Financial Aid Services | Queens College, CUNY (2024)

Virtual Appointments: Schedule your appointment using QC Navigate

Fresh Service: Submit a ticket using the Fresh Service Portal

E-Mail: FinancialAid@qc.cuny.edu(Make sure to include your CUNYfirst id #when sending an email) ​

The Office of Financial Aid Services uses Navigate, Fresh Service and e-mail as our official methods of communication. In order to assure that you receive all communications related to your application, please make sure the e-mail address that you provided on your application is correct. Please add Queens College to your address book to avoid e-mails from FinancialAid@qc.cuny.edu being sent to spam folders.​

Navigate/Zoom Hours:

Monday – Thursday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Friday: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Office Hours:

Monday – Thursday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm*

*Please Note: Thursday, May 30, 2024, the Office of Financial Aid Services/ QC Hub will be remote. Congratulations to the Class of 2024!

Address:

Office of Financial Aid Services

65-30 Kissena Blvd Dining Hall Room 128

Flushing, NY 11367

College Codes

FAFSACollege Code –002690

TAP College Code –1416

• In light of the recent delays in receiving ISIR data, HESC continues to allow students to submit a 2024-25 TAP application prior to submitting their 2024-25 FAFSA. Despite the allowance for TAP submissions, all students are required to submit their 2024-25 FAFSA by June 30, 2024. While the FAFSA is not required for submission of the TAP application, it is necessary for HESC to process the application. Therefore, the 2024-25 TAP application for any student who has not filed a 2024-25 FAFSA by June 30, 2024, will be purged. Students whose TAP applications are purged will need to refile their 2024-2025 TAP application after completing their 2024-25 FAFSA form.

IMPORTANT: If you are completing the 2024-25 TAP application through the Dream Act, you are not required to complete the 2024-25 FASFA application.

• Under the leadership of Governor Hochul,TAP continues to receive unprecedented funding to expand educational opportunities.

  The FY 2025 Budget introduces an increase in TAP funding to support significant enhancements that will benefit more students across New York State starting in the 2024-25 academic year:

  • The minimum Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) award will increase from $500 to $1,000.
  • Dependent student net taxable income (NTI) limit for TAP eligibility will increase from $80,000 to $125,000.
  • Independent married student NTI limit will increase from $40,000 to $60,000.
  • Independent single student NTI limit will increase from $10,000 to $30,000.

For students selected to submit the 2023-2024 V4/V5 Statement of Education Purpose:

You must log into your Student Forms account in order to access the V4/V5 Statement of Educational Purpose form. Once logged in, you will be able to download the form. You have two options in providing your Identity and Statement of Educational Purposedocument:

1) Able to appear in person at the school:

The student must appear in person at Queens College to verify his or her identity by presenting an unexpired valid government issued photo identification (ID), such as, but not limited to, a driver’s license, other state-issued ID, or passport (Military IDs are not acceptable due to limitations on making copies) along with the Identity and Statement of Educational Purpose form. Below are the dates and times in which you can bring in your documents to the Office of Financial Aid Services located in the Dining Hall, Room 128

Wednesday, June 14, 2023, through Wednesday, July 12, 2023, between 10:00 am – 1:00 pm.

2) Unable to appear in person at the school:

If the student is unable to appear in person at Queens College to verify his or her identity, the student must provide to the institution:

a. A copy of the unexpired valid government-issued photo identification (ID) that is acknowledged in the notary statement, or that is presented to a notary, such as, but not limited to, a driver’s license, other state-issued ID, or passport (Military IDs are not acceptable due to limitations on making copies); and

b. The original Statement of Educational Purpose, which must be notarized. You would mail the notarized form along with the copy of your ID to the below address as listed on the Identity and Statement of Educational Purpose form:

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Queens College

65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Dining Hall, Room 128

Flushing, NY 11367

• The last day for a student only enrolled for Spring 2024 to have a valid (non-rejected) 2023-2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file is Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
• The last day to apply for a Direct Loan is Friday, May 3, 2024.
• The last day to submit a SAP appeal for the Spring 2024 semester is Friday, March 1, 2024. However, if you completed your 2023-2024 FAFSA after the above deadline, the SAP committee may be able to review your appeal.
• The last day to complete the Supplement form for APTS – Aid for Part-Time Studies is Monday, February 26, 2024.
• The last day to declare your major is Wednesday, February 14, 2024 for Spring 2024 state aid eligibility.
• The deadline to fill out the Excelsior Scholarship application is Friday, February 2, 2024. If you first received the award in the Fall Term of the current academic year, no additional action is needed for the Spring Term.
• Visit the Senator Jose Peralta NYS Dream Act website for information on how to apply for New York State-administered grants and scholarships to support your higher education.
• The last day to add courses is Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Your registration as of January 31st will be used to determine your maximum financial aid eligibility for the semester (grants, loans, and work-study). The Financial Aid office has outlined the Spring 2024 Registration and Financial Aid Disbursem*nt Processes.

• The last day for a student only enrolled for Fall 2023 to have a valid (non-rejected) 2023-2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file was on Wednesday, December 20, 2023.
• The last day to apply for a Fall only Direct Loan was on Friday, December 1, 2023.
• The last day to submit a SAP appeal for Fall 2023 was Friday, October 27, 2023. However, if you completed your 2023-2024 FAFSA after the above deadline, the SAP committee may be able to review your appeal.
• The last day to complete the Supplement form for APTS – Aid for Part-Time Studies was Friday, September 29, 2023.
• The last day to declare your major was Thursday, September 14, 2023 for Fall 2023 state aid eligibility.
• The deadline to complete the Excelsior Scholarship application for the Fall 2023 semester was Thursday, August, 31, 2023.
• The last day ​to add courses was Thursday, August 31, 2023. Your registration as of August 31 will be used to determine your maximum financial aid eligibility for the semester (grants, loans and work-study). The Financial Aid office has outlined the Fall 2023 Registration and Financial Aid Disbursem*nt Processes.
• Visit the Senator Jose Peralta NYS Dream Act website for information on how to apply for New York State-administered grants and scholarships to support your higher education.

Financing your College Education 2024-2025

Direct Loan Inquiries1-800-848-0979

FAFSA Application Status1-800-433-3243

FAFSA Technical Assistance1-800-433-3243

Internal Revenue Service1-800-829-1040

NYS TAP Processing/Status1-888-697-4372

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Comparing Financial Aid Awards

CUNY Net Price Calculator

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FAFSA application – Free Application for Federal Student Aid

Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) – Contact Information

Instructions to upload documents via CUNYFirst (FileNet)

One-Time Student Loan Debt Relief

Scholarships

Student Loan Debt Forgiveness

TAP/Excelsior/Dream Act applications