N.Y. Education Law § 679: Regents professional opportunity scholarships

* § 679. Regents professional opportunity scholarships. 1. Number and

certification. Two hundred twenty regents professional opportunity

scholarships shall be awarded each year. Such scholarships shall be

allocated as provided in article thirteen of this chapter to eligible

students as certified to the president by the commissioner.

2. Duration. No recipient shall be eligible to receive an award

pursuant to this section for more than four academic years unless

enrolled in a program of study recognized by the regents as normally

requiring more than four years to complete.

3. Amount. The president shall make academic year awards in amounts

provided in this subdivision. The academic year award shall be up to

five thousand dollars provided however that if family income of the

applicant exceeds an amount established by the regents and approved by

the director of the division of the budget for an economically

disadvantaged applicant, the award shall be reduced by the amount of one

dollar for each four dollars, or part thereof, of the excess, provided,

however, that in no event shall the award be less than one thousand

dollars, and no award shall exceed the actual costs of attendance. Costs

of attendance shall include tuition, required fees, laboratory and other

instruction related expenses, books, transportation, room and board.

* NB Scholarship terminated per ch 31/85 § 17, as amended