CUSTA is a New York State funded campus-based tuition assistance grant. Like TAP, recipients are required to maintain satisfactory academic standards. CUSTA eligibility criteria are the same as those used by the New York State TAP program with the following additions. Recipients must:
1) Be a CUNY student,
2) Have received at least 4 TAP awards,
3) Be eligible to receive the maximum TAP award,
4) Be full time.
CUSTA is applied for through the filing of a FAFSA and a CUNY TAP/APTS Application. CUSTA funds are limited and are awarded to students on first come first serve basis. Therefore, the earliest applications have the best possibility of receiving CUSTA. CUSTA awards are $50.00 per semester.