Financial Aid

Grants & Scholarships

Maximum annual award

Duration

Program of study

Application

Eligibility

Federal Direct Stafford Loans

$20,500- No more than $8,500 may be in subsidized loans 

$138,000 Maximum limit- No more than $65,000 may be in subsidized loans. 

Degree Program

FAFSA Application

Financial need(subsidized loan) and General Eligibility Unsubsidized loan)

PLUS Loans for Graduate and Professional Degree Students 

Cost of attendance minus any other financial aid received 

Degree Program

FAFSA Application

General Eligibility for federal financial aid and no adverse credit history

TEACH Grant for Graduate Students

$8,000 maximum  - $4,000 per year

Enrolled  or complete  required coursework

FAFSA Application and TEACH grant agreement to serve

General federal aid eligibility although do not have to demonstrate financial need

NYS Regents Professional Opportunity Scholarship

$5,000

4 years

Certain professional fields

NYS Education Dept. Scholarship Processing Unit Education Building Annex Room 1078 Albany, NY 12234

Priority given to disadvantaged and under- represented populations

NYS Regents Health Care Opportunity Scholarships

$10,000

4 Years

Medicine, Dentistry

Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need

$18,000 Stipend 10,857 Institutional Payment

4 Years

Arts, Humanities, Social Science

See College Graduate Office

Academic Merit

Federal Work-Study

Varies

Varies

Degree Program

FAFSA

Financial Need

NYS Vietnam / Persian Gulf Veteran’s Award

$1,000 Full time $500 Part time

6 Semesters Full time 12 Semesters Part time

Degree Programs

V/PG VA Supplement Application from HESC

NYS resident who meets service requirements