Conference Scholarship Applications
The Coalition is again able to offer scholarships to those interested in attending our annual Foster Care and Adoption Conference:
2024 NYS FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS
This conference scholarship consists of the TWO DAY, IN PERSON Conference held on May 9th and 10th in Hyde Park, NY. Complimentary registration for eligible applicants including meals ( Thursday and Friday breakfast and lunch), live events, and presentations – as included in the FULL TWO DAY REGISTRATION PACKAGE – and all access to the virtual Conference Community and AFFCNY.Network membership as offer for all Conference attendees. IN-PERSON scholarship recipients are responsible for their own lodging, meals not included in program, and transportation.
TWO DAY, IN PERSON Conference eligibility requirements include foster parents who 1) live in New York state 2) are currently certified as a foster home and/or 3) are providing care to children AND can demonstrate need. Kinship and relative caregivers may also apply as long as they also meet the same criteria.
Conference Scholarship Applications are now closed
If you have applied for scholarship, you will have an email form the Coalition communicating your status. Those awarded a Scholarship have been provided with a code to complete their registrations by 4/5/24. If you cannot find your email, PLEASE SEARCH FOR IT FIRST BEFORE CONTACTING US. Double check spam and promotions if you have Gmail! Thank you!
Apply for a Conference Scholarship
If you are currently a New York State foster parent and are interested in applying for one of the Conference Scholarships, just fill out the scholarship application below and submit before APRIL 15th, 2024! With a limited number of spots, you’ll want to get your application in early before we run out of room.
Please do not register if you apply for a scholarship. Scholarship recipients will be provided a code to register by 4/20/24.
EACH CONFERENCE ATTENDEE MUST HAVE THEIR OWN UNIQUE EMAIL.
PLEASE FILL OUT ONE FORM PER PERSON.
If, after submitting the form, you do NOT land on a new thank you confirmation page, then your form DID NOT go through. Please check the form and fix any of the red highlighted areas, then submit again. You WILL have an email confirming your registration if the form went through correctly. They DO often get stuck in spam folders. Please look for it there, but even if you cannot find it:
IF you land on a NEW PAGE, then we have received the application.
IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE APPLIED AND CAN STILL READ THIS, THEN YOUR FORM DID NOT GO THROUGH AND WE DO NOT HAVE YOUR APPLICATION.
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
The Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York returns with the 35th Annual New York State Foster Care and Adoption Conference!
LIVE and in person! PLUS continued virtual delivery in the AFFCNY.Network!
Thursday, May 9th and Friday, May 10th at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY!
