NYS Scholarship for Academic Excellence

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NYS SCHOLARSHIP FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

Pending the availability of State funds during the 2023 session of the New York State Legislature, 8,000 Scholarships for Academic Excellence will be awarded to the top high school students graduating from New York State high schools in June 2023. It is anticipated that there will be 2,000 scholarships available valued at $1,500 and 6,000 scholarships available valued at $500. These awards are renewable for up to four academic years of undergraduate study or five academic years, if the program of study normally requires five years as defined by the Commissioner of Education.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

  • Each scholarship winner must graduate from a New York State high school by the end of the 2022-2023 school year.

  • Each scholarship winner must be a legal resident of New York State for at least one year prior to September 30, 2022. To qualify as a legal resident of New York State, an individual must:

    • Be a citizen of the United States; or

    • Be an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States; or

    • Be an individual of a class of refugee paroled by the attorney general of the United States under the parole authority pertaining to the admission of aliens to the United States.

  •  To utilize the benefits of the scholarship, the winner must be in attendance as a full-time, matriculated student at an approved New York State postsecondary institution by the Fall 2020 semester. Winners who enroll in an out-of-state institution in Fall 2020 are not eligible and forfeit the award.

  • If a winner is not accepted as a full-time, matriculated student at an approved postsecondary institution in New York State by the Fall 2020 semester, the scholarship may be accepted and enrollment postponed for a period of one year.

CRITERIA METHODS:

A high school shall use uniform criteria for the selection of scholarship nominees.

Regents Test Scores:
The high school shall select their winner(s) by computing a weighted average of the scores on the Regents examinations. Exams to be included are comprehensive English, global studies, US History/government, mathematics B and two or more of the following sciences: earth science, living environment/biology, chemistry and physics.

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