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 2201 - General Eligibility Criteria › Section 2201.1 - General eligibility criteria

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Unless otherwise specified, in order to be eligible for any
					 general award, academic performance award or fellowship, except the Regents
					 physician loan forgiveness program, a candidate for an award must satisfy the
					 following general criteria as well as all other criteria for a particular
					 award:
(a) Application. To be eligible
				  to receive payment for any award under this Subchapter, a candidate must file
				  annually with the corporation a complete formal application for payment, in the
				  form prescribed by the corporation, no later than the deadline required by the
				  U.S. Department of Education for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
				  (FAFSA), or a subsequent Federal form required for need based student aid.
				  Responses to supplemental information requests, submission of supplemental
				  forms whether electronic or otherwise, or requests to amend any information
				  included on an application or for an adjustment to any award must be received
				  by the corporation no later than 45 days from the date of the award
				  notification, request for additional information or the application deadline,
				  whichever is later. Applications received after the Federal deadline shall not
				  be processed by the corporation. No initial award or award adjustment shall be
				  made to candidates who fail to respond to a corporation request for information
				  necessary to make a determination of award eligibility or award amount by the
				  applicable deadline. The date of issuance of any document from the corporation
				  and the receipt of any document returned to the corporation by the candidate
				  shall be determinative. Such request shall be made upon forms prescribed by the
				  corporation and shall contain all information deemed necessary to make the
				  amendment or adjustment. Any TAP Certifying Officer may submit corrections to
				  the reported college of attendance for a term up to the corporation's annually
				  announced close-out date for payment reconciliation. All information contained
				  with the applications filed with the corporation shall be deemed confidential,
				  except that the corporation shall be entitled to release information to
				  participating institutions as necessary for the administration of financial aid
				  programs and to the extent required pursuant to article 6 of the public
				  officers law or otherwise required by law.
(b) Residency. Applicants who are legal
				  residents of the state. A legal resident of the state means an individual whose
				  place of domicile is New York state and is either (i) a United States citizen,
				  (ii) a permanent lawful resident, or (iii) an individual of a class of refugees
				  paroled by the attorney general under his or her parole authority pertaining to
				  the admission of aliens to the United States.
(c) Matriculation. Candidates for awards
				  under this Subchapter must be in matriculated status, as defined by sections
				  145-2.4 and
				  145-2.8 
				  of this Title, at their college or vocational institution.
(d) Approved programs for receipt of general
				  and academic awards.
(1) Candidates for
				  awards under this Subchapter must be enrolled in programs approved by the
				  commissioner pursuant to section
				  145-2.3 
				  of this Title, except that no award shall be made for study in programs leading
				  to any degree relating to theological study listed in section
				  145-2.6  of this
				  Title.
(2) Academic performance
				  awards shall be limited in their use to approved institutions and programs, as
				  provided by sections
				  145-1.6
				  and
				  145-1.12 
				  of this Title.