Return to NYS Home Page
High School Counselors
Financial Aid Professionals
| Online Resources |
| Top TAP Questions and Answers |
| My school estimated my TAP award and my TAP award certificate shows I will be getting less. Why did it change? The school gives you an estimate of your TAP award and the estimate is subject to change based upon verification of all of the data. Due to the recently enacted 2010-2011 New York State budget, all annual TAP awards are subject to a reduction of $75. For additional budget-driven changes, please see the 2010-11 TAP Grant Funding announcement. In addition, TAP verifies the New York taxable income with the New York State Tax Department, and if there are any differences in what is originally reported, your actual TAP award may change. I have received an electronic award notification and I need to make changes. Do I have to use the TAP Change Form? How long does it take to process? Most changes, except for school code and address changes must be submitted on the TAP change form. The TAP change form generally takes three to four weeks to process. School code and address changes may be made online by visiting Manage My Account; you may also request duplicate TAP forms. Certain changes may be made by your school or by speaking with a HESC Customer Service representative. |