N.Y. Education Law § 679-b: Primary care practitioner scholarship program

§ 679-b. Primary care practitioner scholarship program. 1.

Certification. Primary care practitioner scholarships may be awarded

annually, subject to the availability of funds therefor. Such awards

shall be allocated pursuant to section nine hundred four of the public

health law, to eligible students certified to the president by the

commissioner of health.

2. Duration. Each scholarship shall entitle the recipient to an annual

award and a recipient shall be eligible for no more than the equivalent

of two academic years based on full-time study.

3. Calculation of award amounts. The president shall make annual

awards of up to fifteen thousand dollars, but in no event shall the

award exceed cost of attendance at the institution. Cost of attendance

shall mean tuition, required fees, books, transportation, room and

board.

4. Award disbursement. Annual award disbursements shall be the

responsibility of the president.