NYS residents and TAP

[princessd3]

Anyone here is from NY and applying for TAP? How exactly does that work? I am not sure that I will be attending a school in NY should I fill out the application anyway. By applying am I saying that I am in fact going to be attending such and such school?

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[MAC12383]

I'm a NY resident, and now I'm scared...what's TAP?

 

[geekOCD]

TAP is ny's tuition assistance program. It's a grant basically, although for med school it doesn't do much, "awards range from $75 to $550." That said, mo money is always nice.
http://hesc.state.ny.us/bulletin.nsf/0/3CA243796A98D19D85256D88006B4AD3

 

[Wolfgang12345]

I applied for TAP during undergrad at NYU, and the cutoff for eligibility was so low, that I think you might need to live in a cardboard box to qualify (I didn't). But it may be different for health degrees, so it's worth checking out...

 

[princessd3]

TAP is ny's tuition assistance program. It's a grant basically, although for med school it doesn't do much, "awards range from $75 to $550." That said, mo money is always nice.
http://hesc.state.ny.us/bulletin.nsf/0/3CA243796A98D19D85256D88006B4AD3

$75-$550???? Please tell me you're joking.

 

[geekOCD]

lol, nope. It's towards the bottom of the page (TAP is mainly an undergraduate assistance program)..."Graduate Students
For all graduate students, awards range from $75 to $550.
Graduate or professional students may also receive an additional four years of TAP. Eligible students can receive a maximum of eight years of combined undergraduate/graduate assistance."

 

[Avenue Q]

TAP is only for NY State residents attending NY State schools. Its primarily for undergrad - and I think the undergrad max is 5,000 a year, with extremely strict guidelines for income.

Plus, there is a chance that TAP might be eliminated every time a new budget comes out (someone I got myself on a Save TAP mailing list when it was a bit dire and my school was protesting, and i can't seem to get myself off). There is a more specific controversy too - with Pataki wanting to drastically reduce TAP and is saying he just wants to curb fraud

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/02/09/tap

 

[Avenue Q]

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