The QUALITYstarsNY Academic Scholarship
Application
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QUALITYstartNY Academic Scholarship
If you work in an early childhood program participating in QUALITYstarsNY and you are pursuing an early childhood education degree or credit-bearing coursework, you may be eligible to apply for the QUALITYstarsNY Academic Scholarship.
The QUALITYstarsNY Academic Scholarship, made possible by a partnership between QUALITYstarsNY and the Early Childhood Career Development Center, is a competitive scholarship that funds tuition for one course per semester (a maximum of two courses per year) for eligible QUALITYstarsNY participants.
Your Career Development Center Profile
The first step of the application is to let us know who you are. Click "Find Profile" button below to locate your Early Childhood Career Developent Center profile. Once we've found your profile, we'll send you a link to get started!
If you've ever reached out to us for help, registered for one of our events or applied to one of our programs, you probably already have a Career Development Center profile. If you are new to the Career Development Center, you will be able start a new profile and complete this application.
Note: If you're new to the Career Development Center or haven't met with your advisor in the past 6 months, you may apply now, but you must have a pre-screening meeting with one of our advisors before June 7th to be considered for this scholarship program.
Find Profile
The first step of the application is to let us know who you are. Fill out the form below to locate your Early Childhood Career Developent Center profile. Once we've found your profile, we'll send you a link to get started!
Create Member Profile
Fill out your information below to create a profile with the Early Childhood Career Development Center.
Note: if you're new to the Career Development Center or haven't met with your advisor in the past 6 months you must have a pre-screening meeting with one of our advisors before June 7th to be considered for this scholarship program.
Application Pre-Check
QUALITYstarsNY Employment
You have not yet provided an Aspire Registry ID. Your employment at a QUALITYstarsNY program cannot be verified without your Aspire Registry ID. Please reach out to your Career Development Center advisor to add your aspire ID to your profile.
To find your Aspire Registry ID, please log into your Aspire Registry account to ensure sure that you've provided the correct Aspire Registry ID.
The ID you provide should be your individual ID, not the Aspire Registry ID of your program.
Also check your employment tab to confirm that you have entered your current employment and it has been verified by your director.
Enter Employment Information
If you'd like to continue with the application while your records are being confirmed and matched, you may enter your employment manually.
Note: Your eligibility for the scholarship cannot be determined until your employment is entered and verified through The Aspire Registry.
Enter Current QUALITYstarsNY Employment
This scholarship is designed for current employees of QUALITYstarsNY participating programs.
If you are not currently employed at a QUALITYstarsNY participating program, you are ineligible for the QUALITYstarsNy Academic Scholarship. Please reach out to your regional Career Development Center Advisor and/or fill out our general Workforce Scholarships application..
Education Records
We couldn't find any existing education plan for connected to your profile.
If you've worked with an Early Childhood Career Development Center Advisor before and believe you have education plans on file with us, please reach out to your advisor for assistance.
If you are new to the Career Center, please enter your educational enrollment details.
Note: If you haven't met with a Career Development Center advisor in the past 6 months to discuss your education planning, you must have a pre-screening meeting with one of our advisors before June 7th to be considered for this scholarship program.
Enter Education Records
Please enter the name of the college and details about the degree or program of study you are requesting scholarship funds for.
You need to have applied to the college of your choice before filling out this application.
You will be required to provide an admission letter from this college by the end of the application period (June 7th) in order to be considered for this scholarship.
Note: If you have not yet applied to college, or have not yet decided what college you are attending, please reach out to your Regional Career Advisor for assistance before completing this application.
Additional Education Details
Please answer ALL questions below to the best of your knowledge. Leaving any selection blank will prevent your application from being submitted.
Select your regional Career Development Center
We now have Career Development Centers in all 10 economic development regions of New York State. Select the county you most often work, or plan to work in to help us match you with your regional team. We'll remember your selection for the next time you visit.
You have not yet provided an Aspire Registry ID. Your employment at a QUALITYstarsNY program cannot be verified without your Aspire Registry ID. Please reach out to your Career Development Center advisor to add your aspire ID to your profile.
To find your Aspire Registry ID, please log into your Aspire Registry account to ensure sure that you've provided the correct Aspire Registry ID.
The ID you provide should be your individual ID, not the Aspire Registry ID of your program.
Also check your employment tab to confirm that you have entered your current employment and it has been verified by your director.
Enter Employment Information
If you'd like to continue with the application while your records are being confirmed and matched, you may enter your employment manually.
Note: Your eligibility for the scholarship cannot be determined until your employment is entered and verified through The Aspire Registry.
We couldn't find any existing education plan for connected to your profile.
If you've worked with an Early Childhood Career Development Center Advisor before and believe you have education plans on file with us, please reach out to your advisor for assistance.
If you are new to the Career Center, please enter your educational enrollment details.
Note: If you haven't met with a Career Development Center advisor in the past 6 months to discuss your education planning, you must have a pre-screening meeting with one of our advisors before June 7th to be considered for this scholarship program.
Enter Education Record
Coursework
Add any courses you are enrolled in or are planning to take for the semester.
If you have any existing courses in your account, they should appear below.
If you do not know your courses yet, please click "Education Details" below to open a form and change your College Admission / Enrollment Status to "Admitted".