How much aid can I receive?
The City University of New York tries to meet your financial need by putting together a financial aid package for you. A financial aid package usually covers an entire academic year and consists of grants and some type of self-help aid in the form of loans or work-study. How large a package you receive will depend upon the degree of your financial need and the availability of program funds. In general, your total aid package (including all grant, loan and scholarship aid) may not exceed your cost of attendance.

In making an awards package, CUNY proceeds with the following steps:

	first, your eligibility for TAP and PELL is determined;
	then, your remaining financial need is determined based on CUNY's calculation of your total cost of attendance minus your estimated TAP and Pell awards;
	finally, CUNY tries to supplement your TAP and Pell awards with assistance from the following campus-based aid programs (subject to availability): FSEOG, Federal Work-Study or Federal Perkins Loan.