Returning Students
You may file your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at any time after January 1 and are encouraged to complete the application by February 1. If your tax information is not available, you may file using estimated income information. You do not need to be accepted at Binghamton University to file your FAFSA using Binghamton as an intended school.
The FAFSA is used to determine eligibility for federal student and parent loans, institutional scholarships, Federal Perkins Loans, Federal Supplemental Educational Grants or Federal Work Study.
If you are a New York State resident, you may also apply for support through the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP). After you file your FASFA, you will receive a preprinted Express TAP application. New students (freshmen, new graduate students) and those students who did not apply for TAP previously will need to complete an Express TAP application.
