Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) Grants

This New York State Tuition Assistance Program is available for New York State graduate students attending school on a full-time basis.

Apply by filling out the fafsa and then you can proceed to fill out the TAP application at http://www.tapweb.org. This website will bring you directly to the tap application.

Grants range up to $550 for the academic year and are based on net taxable income.

Christa McAuliffe Fellowships

These federally-funded fellowships are intended to enable and to encourage outstanding teachers to continue their education; to develop innovative programs; to consult with or assist local educational agencies, private schools or private school systems; and to engage in other education activities that would improve their knowledge and skills and the education of students.

Eligibility: Full-time public and private school teachers who are citizens or permanent residents of New York State and who also teach in this state are eligible to apply for fellowships. A teacher may receive a fellowship for a period of up to twelve months and may not receive one for any two consecutive years. A fellowship recipient must return to a teaching position in his or her local educational agency, private school or private school system for at least two years following the completion of the fellowship.

Amount: The number and size of awards is determined annually by the Teacher Education, Certification and Practice Board on the basis of federal allocations and numbers of applicants.

Application: Applications may be obtained from superintendents of schools, heads of non-public schools, presidents of local school district organizations, school personnel administrators, the State Education Department or others and must be submitted to the State Education Department’s Office of Teaching, Albany, NY, 12230 (518) 474-6440. The deadline for submitting applications depends on federal action and varies from year to year.