Updated EFAN Layouts - Excelsior and ETA Scholarships

Dear Colleagues,

New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) has published new EFAN Layouts for the HE8976-Excelsior or ETA Manifest (Outgoing) and for the HE8977-Excelsior or ETA Certification (Incoming) files.

The HE8976 has the following changes effective for files submitted on or after October 8, 2018:

  • Field 35:
    • Label changed from "FIVE YEAR PROG CODE" to "ENROLLMENT CODE"
    • Description changed for value "5"
    • New value added: "6" with description
    • Descriptions changed to distinguish between students in a remedial program and those in an actual 5-year degree program
  • Field 37:
    • Label changed from "TAP CHANGE CODE to "EXCELSIOR/ETA STATUS CODE"
    • Description changed for values "0" and "1"
    • Thirteen (13) new values added
    • Field changed to provide schools with accurate eligibility statuses for student awards.  Schools are no longer required to re-certify Excelsior or ETA awards when the student's TAP award subsequently changes; HESC will perform Excelsior or ETA award recalculations automatically when this occurs.
  • New Field 38 added to provide schools with HESC's determination of a student's Leave of Absence request
  • New Field 39 added to provide schools with the current status of a student's Leave of Absence request

The HE8977 has the following changes effective for files submitted on or after October 8, 2018:

  • Field 17:
    • Label changed from "FIVE YEAR PROG CODE" to "ENROLLMENT CODE"
    • Description changed for value "5"
    • New value added: “6” with description
    • Changes made to enable schools to distinguish between students in a remedial program and those in an actual 5 year degree program
    • HESC will convert transactions currently pending on our systems to the proper enrollment code, after which schools will be responsible for providing correct values

Please contact HESC at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your questions.

Thank you.

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