Haitian Creole / Kreyòl Ayisyen: Pwogram Foster Youth College Success Initiative
- Italian / Italiano: Programma di iniziativa per il successo accademico dei giovani in affidamento
- Korean / 한국어: 위탁 청소년 컬리지 성공 이니셔티브 프로그램
- Polish / Polskie: Program inicjatywy na rzecz sukcesu w college’u dla młodzieży z rodzin zastępczych
- Russian / Pусский: Программа инициативной помощи подросткам на патронатном воспитании с финансированием учебы в колледже
- Spanish / Español: Programa de Iniciativa para el Éxito Universitario de Jóvenes en Crianza Temporal
- Urdu / اردو: אָفوسٹر یوتھ کالج سکسیس انیشیٹیو پروگرام
- Yiddish / יידיש: אָפאסטער יוגנטליכע קאלעדזש ערפאלג ארבעט פראגראם