New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner
Subchapter I - Scholarships and Grants
Part 145 - Higher Education Student Financial Aid Program
Subpart 145-6 - Regents Awards, Scholarships And Grants In The Professions And Related Fields
Section 145-6.3 - Regents health care professional opportunity scholarships
Current through Register Vol. 45, No. 52, December 27, 2023
(a) Eligibility. A student enrolled in an approved program of study in medicine or dentistry who meets the eligibility criteria specified in subdivision (10) of section 605 of the Education Law, including status as economically disadvantaged and/or membership in a minority group underrepresented in the professions, and who agrees to practice medicine in an area of shortage of physicians or, as appropriate, agrees to practice dentistry in an area of shortage of dentistry, shall be eligible for a scholarship pursuant to this section.
(b) Allocation of scholarships. Regents health care professional opportunity scholarships will be allocated annually by the commissioner between the professions of medicine and dentistry.
(c) Commencement of service requirements. No award shall be made unless the applicant has agreed to enter into a service agreement upon the conclusion of professional study. Each such agreement shall set forth the time and circumstances under which service shall begin.