Federally funded merit scholarship awarded to students for study in the fields of math, science, or engineering. For additional information, please contact your high school guidance counselor for the New York State Education Department. Awards and vary depending on student's need. Students must file annually with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Benefits are available for veterans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces after 1954.
Aid is also available for children, spouses and survivors of Veterans.
The student must agree to practice for 12 months in a chosen profession in New Your State for each annual payment received. A student must remain in good academic standing to receive funding under the Federal and state aid programs. Students are required to meet both standards to remain in good academic standing. The credit equivalency of remedial classes will be considered in determining progress for those students who are required to enroll in remedial classes. A student who fails to meet one or more of the satisfactory academic progress requirements will be placed in financial aid probation for the subsequent semester.