2024 College Scholarship Program
Hudson Valley Credit Union is happy to provide our Annual Scholarship Program, offered in partnership with the
New York Credit Union Association. The deadline to request an application was Thursday, January 5
th at 5 pm, and approved applicants have until Saturday, January 7
th to submit their final applications to NYCUA. Winners will be announced in early summer, and information on the 2024 Scholarship will be announced this fall.
Eligible applicants must be a member in good standing of Hudson Valley Credit Union* and meet all of the following criteria:
- The member is a college-bound high school senior at the time of application.
- The member is attending college for the first time in the fall of 2023.
- The member will be enrolled in either a two- or four-year accredited educational institution.
- The member agrees to use any scholarship funds awarded by January 31, 2024, at an accredited educational institution only.
*Students are considered an HVCU member if they have a Savings Account in their name only or they are listed first on a joint Savings Account with an adult. Hudson Valley Credit Union may occasionally use scores from the NYCUA competition to award its own scholarships. HVCU employees, volunteers, their family, and relatives are ineligible for these HVCU scholarships.
If you are not currently a member, please call 845.463.3011 or
learn how to join. If you have any questions, please email
community@hvcu.org and we'll be happy to help you.
Grants & Scholarships
There are so many options to fund your college education, it can seem a bit confusing at first. One of the best source of funding is free or nearly-free money from grants and scholarships available for a wide variety of skills, background, and studies. The credit union offers its own scholarships, as well as this easy-to-use Sallie Mae's scholarship search tool with over 3.5 million scholarship opportunities totaling more than $18 billion.
New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
The New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) helps eligible New York residents attending in-state post-secondary institutions pay for tuition. Depending on the academic year in which the student begins study, an annual TAP award can be as high as $5,000. TAP is a grant, and does not have to be paid back.
Applying for TAP
For New York State residents who include a New York school in “step six” of the FAFSA, the NYS Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) will automatically send the applicant an Express New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) Application (ETA). Deadline for filing the TAP Application is May 1st of the academic year for which aid is sought. For more information, visit the HESC website.
If the FAFSA applicant will also be applying for TAP, remember to submit the FAFSA early enough to be able to receive and submit the TAP application before the May 1st deadline.
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