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New York HESC
The New York State Higher Education Services Corporation runs TAP, Excelsior and the state's other grants and scholarships. Its grants and scholarships page lists each program with a short summary and its application status, with filters for part time study and career fields. Each program page covers deadlines, award amounts and who qualifies.
Best for: New York students comparing TAP, Excelsior and other state awards.
Limitation: On phones a cookie banner covers much of the screen, and it has no button to reject tracking.
Our rating
3.4out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (2.5 / 5)
- All programs serve New York residents.
- Filters cover study load and career fields such as teaching.
- Cards show a short summary and whether applications are open.
Scholarship Quality (4.5 / 5)
- Program pages show current deadlines or are marked closed.
- Every program is run by the state aid agency.
- Most program pages state an award amount.
Ease of Use (3.5 / 5)
- On phones, a cookie banner covers much of the screen.
- Program pages open straight from the main list.
- Pages fit phone screens without sideways scrolling.
Privacy & Marketing (3.5 / 5)
- The linked policy says data is not sold for marketing.
- No ads, and only light analytics load.
- The cookie banner has no button to reject tracking.
How we rate
Matching Power
How well it helps you find the scholarships it lists, by filtering on location, need, merit, major, college and high school.
A 5 means you can narrow the list by where you live, need, merit, major, college or high school, and a big site brings the best fits to the top. A 1 means little or no way to narrow, and in the middle some filters work but many results still do not fit.
Scholarship Quality
How complete, current and traceable its scholarship listings are.
A 5 means nearly every listing is current, links to the real sponsor and gives enough detail to act on. A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.
Ease of Use
How easily you can understand the controls and reach actionable scholarship information.
A 5 means clear controls and a quick path from the list to a scholarship and its sponsor, including on a phone. A 1 means walls, confusing steps or a broken phone view keep getting in the way, and the middle is workable with some tradeoffs.
Privacy & Marketing
What data it asks for, how much advertising or sign-up pressure gets in the way, and how much control you have.
A 5 means the site asks only for what it needs, says why, keeps ads and partner offers out of the way and leaves you in control. A 1 means heavy data requests, sign-up pressure, loan offers or sweepstakes get in the way, and the middle has some of that pressure but it stays manageable.
Our ratings are our opinion of each site, not an endorsement or a prediction that you'll win.