Grants & Scholarships
Grants, Campus-based Aid and Employment Programs
Financial aid is divided into three basic categories: grants/scholarships, loans, and employment programs. Grants/Scholarships do not have to be repaid. Loans usually carry some form of interest payment and must be paid back to the lender. Employment Programs allow the student the chance to earn money to help with educational expenses.
| STATE PROGRAMS | PROGRAM DETAIL & ELIGIBILITY | AWARD LIMITS | HOW TO APPLY |
TAP
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Administered by the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) and is available to full-time* matriculated students who are New York State residents. Additional information and application procedures are available on the HESC web site. Satisfactory Academic Progress is a requirement.
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$75-$550 | First complete the FAFSA; and then complete your NYS Tap Application using Stony Brook school code.
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| Tuition Waiver Grant for Disadvantaged Students (DW)
Does not need to be repaid. |
This grant is funded by the State University of New York, campus-based aid program and it provides up to a full waiver of tuition for students who qualify according to the current year EOP economic eligibility criteria and the Federal methodology of needs analysis. This is a need-based tuition waiver program available to New York State residents enrolled as full-time students in a State University first graduate or professional degree program. Medical and dental students have first priority for this award. | Awards range from $100 per semester to full tuition minus any amount received from the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) or other award for tuition only. Funds for the program are limited; award amount depends on the availability of funds. | Students who complete an Institutional Application for Financial Aid; provide documentation of previous enrollment in an EOP, SEEK or HEOP Program, as well as provide parental information on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and demonstrate low family income will be given preference when being considered for this program. |
| Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL)
Needs to be repaid. |
This loan is offered through the federal campus-based aid program. It is awarded to matriculated students with financial need. Payment is owed to the school that awarded the loan. Interest on this loan does not accrue while you are in school and during your initial grace period. You must maintain at least half-time status (6 credits) to defer repayment. Repayment begins 9 months after you graduate or fall below 6 credits. Interest rates during repayment are locked at 5%. Satisfactory Academic Progress is a requirement. |
Loans cannot exceed the amount of tuition plus $2,500. The award amount depends on the availability of funds. | Students must complete an Institutional Application for Financial Aid, in addition to the FAFSA. Incoming students, who provide parental information on the FAFSA and demonstrate low family income, will be given preference when being considered for this program. |
| FEDERAL PROGRAMS | PROGRAM DETAIL & ELIGIBILITY | AWARD LIMITS | HOW TO APPLY |
Federal Work-Study (FWS) Employment requirement |
This federal program provides on-campus employment opportunities to graduate and undergraduate students. Please contact Deborah Schade, Director of Student Services, in the SDM, for more information about procedures and available jobs in the School of Dental Medicine. Before you start employment, you need to complete and sign required employment documents. Satisfactory Academic Progress is a requirement. |
FWS hourly rates range from $7.15 to $16.72. (Average rate is $10.00 per hour.) Typical annual earnings are $1,500. | File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) With Stony Brook's School Code 002838. |
