New York State Student Financial Aid Programs
- Excelsior Scholarship
- Enhanced Tuition Awards
- Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
- New York State Part-Time Scholarship Award Program
- NYS Get on Your Feet Loan Forgiveness Program
- NYS STEM Incentive Program
- Veterans Tuition Awards
Excelsior Scholarship
- Covers full tuition for eligible SUNY and CUNY students
- Up to $5,500, minus amounts received for TAP, Pell or other awards.
A credit from the SUNY/CUNY school will cover the difference - For Fall 2017, eligible families include those who earn up to $100,000
- Recipients agree to live in NYS for the number of years equal to awards received
Enhanced Tuition Awards
- For NYS students attending private not-for-profit colleges in NYS
- Up to $6,000 through a combination of TAP , Enhanced Tuition Award and a match from the private college
- Recipients agree to live in NYS for the number of years equal to awards received
Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
- New York’s largest grant program
- Up to $5,165
- Based on the student’s and family’s NYS taxable income
New York State Part-Time Scholarship Award Program
- For NYS students attending at a SUNY or CUNY Community College part-time
- Up to $1,500 per semester for up to 2 years
NYS Get on Your Feet Loan Forgiveness Program
- Provides up to 24 months of federal student loan debt relief to recent NYS college graduates
- For NYS students who attended a public or private college or university in NYS
NYS STEM Incentive Program
- Full SUNY or CUNY tuition scholarship for the top 10 percent of students in each NYS high school if pursuing a STEM degree
- Associates or bachelors degree program
- Recipients agree to work in a STEM field in NYS for five years after graduation
Veterans Tuition Awards
- For eligible combat veterans studying full-or part-time at an undergraduate or graduate degree-granting institution or in an approved vocational training program
- Up to the full cost of SUNY undergraduate tuition
Visit www.hesc.ny.gov/faprograms for more information.
Financial Aid
Laffin Hall, Room 324
934-420-2578 | f.934-420-3662
faoffice@farmingdale.edu
Monday-Friday 8:45am-4:30pm