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NYCPG Scholarship Application for 2026 NYS RECOVERY CONFERENCE

NYCPG Scholarship application for 2026 NYS Recovery Conference

If you have experienced gambling harm due to your own gambling or a loved one's gambling, AND live in New York State, you are eligible to receive a scholarship from the New York Council on Problem Gambling to attend the NYS Recovery Conference. This scholarship covers the cost of the conference registration and hotel for the nights of October 25 & 26, 2026.

To receive the hotel portion of the scholarship, you must live more than 50 miles from the Desmond Hotel in Albany NY.

Scholarships are limited!
Notifications will be made no later than August 21, 2026.

2026 NYS Recovery Conference is presented by Friends of Recovery-NY and will be held October 25-27th at the Desmond Hotel in Albany NY.
Please view the conference site for further details: https://for-ny.org/recon-2026-nys-recovery-conference/

You will be contacted by Rachel Lauria at NYCPG if you are chosen as a scholarship recipient. Email RLauria@nycpg.org if you have questions.
1.First Name(Required.)
2.Last Name(Required.)
3.Email address(Required.)
4.Confirm email address(Required.)
5.Phone number(Required.)
6.To receive a conference scholarship from NYCPG, recipients must have lived experience with problem gambling or gambling harm. Please indicate your connection to gambling harm.(Required.)
7.Are you employed in a professional peer role? If yes, where?(Required.)
8.Which region of NYS do you reside in? If unsure, use the map at this link to determine which region you live in: https://nyproblemgamblinghelp.org/(Required.)
9.Are you requesting scholarship for hotel accommodations? (These are limited and not guaranteed.)(Required.)
10.Do you live farther than 50 miles from the Albany Desmond Hotel, located at 660 Albany Shaker Road, Albany, NY?(Required.)
11.I acknowledge that completing this application does not guarantee me a scholarship for the NYS Recovery Conference and hotel. I understand that NYCPG will contact me regarding my application status no later than August 21, 2026.(Required.)
12.If I am awarded this scholarship and am unable to attend, I will notify NYCPG as soon as possible.(Required.)
Thank you for applying with NYCPG for a scholarship to the NYS Recovery Conference. Notifications will be made no later than August 21, 2026.