Dear SUNY Poly Student: 

You may be eligible to receive Aid for Part-Time Study (APTS) for the Spring 2025 semester. Aid for Part-Time Study is part of the NYS TAP program and you could be eligible to receive up to $1,000, per semester, to help cover your tuition costs. 

To qualify you must have completed the 2024-2025 NYS TAP application and: 

• Be a United States citizen or eligible non-citizen 
• Be a legal resident of New York State 
• Have graduated from a high school in the United States, earned a GED, or passed a federally approved “Ability to Benefit” test as defined by the Commissioner of the State Education Department 
• Be a part-time student enrolled in at least 3 and no more than 11 credit hours 
• Be matriculated in an approved program of study in a participating New York State secondary institution 
• Be in good academic standing; Have achieved at least a cumulative “C” average after having received the equivalent of two full years of payment of state-sponsored student financial aid 
• Be charged at least $100 tuition per year 
• Not have exhausted Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) eligibility 
• Not be in default on a Federal or State student loan or on any repayment of state awards 
• Meet income eligibility limitations 

If interested, please complete this attached 2024-2025 APTS application and return it along with the appropriate 2022 NYS Tax Return(s), IRS Form IT201, to the Financial Aid Office via email (finaid@sunypoly.edu) or fax (315-792-7220). 

Applications MUST be submitted no later than Friday, February 14, 2025. Funding is limited and will be awarded on a first come basis.