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. — 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 ...

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 ...

Excelsior - a college scholarship Gov. Andrew Cuomo pitched as first-in-the-nation free tuition open to 940,000 families - only helped about 20,000 students in its first year, records show. About half ...