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Student Update - July 2025
Hot Month, Cool Tips: HESC’s Summer Financial Aid Essentials
Applications Open:
- Excelsior Scholarship: Attend a SUNY or CUNY school tuition-free!
- Enhanced Tuition Award (ETA): Get help paying for a private NYS college.
- STEM Incentive Program Scholarship: Top 10% of your class? Get a SUNY or CUNY tuition award for studying STEM.
Explore all NYS financial aid programs.
Important Deadlines:
- 2024-25 TAP Deadline: Apply by June 30, 2025.
- Haven’t submitted your 2025-26 FAFSA and NYS TAP yet? Apply today to maximize your financial aid opportunities.
- Students eligible for NYS financial aid through the NYS DREAM Act can submit their TAP application through the NYS DREAM Act portal.
Need Help? Find a Virtual Event
Get Help Applying:
- NYS DREAM Act & Alternate Pathways – July 14, 5:00–7:30p
Planning for College:
- Truth or Urban Myths about Admission and Financial Aid – July 9 & 23, 6:00p
- To Do Checklists for High School Senior Presentation – July 17, 4:00p
- Building Skills in Middle School for Success in High School, College, and Beyond – July 29, 7:00p
- Taking your Future to the Next Level for Adult Learners – July 30, 4:00p
- Tips, Tasks & Check List for Summer Before Starting College in the Fall – July 31, 4:00p
NYS Financial Aid Spotlights:
- STEM Incentive Overview – July 8, 10:00a & 22, 4:00p
- Finding Funding for Graduate School Presentation – July 15 & 29, 6:00p
- Excelsior & ETA Overview – July 21, 5:00p
Full list of upcoming HESC events
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