New York State student financial assistance is provided for students attending institutions in the State. According to the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, “to be considered in attendance at a school in New York State, the student must either be matriculated at that school, or must be registered at that school under permit from another school in New York State at which the student is regularly matriculated.”

If you attend a New York State school but you are matriculated at an out-of-state institution, then you are considered to be an out-of-state student.

However, if you receive instruction from an out-of-state institution you can be considered to be receiving instruction from an institution in the State providing all tuition and instructional fees for the foreign or out-of-state study are paid to the New York State institution. Conversely, if you pay instructional fees and tuition directly to a foreign or out-of-state institution, even if you may be maintaining registration in a New York State institution, or that the New York State institution may also be charging you a fee for advisement or administrative services, you are considered to be attending the foreign or out-of-state institution, and you are ineligible for New York State student aid.