NYS DREAM Act
NYS DREAM Act (Senator José Peralta)
In short
Lets undocumented, DACA, TPS and other students get TAP, Excelsior, and other state aid and NY 529 accounts. Students who attended NY high school ≥2 years and applied to college within 5 years of graduation, or got NY HSE/GED and applied within 5 years.
- What you get
- Lets undocumented, DACA, TPS and other students get TAP, Excelsior, and other state aid and NY 529 accounts.
- Who qualifies
- Students who attended NY high school ≥2 years and applied to college within 5 years of graduation, or got NY HSE/GED and applied within 5 years.
- Income limit (2026)
- Same as TAP/Excelsior.
- Papers to gather
- NY HS transcript or HSE diploma, income info (ITIN or alternate), school info.
- Renewal
- Annual.
- 2026 update
- active (state law unaffected by federal changes).
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