Family Economic Security Program (FESP)
FESP helps CT State Housatonic students who are parents succeed by providing financial guidance, campus resources, and support in balancing school, work, and family responsibilities.
FESP is a one-year program that begins in the Fall semester. Applications are also accepted during the Spring semester through the end of the academic year.
If you are interested in the Housatonic’s Family Economic Security Program (FESP), please complete the questions below to be considered for the program. You will receive an email regarding your application status. For more information, contact Alison Williams at alison.williams@ctstate.edu or 203-332-5175.
Privacy Notice and Consent:
CT State Housatonic is committed to your success, including securing your personal information and maintaining your privacy when we collect personal information. If you apply for a scholarship, the Housatonic Foundation (“We”) will only use your application information for the purpose of determining scholarship eligibility and administering scholarship benefits if awarded. If you are selected as a scholarship recipient, we may disclose your name, GPA, and information from your personal statement to Housatonic Foundation donors (“Donors”) for the purpose of relaying the value of their contributions to the Housatonic community. We may also include your name, photograph, if applicable, and personal statement in the annual report for the purpose of informing the broader community about your success. To administer scholarship payments, we will provide your name, Banner ID, and e-mail address so that scholarship benefits can be accurately distributed. By submitting this scholarship application, you are providing official consent for your personal information provided as part of the application to be used for the purposes described in the privacy notification.
Consent to Determine Financial Need:
I consent to the disclosure of limited information from my educational record to the Housatonic Foundation, Inc. (“the Foundation”) from CT State Housatonic (“the College”). This disclosure shall include a determination if I have filed a FAFSA with the college, my expected family contribution, my financial aid award information from federal, state, institutional, and other sources, and my charges for tuition and fees related to my attendance at the college. I understand that this information will be used for the limited purpose of the Foundation, which is to review my scholarship application materials and make a determination as to my eligibility for an award from the Foundation. I understand that my consent to the disclosure of the aforementioned information from my educational record is valid only for the current academic year.
Acknowledgment
I understand that funding associated with my financial aid package will be used before I receive additional funding and that funding is not transferrable to other CT State campuses. Balances will not be paid out.
I confirm that I have entered truthful and accurate information, that I have read and understand the privacy and consent information on the first page of the application, i understand the criteria to join the FESP Program, the guidelines and stipulations to continue in the FESP Program if I am selected, and CT State Housatonic is my home campus and I will be taking the majority of my classes at the CT State Housatonic campus.(*)
You will receive an email confirming that your application has been received. MAKE SURE TO CHECK YOUR COLLEGE EMAIL'S JUNK FOLDER.
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