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Tuition Assistance Program

The University and its students benefit immeasurably from financial aid funds provided by the citizens of the State of New York. Aid programs include Tuition Assistance Programs (TAP), Professional Opportunity Scholarships, Child of Veterans Awards (CV), Child of Deceased Police Officer-Firefighter-Correction Officer Awards (CPF), and Aid to Part-Time Sudent Awards (APTS).

Eligibility for New York State grants and scholarships is limited to legal residents of New York State who are full-time matriculated students at colleges and other postsecondary institutions located in New York State.

All students must meet conditions of satisfactory Academic Progress and Program Pursuit to continue receiving state assistance. At the end of each semester, academic records are reviewed to determine continued eligibility, using the Academic Progress Charts for State Financial Aid.

The estimated TAP that appears on the Financial Aid offer letter is only an estimate based on the information used to develop your package.  Applications for TAP are generated by New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) in Albany upon the completion of the Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as long as a New York State school is listed on the application.  The information you provide on the FAFSA will determine whether you are financially eligible for an award.  HESC will send you an award statement after your application is processed. Enclosed with that statement will be instructions on how to report changes or make corrections to application information.

HESC has developed a few website inquiry sites for students :
award status -  https://web.hesc.org/hescpub/main?target=renderer_tap_student_inq&select=1
duplicate forms - https://web.hesc.org/hescpub/main?target=renderer_dup_form&select=1
college code change - https://web.hesc.org/hescpub/main?target=renderer_change_coll_addr&select=1
Maximum Numer of TAP Grants
The maximum number of state-aid semester payments is eight for an undergraduate student and an additional eight for a graduate student. Undergraduates in the Education Opportunity Program have a maximum of ten semester payments.

Last Updated: 6/19/06
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