To view your Financial Aid Plan online:

1. Go to banner.sunypoly.edu (Banner Self-Service)
2. Login using SITNet ID and PIN
3. Click on Student and Financial Aid
4. Click on Financial Aid
5. Click on My Award Information
6. Click on Award by Aid Year
7. Select appropriate aid year from the pull down menu and click Submit

New, incoming students will receive a printed version of the Financial Aid Plan, accompanied by the printed version of the following resources. Continuing/returning students do not receive a printed copy of their Financial Aid Plan, but can print a copy of their plan from their Banner Self-Service account. We also encourage use of the following documents:

• Understanding your Financial Aid Plan
• Federal Direct Loan Borrowing Process for Students and Parents
• Cost of Attendance Components

As it pertains to the 2024-25 Aid Year: We believe that all of the 2024-25 FAFSA forms received by our office were reprocessed by Federal Student Aid. While we do not anticipate there will be changes to any federal awards received or offered, we are diligently checking information sent to us by Federal Student Aid to make sure that your Financial Aid Plan is as accurate as possible. Our office will notify you if an error is found. If you have a New York State TAP award or estimate listed on your plan, you will see an increase in the TAP award amount based on the most recently passed New York State budget. (See more infomation about the changes to NYS TAP below.)

You may have heard or read that, near the end of March, Federal Student Aid became aware of several instances of incorrect tax data being sent to the college(s) you applied, which could impact your Financial Aid Plan. The initial assessment of the issue showed only 20% of FAFSA applications were affected by the error. Nonetheless, we believe all of the applications we (SUNY Poly) received were reprocessed. If our office finds an application in need of correction, we will notify you (the student) via your SUNY Poly email.

The New York State Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget, passed in late April, promotes landmark investments in education. New York State's Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) is one of the nation's largest need-based college financial aid grant programs. Since its inception in 1974, it has provided nearly $30 billion to help more than 6 million New Yorkers attend college.

No, a TAP and/or Excelsior estimate or award allocation on your Financial Aid plan does not mean that you are automatically receiving that aid. You must apply to both NYS student aid programs.

• Apply for NYS TAP
• Apply for the Excelsior Scholarship (when available)

The Financial Aid Office is here to help! Call (315) 792-7210, email finaid@sunypoly.edu, or Request a Virtual Appointment.

1.Create a Nelnet account
(This is a new account with Nelnet. The account must be made in the student's name even if they are not the cardholder making the deposit.)

2. Click on "Make a Payment"

3. Select "ePay - Full Pay"
Under "Which account(s) would you like to pay?" select, "ePay - Full Pay."

4. Select “Admissions Tuition Deposit - Undergraduate” (undergraduate students) or “Admissions Tuition Deposit - Graduate” (Graduate students)

5. IF AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT - Enter $250* for the Amount in the “Admissions Tuition Deposit - Undergraduate”
*If you are a transfer student planning to commute to campus, submit a $100 enrollment deposit.

5. IF A GRADUATE STUDENT - Enter $150* for the Amount in the “Admissions Tuition Deposit - Graduate”
*Refer to your acceptance letter for your enrollment confirmation deadline and pay your tuition deposit by this date. The tuition deposit is waived for U.S. Veterans.

6. IF A GRADUATE STUDENT - Submit the Graduate Enrollment Confirmation Form
After paying your tuition deposit, submit the online Graduate Enrollment Confirmation Form. Questions? Contact Graduate Admissions at 315-792-7347 or graduate@sunypoly.edu.