Grants

Get a Grant

Other ways to finance your education include applying for grants, loans, or finding a job through a college work-study program or on your own:

Aid For Part-time Study (APTS)

• Eligibility: 3-11 credits per semester, U.S. citizen and New York state resident, good academic standing.
• Amount: varies
• Repay: no
• How to apply: APTS applications available at UB Financial Aid

Pell Grant Program

• Eligibility: enrolled, taking at least 3 credits, U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen, good academic standing, based on estimated family contribution
• Amount: up to $4,050 annually
• Repay: no
• How to apply: file FAFSA (online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov) by March 1; applications available at any financial aid office, high school guidance office. PELL: 800-433-3243

Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG)

• Eligibility: enrolled, taking at least 3 credits, U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen, good academic standing, undergraduate with exceptional need, must qualify for Pell grant
• Amount: variable awards; usually from $100 up to $4,000 annually, depending on availability of funds
• Repay: no
• How to apply: file FAFSA (online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov) by March 1; Applications available at any financial aid office or high school guidance office

Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)

• Eligibility: full-time, enrolled, U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen, good academic standing, fall within income limits, New York state resident
• Amount: ranges from $275 to $4,375 annually
• Repay: no
• How to apply: file by March 1; applications available at any financial aid office or high school guidance office. File TAP Express Application (ETA) no later than May 1. TAP : (518) 474-5642

Related Links:

• FAFSA On the Web
• Student Response Center - Financial Aid
• PELL Grant Program
• Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants
• Tuition Assistance Program