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The CUNY FAST (Financial Aid Support Team) is here to help current and future CUNY students complete the FAFSA, TAP and NYS Dream Act applications for financial aid, ensuring you have the money to cover your college expense. Click HERE to visit the CUNY FAST Website.
Attend a FAFSA Fest on campus in the Library Building to receive hands-on assistance with your FAFSA and TAP applications. See dates and times here: https://www.qcc.cuny.edu/calendar/views/category/financial-aid/index.html
Attend a FAFSA Fest on campus in the Library Building to receive hands-on assistance with your FAFSA and TAP applications. See dates and times here: https://www.qcc.cuny.edu/calendar/views/category/financial-aid/index.html
If you need help filling out the FAFSA form, use these tools:
Get one-on-one help completing your FAFSA or TAP application with CUNY FAST. Click HERE
Schedule an appointment with ASAP Financial Aid Specialist, Caitlyn Ferguson, on Navigate 360.
Email Blossom Pereira, ASAP Financial Aid College Assistant, at BPereira@qcc.cuny.edu.
Retrieve or create your FSA ID and Password here.
2024–2025 FAFSA Simplification Updates
2024–2025 FAFSA Simplification Updates
On December 27, 2020, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act. The law includes provisions regarding the FAFSA Simplification Act—an extensive redesign of the processes and systems used to award federal student aid, giving students a better and simpler experience with the FAFSA form. The 2024–2025 FAFSA is now available for completion.
What is changing?
What is changing?
What's Changed for the 2024-2025 fafsa form?
What's Changed for the 2024-2025 fafsa form?
SIMPLIFICATION
SIMPLIFICATION
The FAFSA on the Web process will be dynamic and more streamlined with fewer questions. The number of questions will be reduced from 108 to 46.
NEW TERMINOLOGY
NEW TERMINOLOGY
Contributor-Anyone who is asked to provide information on the FAFSA.
Consent- Each contributor must provide their consent to include their Federal Tax Information (FTI) on the FAFSA, even if they did not file a US tax return.
DDX- Direct Data Exchange (DDX) will replace the Data Retrieval Tool (DRT).
FTI- Federal Tax Information transferred directly from the IRS.
SAI- Student Aid Index (SAI) replaces the Expected Family Contribution (EFC).
Click the link above for more information on reporting parent information on the 2024-2025 FAFSA!
In general--
If your parents are married (not separated), both of your parents’ information must be included on the FAFSA form. If your parents didn’t file taxes jointly, then both of your parents are contributors. If your parents filed taxes jointly, only one parent is required to be a contributor and will report information for both parents.
If your parents are not married to each other and live together, both of your parents are contributors and their information must be included on the FAFSA form.
If your parents are divorced, separated, or never married, and don’t live together, the parent who provided more financial support during the last 12 months is the contributor and must provide their information. If both parents provided an exact equal amount of financial support or if they don’t support you financially, the parent with the greater income and assets is the contributor and must provide their information.
If your parent is widowed, that parent is the contributor and must provide their information.
Filling out the New York State TAP application is even easier! You can apply at this link: https://www.tap.hesc.ny.gov/totw/.
If you are unable to complete the FAFSA, you can look into the Jose Peralta DREAM Act.
Already applied and need to access your TAP portal? Click here.
How to Change your College Code- TAP:
The Excelsior Scholarship, in combination with other student financial aid programs, allows students to attend a SUNY or CUNY college tuition-free. The program covers tuition for eligible SUNY and CUNY students. For the 2024-25 academic year, families who earned $125,000 or less in the tax year 2022 are eligible to apply.
Video Resources for the Excelsior Scholarship
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