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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.
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. If you do not already have a HESCPIN User ID and Password, you will be prompted to create one.
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.
At the beginning of the online TAP application, you will be prompted to create a HESC-specific user name and personal identification number called a HescPIN. You will use your HescPIN when "signing" your TAP application and when accessing your HESC account information in the future.
You will use your HescPIN to "sign" your TAP application and access your HESC account information in the future. After you apply, check your TAP status by logging into your HESC account. FAFSA Application; If do not meet residency requirements you may be eligible to apply for TAP through the NYS DREAM Act:
Families with a New York State net taxable income (gross income minus deductions and allowances for exemptions) of $80,000 or less may qualify for a TAP grant. The New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (NYSHESC) administers this program.
