State financial aid programs
New York offers a variety of financial aid programs such as grants, scholarships, and other awards for students who want to further their education beyond high school.
- New York State Education Department Scholarships and Grants Administration
- The New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) helps eligible New York residents pay tuition at approved schools in New York State. Depending on the academic year in which you begin study, an annual TAP award can be up to $5,000. TAP is a grant, so it does not have to be paid back.
To qualify for federal and other sources of financial aid, you must file the FAFSA. To ensure priority consideration for New York state scholarships and grants, your FAFSA must be submitted online or received by May 1.
Benefits for veterans
- New York Division of Veterans Affairs
- Awards for Children of Veterans for eligible children of deceased veterans or those service connected disabled of 40% or greater a non-competitive award of $450 a year.
- Veterans Tuition Awards (VTA) provides awards for full time study of up to the full cost of undergraduate tuition for New York state residents at the State University of New York, or actual tuition charged, whichever is less. The award for part-time study is prorated by credit hour. Please see website for full details.
- Military Service Recognition Scholarship (MSRS) is available to certain dependents of military personnel killed, severely and permanently disabled or missing in combat or a combat zone of operation since August 2, 1990.
- New York Troops to Teachers assists eligible military and reserve personnel transition to a new career as public school teachers in schools serving students from low-income families.
Special programs
New York higher education agencies
New York higher education institutions
- New York State Education Department: Inventory of Registered Programs (search by institution, degree, certification, and license)
- New York's Private Colleges & Universities
- Association of Proprietary Colleges: New York
- SUNY: The State University of New York
- CUNY: The City University of New York
