Spring, 2023 Announcement:

Due to an unprecedented surge in use of UA vouchers this year, UA has made the difficult decision to suspend its voucher program for the rest of the school year (effective immediately through June 30th, 2023).

UA recognizes this will cause hardship and disappointment in our community. We deeply regret the inconvenience to our UA families and schools, whom we work hard to support.

UA is committed to providing access to our partner institutions, and our partner institutions are committed to providing access to groups and families. However, there are no alternate sources of funding for UA vouchers at this time.

We will continue to update the events happening at each institution, as each institution offers free or reduced hours. Please see the chart below for each institution's detailed policies.

American Museum of Natural History	New York residents (with ID): The amount you pay for General Admission only is up to you. (Minimum $.01 per person) https://www.amnh.org/plan-your-visit
Bronx Zoo	Free tickets available for Wednesdays, sign up online starting Monday, restrictions apply. https://ticketing.wcs.org/webstore/shop/viewItems.aspx?cg=WEDBZ&c=BXWED
Brooklyn Botanic Garden	Families can reserve free Community Tickets for any day of the week. See https://www.bbg.org/visit/hours under the heading " Free Admission Opportunities". BBG will accept Student + 3 vouchers through the end of June.
New York Hall of Science	Free Friday Community Hours 2pm-5pm https://nysci.org/visit
New York Aquarium	Free Wednesdays after 3pm. To reserve tickets, sign up online starting Monday, restrictions apply. https://nyaquarium.com/shop/ticket-options
New York Botanical Garden	Free Wednesdays 10–11am https://www.nybg.org/community-access-discount-programs/
Queens Botanical Garden	Free admission at all times Dec. 16 through March 31. April 1- Dec. 15 free hours every Wednesday from 3-6pm and Sundays from 9-11am. https://queensbotanical.org/hours_admission/
Staten Island Zoo	Free Wednesdays 2pm - 4:45pm http://www.statenislandzoo.org/plan-your-visit/admission-rates/

Families and Students will receive their Student +3 vouchers from their science teacher or the school’s Parent Coordinator. Please inquire if you have not received a printed or emailed copy of your voucher.

Instructions in 9 languages are below.

To use your voucher, some institutions will require advanced reservation. Please view this document for instructions for each institution: UA Voucher Instructions.

UA vouchers give UA students and their families FREE (gratis) admission to the 8 participating NYC cultural institutions.

Teachers and parent coordinators will distribute vouchers to students by downloading from their MyUA portal account. Each institution has specific instructions for reserving tickets. Each student receives a master voucher that grants complimentary admission to any of the 8 Urban Advantage science rich cultural institutions.

Each voucher provides free admission. Special exhibits may be included, please check the link below for reservation details on each institution. Student +3 vouchers can be scanned multiple times for parties over 4 people. These vouchers are used during non-school hours. Vouchers expire June 30!

The UA institutions are wonderful places to explore:

Explore animal behavior or conduct a field investigation at the Bronx Zoo, Staten Island Zoo and New York Aquarium
Observe plants in different habitats or conduct a field study at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York Botanical Garden, and Queens Botanical Garden
Investigate physical and life science at the New York Hall of Science
Explore earth and planetary sciences, biodiversity and evolution, at the American Museum of Natural History

Spend time with your family and friends and have fun at NYC’s science-rich cultural institutions.

To use your voucher, some institutions will require advanced reservation. Please view this document for instructions for each institution: UA Voucher Instructions

UA Teachers, please click here for additional resources.
UA Administrators, please click here for additional resources
UA Parent Coordinators, please click here for additional resources.

For questions about UA Vouchers contact [email protected]

Student +3 Voucher Translations

UA Student+3 Voucher Guide FY21 Arabic

UA Student+3 Voucher Guide FY21a Bengali-Bangla

UA Student+3 Voucher Guide FY21a Chinese

UA Student+3 Voucher Guide FY21 English

UA Student+3 Voucher Guide FY21a French

UA Student+3 Voucher Guide FY21a Haitian Creole

UA Student+3 Voucher Guide FY21a Korean

UA Student+3 Voucher Guide FY21a Russian

UA Student+3 Voucher Guide FY21a Spanish

UA Student+3 Voucher Guide FY21 Urdu