2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 7 - State and City Colleges and Institutions-Cornell University › Article 130 - Arthur O. Eve Opportunity for Higher Education › 6455 - Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program.

§ 6455. Collegiate  science  and  technology entry program. 1. General
requirements. The commissioner shall  award  grants  to  degree-granting
institutions in New York or to consortia of such institutions to be used
for  the  purpose  of  increasing  access  by  minority or disadvantaged
students  to  academic  programs  that  have  been  registered  by   the
commissioner  and  that  prepare  students  either  for licensure in the
professions or for employment in scientific and technical fields.
2.  Undergraduate  programs.
(a)  (i)  Undergraduate  science   and
technology  entry  program  moneys may be used for tutoring, counseling,
remedial and special summer courses, supplemental financial  assistance,
program  administration, and other activities which the commissioner may
deem appropriate. To be eligible for  undergraduate  collegiate  science
and  technology  entry  program support, a student must be a resident of
New York,  or  meet  the  requirements  of  subparagraph  (ii)  of  this
paragraph,  and  must  be  either  economically  disadvantaged or from a
minority  group  historically  under  represented  in  the   scientific,
technical,  health  and health-related professions, and must demonstrate
interest in and a  potential  for  a  professional  career  if  provided
special  services.  Eligible students must be in good academic standing,
enrolled full time in an approved, undergraduate level program of study,
as defined by the regents.
(ii) An applicant who is not a legal resident of New York  state,  but
who  is  a  United  States  citizen,  a  permanent  lawful  resident, an
individual who is granted U or T non-immigrant status  pursuant  to  the
Victims  of  Trafficking  and  Violence Protection Act of 2000, a person
granted temporary protected status pursuant to the  Federal  Immigration
Act  of  1990,  an  individual  of  a  class  of refugees paroled by the
attorney general of the United States under his or her parole  authority
pertaining  to  the admission of noncitizens to the United States, or an
applicant without lawful immigration status, shall be  eligible  for  an
award at the undergraduate level of study provided that the student:
(1)  attended  a registered New York state high school for two or more
years, graduated from a  registered  New  York  state  high  school  and
applied  for  attendance  at the institution of higher education for the
undergraduate study for which an award is sought within  five  years  of
receiving a New York state high school diploma; or
(2)  attended  an  approved  New  York  state program for a state high
school equivalency diploma, received a  state  high  school  equivalency
diploma  and  applied  for  attendance  at  the  institution  of  higher
education for the undergraduate study  for  which  an  award  is  sought
within  five years of receiving a state high school equivalency diploma;
or
(3) is otherwise eligible for the payment of tuition  and  fees  at  a
rate  no  greater  than  that imposed for resident students of the state
university of New York, the city university of  New  York  or  community
colleges   as  prescribed  in  subparagraph  eight  of  paragraph  h  of
subdivision two of section three hundred fifty-five or paragraph (a)  of
subdivision seven of section sixty-two hundred six of this chapter.
Provided,  further,  that  a student without lawful immigration status
shall also be required to file an affidavit  with  such  institution  of
higher  education  stating  that the student has filed an application to
legalize his or her immigration status, or will file such an application
as soon as he or she is eligible to do so.
(b)  Applications  for  funding  shall  be   submitted   by   eligible
institutions   to   the   department  in  accordance  with  requirements
established by the commissioner. Priority consideration shall  be  given
to  institutions  which  coordinate  their  efforts to increase minority
access with similar activities for programs at the  secondary  level  in

accordance  with this section. Grants shall be awarded based on criteria
established by the commissioner.
3.  Graduate programs.   (a) (i) Graduate science and technology entry
program moneys may be used for recruitment, academic enrichment,  career
planning,   supplemental  financial  assistance,  review  for  licensing
examinations, program administration, and  other  activities  which  the
commissioner   may   deem  appropriate.  To  be  eligible  for  graduate
collegiate science and technology entry program support, a student  must
be a resident of New York, or meet the requirements of subparagraph (ii)
of this paragraph, and must be either economically disadvantaged or from
a  minority  group  historically  underrepresented  in  the  scientific,
technical and health-related professions. Eligible students must  be  in
good academic standing, enrolled full time in an approved graduate level
program, as defined by the regents.
(ii)  An  applicant who is not a legal resident of New York state, but
either is a United States  citizen,  a  permanent  lawful  resident,  an
individual  who  is  granted U or T non-immigrant status pursuant to the
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act  of  2000,  a  person
granted  temporary  protected status pursuant to the Federal Immigration
Act of 1990, an individual  of  a  class  of  refugees  paroled  by  the
attorney  general of the United States under his or her parole authority
pertaining to the admission of noncitizens to the United States,  or  an
applicant  without  lawful  immigration  status shall be eligible for an
award at the graduate level of study provided that the student:
(1) attended a registered approved New York state high school for  two
or  more  years,  graduated from a registered New York state high school
and applied for attendance at the institution of  higher  education  for
the  graduate  study  for  which  an award is sought within ten years of
receiving a New York state high school diploma; or
(2) attended an approved New York  state  program  for  a  state  high
school  equivalency  diploma,  received  a state high school equivalency
diploma  and  applied  for  attendance  at  the  institution  of  higher
education for the graduate study for which an award is sought within ten
years of receiving a state high school equivalency diploma; or
(3)  is  otherwise  eligible  for the payment of tuition and fees at a
rate no greater than that imposed for resident  students  of  the  state
university  of  New  York,  the city university of New York or community
colleges  as  prescribed  in  subparagraph  eight  of  paragraph  h   of
subdivision  two of section three hundred fifty-five or paragraph (a) of
subdivision seven of section sixty-two hundred six of this chapter.
Provided, further, that a student without  lawful  immigration  status
shall  also  be  required  to file an affidavit with such institution of
higher education stating that the student has filed  an  application  to
legalize his or her immigration status, or will file such an application
as soon as he or she is eligible to do so.
(b) Applications for funding shall be made by eligible institutions in
accordance  with  requirements  established  by the commissioner. Grants
shall be awarded based on  criteria  established  by  the  commissioner.
Priority  consideration  shall be given to institutions which coordinate
their efforts to increase minority access with similar activities at the
undergraduate level.
4. Reporting requirements. Institutions participating in  the  science
and  technology  entry  program  shall  submit  to the commissioner such
reports or other information as he shall require. The commissioner shall
prepare for the board of regents an annual report of the  activities  of
institutions   which  receive  state  funds  pursuant  to  this  section
concerning, but not limited to, the effectiveness of the  programs,  the
numbers of students served, and future plans.