Financial Aid Programs and Eligibility Requirements

Students planning to enroll in a certificate program have limited aid eligibility and should review Certificate Program and Aid Eligibility on our Student Financial Services webpage for more information.

• Federal Grants and Loans:
  • Pell Grants
  • Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
  • Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant (TEACH)
  • Stafford Loans
  • Federal Work Study (FWS)
  • Federal PLUS Loans
  • Also see information about federal loan consolidation and verification of information
• Financial Aid Census Date
• New York State Grants and Scholarships:
  • Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
  • State University Student Assistance (SUSTA)
  • Aid for Part-Time Study (APTS)
  • Part-Time TAP
  • Memorial Scholarships for Children and Spouses of Deceased Police Officers and Firefighters
  • Regents Award for Child of Correction Officer Award (CO)
  • World Trade Center Scholarships
  • Other Grants, Scholarships, Loan Programs and Incentives
• Non-NY state grants
• Women and Minority Students
• Financial Aid for Veterans and Military Personnel
• Financial Aid Assistance and Resources for Persons with Disabilities
• Empire State University Scholarship Search: Link to our own free scholarship search for institutional funds.
• The State University of New York Empire State Diversity Honors Scholarship Program: Empire State University administers these university-wide scholarship funds each year by matching state funding to undergraduate students. Eligibility is based on a number of diversity factors such as financial need, disability and ethnicity. Institutional annual allocations are based on the New York state budget.
• Outside Scholarship Sources: Link to free online scholarship searches.
• Alternative (Private) Loans