黑料不打烊ing for Federal Financial Aid
SUNY Cobleskill鈥檚 FAFSA School Code: 002856
- 黑料不打烊 for your Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID) at Parents of dependent students will also be required to apply for a FSA ID. The FAFSA
must be signed electronically with this FSA ID.
- Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online at All students must complete the FAFSA to be considered for the Pell Grant, Direct
Student Loans, Work Study, SEOG and some scholarships. Students should review their
FAFSA Submission Summary once they have been notified that their FAFSA has been processed.
This can be viewed by logging back into you account and following the instruction.
- When the federal government start processing the FAFSA, SUNY Cobleskill will have
access to the processed FAFSA within three to five business days. Continuing students,
as well as newly accepted students, are 鈥減ackaged鈥� with their financial aid awards
on an ongoing basis. New students will receive their award letter in the mail. Continuing
students will receive an email notifying them that their financial aid award information
is available in Bannerweb.
- FAFSA FOLLOW UP: Your FAFSA may be selected for a process called 鈥渧erification鈥� by
the US Department of Education. In this process, the SUNY Cobleskill Financial Aid
Office is required to review your FAFSA information to ensure accuracy. If selected,
you will receive a list of required documents. It is extremely important that you
provide the required documents as soon as possible. Failure to provide these documents
will prevent you from receiving federal student aid and you will be responsible for
all tuition and charges until the verification process is complete.
- It is very important to open any emails from FSA or Federal Student Aid as this is
their main form of communication.
Learn more about the verification process
黑料不打烊ing for TAP (New York State Residents Only)
SUNY Cobleskill鈥檚 TAP Codes:
3015 鈥� Associate
6015 鈥� Bachelor's
- A FAFSA must be completed before a TAP application can be filed. New York State residents
attending NYS schools will have the option to link directly to the TAP application
from the FAFSA submission confirmation page. Select the link that says 鈥淔ile Your
TAP Application Now.鈥� If you do not complete your TAP application when you get this
link you must wait up to five business days for Higher Education Services Corporation
(HESC) to receive and process your completed FAFSA. HESC will also send an email to
the student email from the FAFSA letting you know when the application is ready.
The TAP application is available at .
- Once your application has been processed you will receive a TAP/State Scholarship
Award Notice. If additional information is needed to process your TAP award you will
receive a Request for Information from NYS Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC).
Be sure to respond to this request immediately to avoid processing delays. Failure
to complete the TAP application will not delay your SUNY Cobleskill financial aid
award determination. TAP awards will be estimated based on FAFSA income information
until the application is complete.
- It is very important to open any emails from from Higher Education or HESC as tis
is their main form of communication.
Excelsior Scolarship (New York State Residents Only)
**Students from families earning $125,000 or less can attend a state-operated SUNY
or CUNY college tuition-free.
- A FAFSA and TAP application must be completed in ordere to be eligible for the scholarship
- Once you have completed the FAFSA and TAP you will be notified when the Excelsior
application is available. You will be able to complete it at
Dream Act Application
The Senator Jos茅 Peralta New York State DREAM Act gives undocumented and other students
access to New York State鈥恆dministered student financial aid to support their higher
education costs.
Students eligible to apply for financial aid through the must also complete an application for each program they are interested in obtaining
aid from.
Alternate Eligibility Path
New York State recognizes the concerns around the sensitivity of personal information
students whose family members have a different immigration status may face when deciding
whether or not to complete the FAFSA.
To address these concerns, we have developed an alternate path for students to apply
for state-funded financial aid, ensuring a secure, accessible, and equitable process
that protects the privacy of personal information while providing support to those
in need.
Students from mixed status families are now eligible to apply for NYS financial aid
without completing the FAFSA at . Students may also reach out to SUNY Cobleskill's Student Financial Service office
to learn more about their options to apply for NYS aid.