Apply for Financial Aid

2020-2021 year financial aid forms are for Empire State College enrollments that begin in May 2020 through enrollments that begin in March 2021.

2019-2020 year financial aid forms were for Empire State College enrollments that began between May 2019 and March 2020. 

• FAFSA Section: complete Free Application for Federal Student Aid
• Federal Direct Loans: link to complete entrance loan counseling forms, master promissory notes and exit-loan counseling forms
• Aid for Part-Time Study (APTS): APTS is a New York state grant program for matriculated undergraduate students attending school for 3-11 credits per term; graduate students and nonmatriculated students are not eligible. Maximum award for a financial aid year is $2,000. The priority deadline to apply for 2020-2021 was April 1, 2020.  Applications received after that date will still be reviewed; however, please note that APTS application and tax documents received more than 30 days after the add/drop date for the term in which you are applying for cannot be considered for an award for that term per NYS guidelines. Funding is first-come first-served.
  
   
  Prior to completing the APTS application, please review the instructions for the year in which you are applying below:
  • How to Apply for Aid for Part-Time Study APTS (2020-2021) (PDF 47kB)‌
• Tuition Assistance Program (TAP): information and application for the TAP grant
• TEACH Grant: available only to graduate students; link to information and applications for TEACH grant.
• Non-NY State Grants: Link to information regarding state grants outside of New York for non-NY state residents.

View our financial aid application deadlines.