BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — If your high schooler is applying to a State University of New York (SUNY) school this fall, you can do so for free.
The university system is waiving application fees for up to five colleges.
Between Oct. 24 and Nov. 6, use ApplySUNYor the Common App to apply, and the first five application fees will be waived. You could save up to $250.
You do not need a special code for the application according to SUNY.
Per the SUNY website, as long as you submit an application during the two-week free period, here’s what will happen:
- If using ApplySUNY- when you get to the payment page, it will show the first five campus application fees as waived (they are paid by SUNY).
- If using Common App- you will need to apply campus by campus. On each SUNY school’s member page, there will be a question that says, "It is free application week with The State University of New York through Nov. 6! Would you like SUNY to pay your application fee?" If you select 'yes', your fee will be waived for that SUNY school. You can do this for up to five SUNY schools.
The free application offer only applies to applications submitted between Oct. 24 and Nov. 6, 2022. SUNY will not refund application fees for applications submitted before or after those dates.
SUNY has 64 campuses located across the state, including here in Western New York!
For a full list of campuses, visit SUNY.edu.
SUNY ECC President, David Balkin says the free applications is just the beginning of students being helped toward higher education.
“What we are interested in doing is ensuring that anyone who is financial aid eligible has all of their fees covered, by the financial assistance program or Pell or the Excelsior scholarship, there is so much opportunity for people to start school or restart school,” said Balkin.
