STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York state students who attend an eligible City University of New York (CUNY) and State University of New York (SUNY) can now apply for a scholarship program that offers free ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office recently announced the opening of the Excelsior Scholarship application for students attending college during the 2026 spring semester. The spring Excelsior application ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The deadline to apply for free college tuition through New York’s Excelsior Scholarship is rapidly approaching, but interested applicants still have some time to secure a free ...

New York residents entering the state’s public two- and four-year colleges are able to apply starting Wednesday for the new Excelsior Scholarship and, depending upon eligibility, could attend school ...

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 ...

The Urban Institute released a new report assessing how successful New York State’s free college program, Excelsior, has been in the five years since it was instituted. The verdict is not good. The ...