New York Education and Training Voucher (ETV) Program

Scholarship Overview

This program is for residents of New York who are current or former foster students. To qualify, applicants must meet one of the following conditions: 1) were in foster care on their 16th birthday; 2) are currently in the custody of a local department of social services and placed in foster care; 3) are currently in the custody of the Office of Children and Family Services and placed in a non-secure facility or voluntary agency (Title IV-E facility); or 4) are currently in the custody of the Office of Children and Family Services on aftercare status or receiving services in an Evening Reporting Center (ERC) and had been placed in a non-secure facility or voluntary agency (Title IV-E facility). Applicants must be US citizens or qualified non-citizens; be at least 18 but younger than 21 to apply for the first time; and have been accepted into or be enrolled in a degree, certificate, or other accredited program at a college, university, technical, or vocational school. Applicants' personal assets (bank account, car, home, etc.) must be worth less than $10,000. Funding is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis to eligible students.