Students who receive ETAs are required to submit them to the Financial Aid Office within a week of their receipt. The New York State deadline for submitting forms is May 1 of the current award year. Students under 35 who have lived with a parent in the previous year and/or are currently living with a parent are considered to be dependent by NYHESC and will have to provide their parent(s)’ income information for the previous year on their ETA along with their parent(s)’ signatures.

　　Students under 22 years of age who have not and are not currently living with a parent must meet special conditions to be eligible for TAP as an independent student. Contact the Financial Aid Office for more information about these special conditions and the required proof of their existence.

　　*This includes successful completion of credit-equivalent work as set forth in 145-2.1 of the Commissioner’s Regulations.