Hello, my name is Lyle. I'm a high school graduate who desires to go to college. My situation is a bit precarious. Although I have lived in the European Union for over fifteen years, I've been unable to get an Austrian Citizenship in time to qualify for EU fees. Though fluent in English, Korean, and French, my inadequate German skills mean I won't qualify for any Universities in Vienna.

My family's financial situation has been unstable ever since the Covid Pandemic. I live in a small apartment in Vienna with a single father. He used to have a job teaching linguistics for undergraduates in Slovakia, but the organisation he worked for shutdown during lockdown, and we edged close to bankruptcy, going income-less for almost a year, and wiping through our savings. For the past year, our financial situation has been steadily improving, with my father teaching linguistics through online courses, but once our citizenship comes out, we'll need to pay a massive fee to our lawyer. One that takes precedence over my future education.

I have gained admittance to several public universities abroad in Ireland, and though the 2000 Euro semester fees will be manageable with a part time job and a student loan, the housing will be impossible unless I receive significant external aid.

In addition, a loan request could be disastrous, as a Austrian Citizenship request has a non negotiable necessity for financial stability. That is currently the only issue, as my father and I have both passed the B1 citizenship exam, pay the same taxes as a native citizen, and have no criminal record.

My father is a kind, working class man, who's done his best to support our family through thick and thin. I've been at his side through it all. Watching as his marriage disintegrated during the pandemic, seeing him give away our only home abroad to his wife, and being by my side as I graduated with honors. He's my hero. But he's also human. And though he's too proud to ever ask for help, I know its necessity.

I would like to complete higher education, gain a job, and pay him back for everything. To the last cent.

Please. Help me achieve this.