SUNY Orange

New York State: Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) *

New York State residents who are full-time students (12 credits or more) may be eligible for TAP grants depending upon their families' New York State net taxable income. The deadline for the academic year is May 1.

Students applying for TAP must file a Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), www.fafsa.ed.gov in order to do TAP-on-the-Web or receive a pre-printed application from NYSHESC. The New York State Financial Aid web site is www.hesc.com.

In order to receive credit under TAP, a student must be matriculated and registered for 12 credits or more. AUDITED and repeats of PASSED course work that is/are part of a student's credit enrollment can result in INELIGIBILITY of Federal and/or State Aid programs.

*New York State Aid Program Requirements are subject to change.

Physical Education Coursework (P.E.)

Financial Aid can only pay for 2 credits of passed coursework taken.

Satisfactory Progress Standards for State Aid Programs - (TAP)

Before being certified for a specific TAP payment, a student must have accrued a minimum number of credits towards their degree while maintaining a minimum Cumulative Quality Point Average (CQPA). A student must also complete (PASS or FAIL) a certain amount of credits during the semester they receive TAP. Please refer to the SUNY Orange catalog to view the Satisfactory Progress Standards Eligibility Chart for TAP.

 

NOTE:

1. First-time TAP recipients must be registered for at least three (3) credits of college level course work.

2. Transfer students entering Orange who have received TAP at a previous institution must be registered for 6 (and possibly more) credits of college level course work as part of their full-time load.

3. Transfer students who received TAP at a previous college must have a credit evaluation done prior to receipt of a TAP award at Orange.

*NYS ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

* Aid For Part-Time Study (APTS)

Part-time students (6-11.5 credits per semester) enrolled in an eligible degree-bearing program may qualify for an Aid To Part-Time Study award. However, due to funding limitations and the number of qualified applicants, coverage is limited to 6 credits.

Matriculated applicants must demonstrate the ability to complete college coursework at an accredited institution. (Academic transcript of course work completed at a prior institution should be submitted to the Office of Financial Aid.) Students who have completed at least three credits at Orange must have a minimum 2.0 CQPA. A dependent student's family's New York State net taxable income (NTI) must be $50,550 or less. The independent student's family (NTI) must be $34,500 or less. Applications are available at the Office of Financial Aid. Applicants must be New York State residents.

Students must complete a minimum number of college credits (based on NYS academic regulations) and maintain a 2.0 or higher GPA and CQPA in order to receive APTS the following semester.

The State Standards of Progress for State Aid recipients (TAP, APTS etc.) are reviewed each semester and unlike the Federal Policy, only one waiver may be granted. Other than these differences, the STATE appeal process is the same as the Federal Appeal Process.

*Subject to N. Y. S. budget approval.

Vietnam Veteran's Tuition Award Program (VVTA) and Persian Gulf Veteran's Tuition Award Program

Veterans who served in Indochina for the U. S. armed forces between December 22, 1961 and May 7, 1975 and Veterans who served in Persian Gulf hostilities beginning August 2, 1990 may be eligible to receive a grant of up to $500 per semester as a part-time student and $1,000 per semester as a full-time student. Applications are available at the Veteran's Office, third floor, College Commons, for first-time applicants. Students who have previously received VVTA re-apply through a FAFSA and a pre-printed TAP Application (from Albany if full-time) or a VVTA Supplement Form (available in the Financial Aid Office if part-time). To receive a VVTA award a student must also apply for a Federal Pell Grant through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Students must meet N. Y. S. residency requirements.

Summer Sessions

Eligible matriculated students may receive TAP and Federal Pell Grants during summer sessions. Please contact the Office of Financial Aid for further information and requirements for summer aid.

Other State Financial Aid

* Award for Children of Deceased of Disabled Veterans

Awards are provided for children of deceased or disabled veterans who attend full-time at an approved public or independent college or school in New York State. The award is $450 per year. Apply through your high school or through the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation. Applications can be obtained through the Veterans Office, third floor, College Commons.

* Subject to N. Y. S. budget approval.

The World Trade Memorial Scholarship

Student Eligibility:

  • May already be enrolled at a SUNY campus.
  • Covered incidents: the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York City, the Pentagon and Pennsylvania.
  • Victims who were severely disabled in any of the terrorist attacks. Limited to police officers, peace officers, firefighters, and emergency medical service workers.
  • Children or spouses of victims who died or were severely disabled. Limited to police officers, peace officers, firefighters, and emergency medical service workers.
  • Required to be enrolled as a matriculated undergraduate student in a program approved by the Commissioner of Education.
  • Scholarship recipients are not required to be New York State residents or U. S. citizens.
  • Applicants must complete and file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and TAP Application.

Volunteer Recruitment Service Scholarship

Student Eligibility

  • Volunteer organization means ambulance company as defined in section three of the volunteer ambulance workers' benefit law of fire company as defined in section three of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law. Volunteer organization selects one eligible candidate and submits completed application each year.

For more information, contact NYSHESC at: 1-888-NYSHESC or www.hesc.com.

General Financial Aid Information:

(845) 341-4190 or
1-888-OCCCEXT (622-2398)
SUNY Orange
Office of Financial Aid
115 South Street
Middletown, NY 10940

Office Hours:

Middletown: M-F 8am-5pm Wednesday 8am-8pm
Newburgh: Mid-September through December and February through May: Tuesday and Wednesday 9am-5pm (Call for Newburgh summer hours)

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