If your child is in 1-3rd grades and not newly enrolled at the school, you can go to nyckidsrise.org/activate and click "Activate Account" to enter your child's student ID number (OSIS) and create your profile to view the scholarship account. Kindergarten can do this in January 2025.

NYC Kids RISE email: info@nyckidsrise.org, hotline: 833-543-7473 (Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, Thursday 9am-8pm), upcoming virtual workshops: https://nyckidsrise.org/events/ 

Money in the NYC Scholarship Account is invested in the NY 529 Direct Plan and can be used for 4-year colleges and universities, community colleges, trade and vocational schools, eligible apprenticeship programs, and online degree programs anywhere in the US and even abroad. The scholarship funds can be used for tuition, fees, equipment, some room-and-board expenses, and even textbooks, which are often not covered by other scholarships.

If your NY529 is from nysaves.org, you can log back into scholarship account and click "connect 529" to connect two accounts. https://nyckidsrise.org/view-my-account/

 The NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program provides families, schools, and communities with a way to work together to save for their children’s futures. It’s a scholarship and savings program designed to make college and career training more accessible and achievable for all NYC public school students, starting in kindergarten—regardless of their family’s income or immigration status.

By providing upfront scholarships for every eligible student, tools and information for families to develop their own college and career savings plans, and a way for entire communities to invest in their children, the Save for College Program enables all of us to work together to build assets and support expectations of educational and economic success for every child.

Good news! If eligible, your child will be automatically enrolled in the Save for College Program unless you choose not to participate. You do not have to do anything to enroll and receive a free NYC Scholarship Account.

Program Basics

Program FAQs

Downloadable resources about the NYC Kids Rise Save For College Program 

More Information https://www.schools.nyc.gov/learning/student-journey/college-and-career-planning/nyc-kids-rise-save-for-college-program

Please find attached a list of upcoming information sessions families and school staff may register at www.nyckidsrise.org/events 

After info sessions have ended, recordings will be available at www.youtube.com/nyckidsrise   with closed captions in English, Spanish, French, Russian, Haitian Creole, Korean, Urdu, Simplified Chinese, Bangla and Arabic. 

All information above is available in many languages at https://nyckidsrise.org/