New York § 679 Regents professional opportunity scholarships

New York Statutes

§ 679 — Regents professional opportunity scholarships

New York § 679

JurisdictionNew York

Law EDNEducation

Title 1General Provisions Article 1 Short Title and Definitions (§§

Part 2Student Financial Aid

Subpart 3Academic Performance Awards

Art. 14New York State Higher Education Services Corporation

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N.Y. Education § 679 (2026).

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* § 679. Regents professional opportunity scholarships.

1.Number and\ncertification. Two hundred twenty regents professional opportunity\nscholarships shall be awarded each year. Such scholarships shall be\nallocated as provided in article thirteen of this chapter to eligible\nstudents as certified to the president by the commissioner.\n 2. Duration. No recipient shall be eligible to receive an award\npursuant to this section for more than four academic years unless\nenrolled in a program of study recognized by the regents as normally\nrequiring more than four years to complete.\n 3. Amount. The president shall make academic year awards in amounts\nprovided in this subdivision. The academic year award shall be up to\nfive thousand dollars provided however that if family income of the\

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* § 679. Regents professional opportunity scholarships. 1. Number and\ncertification. Two hundred twenty regents professional opportunity\nscholarships shall be awarded each year. Such scholarships shall be\nallocated as provided in article thirteen of this chapter to eligible\nstudents as certified to the president by the commissioner.\n 2. Duration. No recipient shall be eligible to receive an award\npursuant to this section for more than four academic years unless\nenrolled in a program of study recognized by the regents as normally\nrequiring more than four years to complete.\n 3. Amount. The president shall make academic year awards in amounts\nprovided in this subdivision. The academic year award shall be up to\nfive thousand dollars provided however that if family income of the\napplicant exceeds an amount established by the regents and approved by\nthe director of the division of the budget for an economically\ndisadvantaged applicant, the award shall be reduced by the amount of one\ndollar for each four dollars, or part thereof, of the excess, provided,\nhowever, that in no event shall the award be less than one thousand\ndollars, and no award shall exceed the actual costs of attendance. Costs\nof attendance shall include tuition, required fees, laboratory and other\ninstruction related expenses, books, transportation, room and board.\n * NB Scholarship terminated per ch 31/85 § 17, as amended\n