Student Financial Services

Welcome to the Office of Student Financial Services. We are dedicated to assisting you and your family in developing a financial strategy for this extraordinary investment in your future—your college education!

The Student Financial Services website was created to address all of your potential concerns regarding your attendance at Purchase. Our knowledgeable and highly efficient staff are here and ready to help with all of your questions regarding financial aid and the billing process throughout your career at Purchase College. In the links to the top right you’ll find information on common topics that our office deals with on a per-semester and annual basis for Financial Aid as well as Student Accounts (Billing). Please browse through the links at your convenience.

Should you have further questions regarding your finances, please feel free to contact our office using the form below or by writing an email to financialservices@purchase.edu. When emailing our office, please be sure to include your Purchase ID (PID) number.

Important Programs

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Deadline varies*
Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)

Deadline varies, contact NYS HESC at (888)-697-4372
Excelsior Scholarship

Deadline varies, contact NYS HESC at (888)-697-4372
New York State DREAM ACT

Deadline varies, contact NYS HESC at (888)-697-4372

Student Financial Services In Person Meetings:

Our staff is available for in-person meetings on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 9am – 4 pm by appointment only. Our office is located on the first floor of the Student Services Building.

Schedule an In-office Appointment with SFS

In order to lessen the transmission of the COVID virus:

Face masks are required.
Staff will only meet with the student.
Meetings will be held in a designated area.
Students under quarantine must wait the 14 day minimum.

Spring and Summer Work Opportunity

If interested in working part time with our office, please apply though JobScore

SNAP Benefits Expansion of Eligibility for Students

The federal government has temporarily expanded the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility for the duration of the pandemic. Details can be found online at:Students | USDA-FNS

The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021, temporarily expands SNAP eligibility to include students enrolled at least half-time in an institution of higher education, who either:

1.) Are eligible to participate in state or federally financed work study during the regular school year, as determined by the institution of higher ed, or

2.) Have an expected family contribution (EFC) of $0 in the current academic year.

If you meet the criteria above, you can access and download your SUNY Award letter (PDF) as proof through the following:

Go online to your MyHeliotrope account
Click on the Financial Aid button
Click the Award button
At the top of the page click the blue text “Print SUNY Award Letter PDF”

CARES Act Information

Due to COVID-19 there has been a suspension of loan payments, collections, and waiver of interest on ED-held student loans. Loan repayments begin after September 30th 2021. You can read more regarding this on the Federal Student Aid Website at: https://studentaid.gov/announcements-events/coronavirus

Student loans normally go into repayment after a 6 month grace period from your last date of attendance. You have options to repay these student loans or request deferment/ forbearance depending on your circumstance. To arrange this you will contact your Federal Loan Servicer.

To identify your own Federal Loan servicer and to review the federal loans you’ve borrowed to date please do the following:

Go online to: https://studentaid.gov/ & log in with your FSA ID
The screen that appears will display your total loan balance and grants:
- Click on the View loan servicer details text at the bottom right hand side of this box to view your federal loan servicer.
- You can also click on View Details text to review each loan you’ve borrowed to date.

No appointment is required. Each Zoom session will have two Financial Aid Counselors from our office to address any questions you have.

Once you join the Zoom session you will be placed in a waiting room, and pulled into a private zoom meeting on a first come first served basis with our Financial Aid Counselors. The private zoom session allows us to answer detailed questions regarding a student’s account.

Meeting ID: 880 294 6814

Passcode: 204090

Call In: 646-876-9923

You can reach us by email at: financialservices@purchase.edu

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