§ 601. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless otherwise specified: 1. “President” shall mean the president of the New York state higher education services corporation. 2. “College” shall mean any institution of higher education, recognized and approved by the regents of the university of the state […]
§ 602. Duties of the commissioner. 1. Selection and certification of academic performance award recipients. (a) The commissioner shall select the qualified recipients of academic performance awards, from among candidates who meet and exceed the minimum eligibility requirements, in order of merit on the basis of such combination of test scores, academic records, and personal […]
§ 603. Evaluation by the board of regents. On or before January first, nineteen hundred seventy-six, and annually thereafter on or before December first, the board of regents shall make a report to the governor and the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the senate finance committee, the assembly ways and […]
§ 604. General awards. 1. Tuition assistance program awards are available for all students who are enrolled in approved programs and who demonstrate the ability to complete such courses, in accordance with standards established by the commissioner. 2. Regents awards for children of deceased and disabled veterans are available for eligible students in an approved […]
§ 605. Academic performance awards. 1. Regents college scholarships. Regents college scholarships shall be awarded to students completing their high school programs for attendance in approved programs, on the basis of nationally established competitive examinations. a. County allocation. Twenty-five thousand such scholarships shall be awarded each year and shall be allocated to each county in […]
§ 605-a. Scholarships for academic excellence. 1. (a) Beginning with the nineteen hundred ninety-seven–ninety-eight academic year and thereafter, scholarships for academic excellence shall be awarded to students completing their high school programs for attendance in approved programs. The academic merit criteria for awarding these scholarships will be determined by taking the weighted average of a […]
§ 606. County awards for professional education in nursing, medicine, dentistry, optometry or veterinary medicine. Each county of the state outside New York city is hereby authorized to establish awards in such manner as the local legislative body of such county may determine, for attendance by legal residents of this state, who meet the citizenship […]
§ 607. Required disclosure to matriculated students. The commissioner of education shall promulgate rules and regulations to reflect and administer the intent of section 493A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as last amended by P.L. 94-482 concerning institutional and financial aid for students. The information, to be disseminated through but not limited to, […]
§ 608. World trade center memorial scholarships. 1. Notwithstanding subdivisions three and five of section six hundred sixty-one of this title, children, spouses and financial dependents of innocent victims who have died or have been severely and permanently disabled, or those innocent victims who have become severely and permanently disabled as a direct result of […]
§ 608-a. Military enhanced recognition, incentive and tribute (“MERIT”) scholarships. 1. Eligible persons. a. Children, spouses and financial dependents of members of the armed forces or state organized militia who at any time on or after the second day of August, nineteen hundred ninety, while in service in the armed forces of the United States, […]
§ 609. Tuition, aid and placement report. In academic year two thousand sixteen–two thousand seventeen, all non-public institutions of higher education, recognized and approved by the regents of the university of the state of New York, which provide a course of study leading to the granting of a four year post-secondary degree or diploma, except […]
