Siena application fee waiver

Space is limited in HEOP, making admission very competitive.

1. Complete and submit the Siena Express Application or the Common Application to our Admissions Office by February 15 .
2. Check off the box for the Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) on the Siena Express Application. The application fee is automatically waived for HEOP applicants.
3. On the Common Application, go to the Siena member page and select Fall 2024-Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) under Preferred Start Term . Select YES to a Common Application Fee Waiver or institutional fee waiver on the Siena member page.
4. Your guidance office must submit your official high school transcript, personal college essay and guidance counselor recommendation.
5. After you apply for HEOP admission, you must complete the HEOP Financial Eligibility Assessment Form that will be linked to the acknowledgment email you will receive from our Admissions office. This form will also be mailed to your home address on file for your convenience. You must return this completed form within 10 days or your application cannot be processed further. If you do not receive this form or have questions please contact us at HEOPadmissions@siena.edu or call us at (518) 783-2352.
6. Once all of your academic information and your HEOP Financial Eligibility Assessment Form have been received your application will be reviewed.
7. If you are considered a strong candidate for our program you will be contacted by our HEOP Office, as a virtual interview (by Zoom or Facetime) is required for all potentially eligible HEOP applicants. Interviews will begin in early January and will continue until our HEOP first-year class is filled.
8. Admissions decisions begin in mid-March.