The New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) helps eligible New York residents pay tuition. Depending on the academic year in which you begin study, an annual TAP award can range from $500 – $5,000. Because TAP is a grant, it does not have to be paid back. To apply for TAP funds, students must be New York state residents, be attending college full-time, and have a family taxable income (New York State) of less than $80,001. Income requirement is different for independent students. The New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (NYSHESC) administers this program. Income reported on the application is automatically compared with the records of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. If TAP appears on your award letter as a form of aid, you should consider it to be an estimate.
TAP Application Process
1. Students, who are New York State residents applying for TAP must file the FAFSA. To file your FAFSA application, please visit: www.fafsa.ed.gov. Please be sure to include our FAFSA school code: 002705.
2. New York State residents attending Saint Rose have the option to link directly to the TAP application from the FAFSA at the end of your session. If you exited the FAFSA before selecting this option, you can complete the TAP application after New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) receives your FAFSA data (three days). HESC will send you an email or postcard notifying you to complete the TAP application online if you did not select the FAFSA link to TAP on the Web. To complete the TAP application online via the HESC website, please click here. Please be sure to include our TAP school code: 0140.
Important Information
The College of Saint Rose provides an estimated TAP Award on the student’s award letter. However, New York State HESC is the agency that makes the final determination as to the amount of a student’s award. The College must then determine if a student meets certain eligibility standards before it can certify an award made by HESC. Please review the following TAP Fact Sheet for additional information.