Excelsior Scholarship
The scholarship will be available in Fall 2023 to John Jay College students who meet the following criteria:
- Have a family income of $125,000 or less
- File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the NYS Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) application
- Attend full-time, and complete 30 credits per year
- Agree to reside exclusively in New York state and not be employed in any other state for a continuous number of years equal to the duration of the award.
The Excelsior Scholarship will be applied to each qualifying student’s financial aid package after all other aid, including TAP, Pell, City Council Scholarship, college scholarships, and other grants or scholarships are applied. Students MUST complete the FAFSA and TAP applications BEFORE they can apply for the Excelsior Scholarship.
Students can learn more about the Excelsior Scholarship and apply for the scholarship at the NY State’s HESC site.
The Fall 2023 application is open to students first entering college in the Fall 2023 term, students who caught up on credits during the Spring 2023 term to meet the credit requirement, and current college students who missed the deadline for the Spring 2023 application.
Current Excelsior Scholarship recipients should not complete this application. For students who first received an award in Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, or Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022 or Spring 2023 no additional action is needed.
Fall 2023 Deadline: August 31, 2023
For information from CUNY about this scholarship, click here.
Contact Us
The Financial Aid Office
Mailing Address
524 West 59th Street
BMW, 607
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-663-7867
E-mail: financialaid@jjay.cuny.edu