New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter XX - Higher Education Services Corporation
Subchapter C - General Awards, Academic Performance Awards, Fellowships and Other Awards
Part 2204 - Duration Of Eligibility
Section 2204.1 - Duration of eligibility
Universal Citation: 8 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 2204.1
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) A recipient's eligibility to receive any award made under this Subchapter shall be as specified in this section.
(1) Tuition
assistance program awards:
(i) four regular
academic years of undergraduate study, or five regular academic years if the
program of attendance is approved as such by the commissioner pursuant to
section 145-2.7 of this Title;
(ii) four regular academic years of graduate
study, except that no student shall be entitled to receive more than eight
years of combined undergraduate and graduate study.
(2) Regents wards or children of deceased and
disabled veterans: four regular academic years, or five regular academic years
if the recipient is enrolled in a program normally requiring five years
approved by the commissioner pursuant to section
145-2.7 of this Title.
(3) Regents college scholarships and Regents
awards for children of deceased State correction officers and State civilian
employees of a correction facility; four regular academic years of
undergraduate study, or five regular academic years if the recipient is
enrolled in a program normally requiring five years approved by the
commissioner pursuant to section
145-2.7 of this Title.
(4) Regents professional education in
medicine or dentistry scholarships, Regents professional education in optometry
scholarships, and Regents professional scholarships in osteopathy scholarships;
four regular academic years while matriculated in an approved program, as
defined by the commissioner.
(5)
Regents professional education in nursing scholarships. Recipients shall be
entitled to an annual award for each year of study while enrolled in an
approved course leading to registration as a professional nurse, not exceeding
the normal period of study required to complete the course, as defined by the
commissioner.
(6) Regents veterans
with war service scholarships: four regular academic years of full- time or
part-time study, as defined by the commissioner; however, if all of
scholarships holder's attendance is part-time, then five regular academic
years.
(7) Regents awards for
children of deceased police officers, firefighters and volunteer firefighters:
four regular academic years of undergraduate study, or five regular academic
years if the recipient is enrolled in a program normally requiring five years
approved by the commissioner pursuant to section
145-2.7 of this Title.
(8) Tuition awards for Vietnam veterans:
(i) Full-time recipients. Four regular
academic years of undergraduate study, or five regular academic years if the
recipient is enrolled in a program intended to culminate in an undergraduate
degree normally requiring five years, approved by the commissioner pursuant to
section 145-2.7 of this Title; provided,
however, that a recipient enrolled in an approved vocational training program
shall be limited to two academic years, or its equivalent, while enrolled in
such program.
(ii) Part-time
recipients. Eight regular academic years of part-time study as defined in
subdivision 1 of section
669-a of the
Education Law, or 10 regular academic years if the recipient is enrolled in a
program intended to culminate in an undergraduate degree normally requiring
five years, approved by the commissioner pursuant to section
145-2.7 of this Title; provided,
however, that a recipient enrolled in an approved vocational program shall be
limited to four academic years, or its equivalent, while enrolled in such
program.
(9) Empire
State challenger scholarships for teachers: four regular academic years while
matriculated in an approved program, as defined by the commissioner.
(10) Empire State challenger fellowships for
teachers: one regular academic year of full time study while matriculated in an
approved graduate program, as defined by the commissioner; two regular academic
years of part-time study while matriculated in an approved graduate program, as
defined by the commissioner.
(11)
Regents health care professional opportunity scholarships: four regular
academic years while matriculated in an approved program, as defined by the
commissioner.
(12) Regents
professional opportunity scholarships: four regular academic years, unless
enrolled in a program of study recognized by the regents as normally requiring
more than four years to complete.
(13) Empire State scholarships of excellence:
four regular academic years of undergraduate study, or five regular academic
years, if the recipient is enrolled in a program normally requiring five years
approved by the commissioner pursuant to section
145-2.7 of this Title.
(14) Liberty scholarships.
(i) Full-time recipients: four regular
academic years of undergraduate study, or five regular academic years, if the
recipient is enrolled in a program normally requiring five years approved by
the commissioner pursuant to section
145-2.7 of this Title.
(ii) Part-time recipients: eight regular
academic years of part-time undergraduate study as defined in section 610.5(b)
of the Education Law or ten regular academic years of such study, if enrolled
in a program normally requiring five years approved by the commissioner
pursuant to section
145-2.7 of this Title.
(b) Any term of attendance during which a student receives any award under this Subchapter after the effective date of the former scholar incentive program and prior to academic year 1989-1990 shall be counted toward the maximum term of eligibility for receipt of tuition assistance program awards as provided in paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
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