Financial Empowerment Fund Scholarship Application

NEW YORKERS FOR CHILDREN

New Yorkers For Children protects, ensures, and promotes the safety and well-being of NYC’s children and families, with an emphasis on youth in foster care.

Please visit our website www.newyorkersforchildren.org for more information about our programs.

The purpose of this scholarship is to help ease the financial burden of pursuing a college education and to alleviate current debt and/or prevent students from incurring debt by connecting them to a Financial Coach and providing them with financial support. Up to five students will be selected for this scholarship and will receive up to $5000 based on academic merit and financial need. Each scholarship recipient must meet with a Financial Coach, provided by First Republic Bank, once per semester.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Currently in care or have aged out of foster care in New York City*
Must be entering their Junior or Senior year in an accredited 4-year college or university
Provide a transcript showing a GPA of 2.0 or above
Be a full-time or part-time student

*Priority will be given to students who have aged out of the foster care system.

Contact Information

Last Name

Middle Name

First Name

Birthdate

Phone

Email

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Postal Code

Are you Hispanic/Latinx?

YesNo

If yes, please select one:

If other, Please specify

Contact Information

Please Indicate Race:

Please select which gender you identify with:

If Self-Describing, Please Identify Below:

IMPORTANT NOTE: Without your accurate contact information, New Yorkers For Children (NYFC) will not be able to notify you if you are selected as a recipient. Please keep a copy of this application and send updated contact information to NYFC if your address or other information changes during the period.

Educational Information:

Name of College/University

if Other, Please Specify

Status

Number of Credits Pursuing this Semester:

Year

Current GPA:

Receiving Education and Training Voucher (ETV) Funding?

If yes, Amount?

If receiving ETV, what are you using the funds for?

Foster Care Agency/Worker Information

Date of Discharge from Foster Care (if Applicable)

Name of Foster Care Agency:

Last Name Of Agency Worker

First Name of Agency Worker:

Agency Worker Phone Number

Agency Worker Email Address

Income and Expenses

Are you currently working?

If yes, How many hours are you working a week?

Name of Employer

Employer Phone Number

Monthly Expenses

How much do you pay in rent/mortgage?

$

Con Edison?

$

Cable/Internet

$

Cell Phone

$

Public Transportation

$

Food

$

Other (Please Specify):

$

Monthly Income

ETV

$

ACS/ Agency Stipend (Please Specify)

$

S.N.A.P. Benefits

$

Public Assistance

$

Job (Pay Check)

$

Other (Please Specify)

$

Award Package for Spring Semester

Pell

$

TAP

$

Other (Please Specify)

$

Other (Please Specify)

$

Please Select all areas that you have applied for assitance

If Other Assistance, Please Specify

Personal Essay

ESSAY QUESTIONS

Please attach a 3-4 page personal essay that demonstrates your candidacy for the Financial Empowerment Fund. Your essay must address each of the questions below:

1. Please describe why you are applying for the scholarship.

2. What are your educational and personal goals?

3. Please describe your current financial situation and how receiving these funds will help you in school.

4. Please describe how working with a financial coach will assist you.

Personal Essay

By E-signing below, I affirm that all statements made on this application are true. I understand that a false statement or intentional omission of any material fact may cause me to be disqualified from eligibility of this scholarship.

Applicant Signature

Date: