New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) Application
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New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) Application2022-23 Academic Year
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Applying for TAP
A Student’s Experience
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Two Pathways to Apply for NYS AidFAFSA to NYS Payment App NYS DREAM Act Application
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NYS DREAM Act Pathway• For students who do not
meet citizenship eligibility for federal aid, such as undocumented and DACA students
• Students must meet special eligibility criteria– Graduating from a NYS
high school after attending high school in NYS for two or more yearshesc.ny.gov/dream
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Complete DREAM Act Eligibility Application
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Upload Supporting Documents• Students are not
required to upload documents at point of application
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After Submitting Eligibility, Apply for TAP
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Apply for TAP and Other NYS Financial Aid
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Monitor Status on NYS DREAM Act Portal
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FAFSA to TAP Pathway• Applicants must file
FAFSA prior to applying for NYS aid
• Must also meet FAFSA citizenship criteria (US Citizen or Permanent Resident)
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Must Indicate NYS Resident on FAFSA• Students must be sure
to list New York for the “State of Residence” question on FAFSA
• TAP application is not available for anyone indicating they live outside of NYS on FAFSA
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Must Include a College Located in NYS
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FAFSA Confirmation Page Link
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Applying for TAP Without Using FAFSA Link• If an applicant does not
use the State application link on the FAFSA confirmation page, then they must wait three to five days for their FAFSA to be processed and received by HESC before trying to apply for the TAP application on hesc.ny.gov
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Creating a HESC Account: Outline
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Accept Terms & Conditions
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Confirm Identity Information• Applicants who
transferred from FAFSA will not have to fill in this page and can click “next” to continue
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HESC Account: Identity Verification
• HESC verifies all student identity from their FAFSA application data when they first create their HESC User ID and PIN
• If the identity does not match any FAFSA on file, then the student will be asked to provide a NYS DMV-issued ID to validate their identity– Driver’s License, Learner’s Permit, Non-Driver’s
License ID
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Identity Verification Errors
• Mostly occurs when student creates a HESC account without linking from FAFSA confirmation page
• Student may need to cancel/recreate their HESC account to resolve– Student’s name spelling (including multiple last
names), date of birth, and/or their Social Security Number must match on both FAFSA and HESC
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Enter Account Information
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Secondary Contact Information (Optional)
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Create a User ID• Applicants must
follow the rules for creating a User ID
• If a User ID cannot be created by the applicant, then one will be generated for them
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Create a Pin• Applicants must
follow the rules for creating a PIN number– Cannot be the
applicant’s birthday, for example
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Security Incident, HESC Notifications Sign Up
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Account Successfully Created
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Academic Year Selection Screen
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Application Navigation and Deadline
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Application Outline and Affirmation
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“You Must Submit a FAFSA” Error Message
• If a student tries to apply for TAP directly on HESC’s website before their FAFSA is processed, then they will see this message
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Personal Information Screen
Left navigation tracks progress
through the application
Application may be saved for 24 hours
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Common Mistake: NYS Residency
• Students who indicate they do not meet the NYS residency requirements will be required to submit a residency review questionnaire.– Can be completed electronically through their HESC
account (hesc.ny.gov/myaccount)
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Citizenship Status Verification
• HESC will verify student citizenship statuses using information obtained from their processed FAFSA application.
• If FAFSA reports that a student’s citizenship status cannot be verified, then documentation must be provided to HESC or FAFSA corrections will need to be submitted.
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Review Prefilled College Info From FAFSA
To change a college, click
“Search”
If not planning to attend this college, click
“Will Not Attend” to remove it
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Updating College Name on Application
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Student College ID Number If a student does not know their College ID number, then
they can check the box and
continue
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Student Marital Status
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Independent or Dependent?• Students who are
wards of the court, have foster care status or other special conditions may declare financial independence from parents
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New: Foster Youth Success Initiative (FYSCI)
• If the student indicates they are a ward of the court or foster youth, they will have the option to link to the FYSCI funds application to apply for addition aid
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Financial Independent Status Questions• These questions on are
used to determine if the student is truly independent from their parent(s).– Student must answer
NO to all questions if there is a special condition
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Special Conditions• Students younger
than 22 years old who declare financial independence must have a special condition to qualify as independent
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Processing for Requests for Independence
• Following the processing of the student’s TAP application, a request for information will be put on the student’s HESC account with a link to upload documentation verifying their status– Students can upload the same type of
documentation shared with their financial aid offices for dependency override on FAFSA
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Dependent Students: Provide Parent Info
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Parent Marital Status
Some statuses, such will require
a month/year
• Choices include– Married/remarried– Separated/divorced– Widowed/deceased– Never Married
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Parent Income Tax Return Information
Be sure to enter the
appropriate 2020 NYS tax return type;
check taxes if necessary.
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Parent “Will Not File Any Tax Return”Press continue if the parent did
not earn any unreported
income in 2020
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Parent InformationIf a parent does
not have a SSN or TIN, leave the
Social Security Number box blank
and check the appropriate box
If there is a single-parent
household, then only one parent’s information may
be provided
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Net Taxable Income if No Pension Income
Income is reported from line 37 of the 2020 NYS IT-201
tax return and will be verified by NYS
Tax & Finance
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Common Question: Income Adjustments
• Program regulations only allow for certain special circumstances to qualify for an adjustment of income:– Divorce or separation of parents– Death of a wage-earning parent– Total and permanent disability of a wage-
earning parent
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Parents’ Disability Information
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Transition Back to Student Information
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Student/Spouse Income Information
Do not report double parent
tax information again here.
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Student/Spouse Did Not File Taxes
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Other Family Members in College
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Signature Validation (Parent Signature)
Choose E-Sign or
paper signature
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E-Signature: NYS DMV-issued ID
If e-signature does not work, then choose the paper signature
option
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Paper Signature Option• Paper signature pages
may be printed or filled in and signed electronically
• Completed pages can be uploaded back through the student’s HESC account once their TAP application is processed (three to five days from submission)
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Successful Signature
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Application Summary
Select “Modify Your Answer” to make updates
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Submit with Student E-Signature
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Congratulations!
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Student Account Access at HESC.ny.gov• Using account access
students can;– Update the college on
their application– Review their award
information and submit missing information
– Update contact information