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Learn how and when state residents should apply for the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) through the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation.
Before you can review your account, you need to authenticate your identity using your HESC User ID and HESCPIN. You need to do this only once, when you first access any of the functions below. If you do not already have a HESC User ID and HESCPIN, you will be prompted to create one. Login.
NYS Higher Education Services Corporation - My HESC Account Access. Before you can review your account, you need to authenticate your identity using your HESCPIN User ID and Password. You need to do this only once, when you first access any of the functions on the left.
This online application process allows you to apply for New York State's Tuition Assistance Program (TAP). TAP is available to students attending a SUNY, CUNY or not-for-profit independent degree-granting colleges on a full or part-time basis.
Once you are on the HESC website, create a HESC-specific user name and personal identification number called a HescPIN. You will use your HescPIN to "sign" your TAP application and access your HESC account information in the future.
New York’s Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) - administered by the Higher Education Services Corporation; Native American Education Unit; Selected Reports on Student Financial Aid at New York State Colleges and Universities
Establish a HESC PIN (Personal Identification Number) for TAP. You MUST establish your PIN in order to apply, keep track of your application information or make changes. Information from your FAFSA and your family's calculated NYS net taxable income will be pre-filled on your application for TAP.
