Part-Time Tuition Assistance Program (Part-Time TAP)
New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC)
Open now · due June 30, 2027Renews each year
TAP for part-time students (3-11 credits), prorated by credits
- How much
- Prorated share of TAP ($1,000 to $5,665 full-time range) based on credits
- Who qualifies
- Part-time: 3-11 credits per semester (4-8 per trimester/quarter) that count toward the degree; cumulative C average. Same NYS net taxable income limits as TAP ($125,000 dependent; $60,000 married independent no dependents; $30,000 single independent). Legal NYS resident 12 continuous months.
- For students starting college, undergrads, adults going back to school
- U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen; NYS DREAM Act students eligible
- Need-based: your FAFSA decides how much you get.
- When to apply
- Open now · due June 30, 2027 Annual; June 30 at the end of the academic year (2026-27: June 30, 2027)
- How to apply
- File the FAFSA and the TAP application (or NYS DREAM Act application) each year
- What you'll need
- FAFSA + state application
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (hesc.ny.gov) and page 2
The details
TAP award prorated for part-time students by number of credits. Students take 3-11 credits per semester (or 4-8 per trimester/quarter) toward a degree at SUNY, CUNY, proprietary or independent degree-granting colleges and keep a cumulative C average. As of 2025-26, the former Aid for Part-Time Study (APTS) program was consolidated into Part-Time TAP; awards are first calculated as a full-time TAP award and finalized on actual tuition and credits certified by the college.
More money from New York
- Enhanced Tuition Award (ETA)Up to $6,000 for tuition expenses
- Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)$1,000 to $5,665
- NYS Scholarships for Academic Excellence$500 or $1,500 per year
- Excelsior ScholarshipCovers tuition at SUNY/CUNY (last-dollar, after other aid)
- Non-degree Part-Time Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)Prorated TAP award based on credits and actual tuition
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