Grants

Students who are not New York State Residents may qualify for aid from their state of residence.

Federal Aid Programs (Title IV)

Federal Pell Grant

Pell grants are Federal grants which never need repayment and are the single largest grant source of aid to Genesee students. The size of your grant will be based on your family income and assets.

Eligibility: Enrolled in at least 3 credit hours, U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen, good academic standing, based on Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) as determined by federal government.

Amount: Ranges from $652 to $6095 annually

Repayment: None

How to apply: File your FAFSA; applications are available on the FAFSA Website, at our Financial Aid Office or your high school guidance office.

Federal Student Aid Information: 1-800-433-3243

SEOG

The Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (SEOG) is a campus based program. SEOG is awarded to students that demonstrate extreme financial need, as determined by the FAFSA. Preference is given to full-time enrolled students. Funding is limited. File the FAFSA early for first consideration.

Apply for New York State Aid

NYS TAP

The New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) helps eligible New York residents pay tuition at approved schools in New York State. TAP is a New York State grant program. Eligible students will receive TAP after Census (approximately 6 weeks in to the semester).

Eligibility: full-time, enrolled, U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen, good academic standing, fall within income limits, New York state resident

Amount: ranges between $100 and 100% of Genesee tuition, depending on family income.

Repayment: None

Need more TAP information? Visit the Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) website or contact the TAP Hotline at 1-888-697-4372.

Aid for Part-Time Study (APTS)

Aid for Part-time Study (APTS) is a grant available to part-time student taking at least 3 credit hours.

Eligibility: 3-11 credits per semester, U.S. citizen and New York state resident, good academic standing.

Amount: varies

Repayment: None

Financial Aid Updates

Attention Students: There is a Facebook scam that many students are seeing about Salliemaenavient Updates. The scam indicates that Genesee Community College has "given approval for complete forgiveness to all former students." Please do not respond or click on the link as this is a hoax. The federal government and their approved servicing agencies do not use Facebook to communicate their information.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Financial Aid Office at 585-345-6900 or financialaid@genesee.edu.

If you need assistance completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) please visit us in the Student Success Center. We have Financial Aid Representatives available to help twice daily – At 10am and at 2pm. Please bring tax information, bank statements and FSA ID. Additional information about completing the FAFSA can be found at the Department of Education's Federal Student Aid website.
Effective Fall 2017 students and parents selected for verification who did NOT file a tax return will be required to obtain a Verification of Non-Filing Status from the IRS. Complete form 4506-T and submit to the IRS. The IRS will mail back a letter confirming the Non-Filing Status which will be submit to the Financial Aid Office to complete verification.
Genesee has implemented Student Outcome Tracking (SOT). SOT ensure that you only receive financial aid for courses that are required for your major. For additional information please visit About Student Outcome Tracking.
All students and custodial parent(s) are encouraged to set up a FSA ID to complete student aid documents. You can set up an FSA ID through any Federal Student Aid websites. For more information visit fsaid.ed.gov.
The 2019-2020 FAFSA is now available! File the 2019-2020 FAFSA for the upcoming academic year. The suggested file date of the 2019-2020 FAFSA is now.
The 2018-2019 FAFSA is still available for students that need aid for Summer 2019.
IRS Data Retrieval Tool (IRS DRT) now available! If you have already filed your taxes, use the IRS DRT to automatically upload your IRS information to your FAFSA.
GCC will no longer be able to accept copies of your tax return for verification. You will need to submit a Tax Return Transcript.