Resources

State aid: Dream Act Application

Application to determine eligibility for undocumented students to apply for NY State aid programs (TAP, Excelsior, etc.)

Scholarship: List of Scholarships for Undocumented Students

Scholarship: MALDEF Scholarship Guide for Undocumented Students

Scholarship: Lists of Scholarships for Various Minority Groups

Student Aid: Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) Application

TAP must be completed after FAFSA. The DREAM Act passed, which enables undocumented students to apply for NY state aid programs, including TAP.

Application Guidelines: FAFSA and CSS Profile Walkthroughs - Khan Academy

A little bit outdated, but the same questions are asked in the new versions of the applications

Private College Aid: List of Colleges that Use the CSS Profile

Private College Aid:CSS Profile

It Opens on October 1. Free for anyone who received an SAT fee waiver or is low-income. Other students pay $25 plus $16 per additional college. Undocumented students can complete the CSS Profile, unlike the FAFSA.

Federal Aid: Office of Federal Student Aid

Info on federal grants, work-study, and student loans

Federal Aid: Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA)

Opens October 1

Federal Aid: Federal Student Loan Repayment Calculator

It is best to use this tool after receiving financial aid packages from colleges in the spring of the senior year

Private College Aid: Loan-free Colleges

A list of colleges that strive to provide a 100%-need-met financial aid package that does not include loans.

State Aid: Higher Education Services Corporation

The agency that manages all New York State aid for college

State Aid: Excelsior Scholarship

Application opens mid-to-late spring of the senior year

Scholarship: Questbridge

This is an Early Decision application tied to a full-ride scholarship.