New York State Financial Aid

Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) Grant: 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. Because TAP is a grant, it does not have to be paid back.  

Part-Time TAP: To be eligible for Part-Time TAP, you must have been a first-time freshman in the 2006-07 academic year or thereafter, have earned 12 credits or more in each of two consecutive semesters, and maintain a “C” average. Part-Time TAP is not the same as Aid for Part-Time Study.

Aid for Part-Time Study (APTS): The Aid for Part-Time Study (APTS) Program can provide up to $2,000 per year in grant assistance for eligible part-time students enrolled for at least 3 but fewer than 12 credits. Awards cannot exceed tuition charges. Eligibility is determined based on New York State net taxable income from the preceding calendar year. Aid for Part-Time Study applicants must not have exhausted their eligibility for New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards.

• Additional requirements include, but are not limited to, New York State legal residency, U.S. citizenship or eligible noncitizen status, favorable academic standing, and fulfillment of income eligibility limitations.
• Applications for Aid for Part-Time Study (APTS) can be obtained at the Financial Aid Office, the Student Solutions Center, and online via the following link: APTS Application. Funding is limited and awarded on a first come, first serve basis.
• For specific questions regarding the Aid for Part-Time Study (APTS) Program, please contact the Financial Aid Office at 516.686.7680 for the Old Westbury campus, 212.261.1590 for the Manhattan campus, via e-mail at finaid@nyit.edu, or visit the Student Solutions Center.

Adult Career and Continuing Education Services - Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCESS - VR) (Formerly VESID): The mission of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services - Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCESS - VR) is to promote educational equity and excellence for students with disabilities while ensuring that they receive the rights and protection to which they ar entitled; assure appropriate continuity between the child and adult services systems; and provide the highest quality vocational, rehabilitation and independent living services to all eligible persons as quickly as those services are required to enable them to work and live independent, self-directed lives. For further information, contact 800.222.JOBS (5627) or visit www.vesid.nysed.gov.

Associate General Contractors (AGC) of New York will award around 20~ $2,500 AGC NYS Scholarships for college to New York college students who are majoring in Construction Technology, Civil Engineering, and Construction Management.

Requirements:

• 2nd, 3rd, 4th year or grad students (at 2 or 4 year schools)
• must intend on pursuing a career in construction
• 2.5 GPA

Applications