STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Applications opened Tuesday for a state scholarship program that offers free tuition to eligible City University of New York (CUNY) and State University of New York (SUNY) ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is warning incoming SUNY and CUNY freshmen he may have to slash the tuition relief program for middle class families because of the fiscal crisis fueled by the coronavirus crisis — ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The application deadline is fast-approaching for a state scholarship program that offers free tuition to eligible City University of New York (CUNY) and State University of New ...

The scholarship covers tuition at SUNY schools for middle-class students. Last week the scholarship website would not allow students to apply. Earlier this week, the state warned that Excelsior Awards ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — COVID-19 is affecting New York State's revenue, and potentially college aid for the 2020 high school seniors who've had an unprecedented year. Colin Gallo of Tonawanda is about ...

I have always believed that if we are committed to fairness and equality of opportunity for everyone, college should be free. While we are willing to guarantee free access to education via the public ...

(photo: Kevin P. Coughlin/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo) In January 2017, Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled the Excelsior Scholarship, New York State’s “free college” initiative. About 20,000 ...

Alaina Hinkley, a recent political science and communications graduate at the State University of New York [SUNY] at Albany, estimates that she has accumulated $21,000 of student loan debt over the ...

New York State has opened applications for the Excelsior Scholarship that allows eligible full-time students to attend a SUNY or CUNY two-year or four-year college tuition-free for the 2023-2024 ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. – The deadline to apply for the state’s Excelsior Scholarship program for the upcoming school year is Aug. 15. The program is open to all residents who attend or are interested in ...

About 20,000 SUNY and CUNY students went to school on Excelsior scholarships in 2017 - the first year of the program. About half of all applicants were denied, according to the New York State Higher ...