TAP Coach - Duration of Eligibility

According to Education Law, students are entitled to a total of four years of TAP. Students who enroll in approved five-year undergraduate programs, including opportunity programs, are eligible to receive five years of undergraduate TAP.

Aid for Part-time Study awards and Part-time TAP awards, which are for undergraduate study only, also count against a student’s total TAP eligibility.

Students are entitled to two summers of half-time STAP awards in addition to the statutory maximum TAP eligibility. STAP awards are equal to one-quarter of an annual TAP award.