Apply for Financial Aid

2018-2019 year financial aid forms are for Empire State College enrollments that begin in May 2018 through enrollments that begin in January 2019. 

• 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 2018-2019 is April 1, 2018.
  
   
  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) 2018-2019 (PDF 58kB)‌
  How to Apply for Aid for Part-Time Study (APTS) 2017-2018 (PDF 58kB)
• Tuition Assistance Program (TAP): information and application for the TAP grant
• Part-time TAP: link to the information and application forms for the part-time TAP grant; students not eligible for both APTS and part-time TAP
• 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.