Part 145 Higher Education Student Financial Aid Programs

(a) Upon budget authorization for award of additional Regents scholarships for the professional study of osteopathy, such awards shall be made under the same standards and conditions as are established under subdivision 3 of section 605 and other pertinent sections of the Educati…

If the recipient of an academic performance award shall, during the academic year preceding the effective date of such award, have been enrolled as a full-time matriculated student in a program of study that can be approved for such award, then the effective date of the award sha…

(a) An academic performance award offered to an alternate after relinquishment of the award by the original holder shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as applied to the original holder. In particular, if the reaward is made after the effective date of the award, the…

(a) Where a minimum quota of scholarships is authorized for the students of a specific school, under section 605 of the Education Law, eligibility to receive such scholarships shall be limited to students enrolled in such school on the date of the examination on which such awards…

If repayment of an award is required, such repayment shall be made in accordance with the the provisions of Education Law, section 605. If compliance with the repayment schedule would involve extreme hardship to the award recipient, the president of the Higher Education Services …

(a) As used in this section, an award field shall mean mathematics, science and such other fields identified by the commissioner as having a shortage of teachers. A candidate shall be eligible to compete for such scholarships under the provisions of subdivision 7 of section 605 o…

(a) As used in this section, an award field shall mean mathematics, science and such other fields identified by the commissioner as having a shortage of teachers. A candidate shall be eligible to compete for such fellowships under the provisions of subdivision 8 of section 605 of…

Reimbursement of the State by medical and dental students who have attended medical and dental schools pursuant to contracts authorized by chapter 576 of the Laws of 1975, as amended, and who fail to perform the obligation to practice for three years in an area with a shortage of…

Examinations for Regents scholarships shall be held each year at such centers and at such times as the commissioner may direct. To be eligible to receive such a scholarship, a candidate shall take the examination prescribed for the competition, except as otherwise provided in sec…

(a) If legal residence in New York State is established by law as a requirement for an award, such award shall remain in effect only so long as the holder thereof continues to maintain such residence, and an award cancelled for failure to maintain such legal residence shall not b…

(1) A candidate shall be eligible to compete for such scholarships who, at the time of application, is enrolled in high school and is a candidate for graduation from high school or for early admission to postsecondary study by the effective date of the scholarship award, and the …

(a) Regents scholarships in medicine and dentistry authorized under subdivision 3 of section 605 of the Education Law shall be distributed on the basis of 20 for the professional study of dentistry and the remainder for the professional study of medicine. Half of the dental schol…

(a) Empire State scholarships of excellence and Regents college scholarships shall be issued originally and continued in effect only for attendance upon an approved program of study below the graduate or professional level. Study toward a graduate degree, or the professional stud…

An academic performance award shall be deemed vacant unless an acceptance thereof is filed with the department within such period after notification to the person entitled thereto as the commissioner shall establish.

If an academic performance award is relinquished by the holder, or if at any time it shall appear to the commissioner, upon evidence deemed by the commissioner to be sufficient, that a holder of such award has failed to comply with the regulations of the commissioner in respect t…

The recipient of an academic performance award may be granted a leave of absence by the Higher Education Services Corporation, prior to the receipt and utilization of the first award payment, for the following reasons: (a) illness; (b) financial circumstances; (c) active service …

(a) For programs at degree-granting institutions which measure study in terms of credit hours or a comparable measure, the following definitions shall apply: (1) (i) For State student financial aid programs, except the supplemental tuition assistance program (STAP), full-time stu…

For purposes of student aid, educational fees shall include library fees, registration fees, laboratory fees and diploma fees. Fees charged for purposes involving primarily the pleasure, comfort or penalty of the student shall be considered noneducational. Such fees include athle…

A student matriculated for a post-baccalaureate degree, or in a professional school of medicine, dentistry, podiatry, veterinary medicine, or law, shall be considered enrolled at the graduate level. In addition, the commissioner may designate a baccalaureate degree program as at …

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of this section, the following educational aid shall be considered to duplicate the purposes of tuition assistance program awards, awards for part- time study and Vietnam veterans tuition awards, and shall therefore serve to limit the amo…

(a) Where eligibility for a category II tuition assistance grant is limited by law to persons who did not graduate from high school prior to a specified date, the award of a high school equivalency diploma shall be considered in the same manner as high school graduation. (b) Wher…

To the extent authorized by chapter 57 of the Laws of 2007 and section 661 of the Education Law, this section identifies certain ability-to-benefit tests approved by the Board of Regents and the passing scores for such tests, for purposes of eligibility for general awards and aca…

For the purposes of articles 13 and 14 of the Education Law, students who have received a State award prior to September 1, 1981 shall meet the following academic requirements: (1) Attendance. Failure of the student to pursue the program of study will result in the loss of eligib…

(a) The commissioner shall periodically provide each approved institution of postsecondary education in the State with a list of registered programs approved by the commissioner for purposes of general and academic performance awards in that institution, and such institution shal…

(a) A student shall be considered in matriculated status if: (1) the student has filed a written application for enrollment at the institution for the purpose of earning a degree, diploma or certificate; (2) in accepting the student's application, the institution has taken into a…

To be considered in attendance at a school in New York State, the student must either be matriculated at that school, or must be registered at that school under permit from another school in New York State at which the student is regularly matriculated. A student who is regularly…

General and academic performance awards shall not be provided for study in programs that, in the determination of the commissioner, provide professional training in theology or religious education, or in programs leading to the following theological degrees: Bachelor of Divinity …

(a) For purposes of student aid, a five-year program shall denote an organized program registered and approved by the State Education Department as a program at the undergraduate level normally requiring more than four years to complete. (b) A student shall be eligible for a fift…

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other section of this Subpart, students enrolled in approved noninstructional external degree programs shall be considered in matriculated status. (b) Full-time study shall mean enrollment for 12 semester hours, or eight semester hours a …

(a) To be eligible to receive payment for accelerated study beyond the regular program of study for the academic year, except for part-time awards pursuant to Education Law, section 666, or for Vietnam veterans tuition awards pursuant to Education Law, section 669-a, a student sh…

Amendments to this Part shall be recommended to the Regents by the commissioner after consultation with the president of the Higher Education Services Corporation.

Where not otherwise governed or controlled by statute or by this Part, issues of educational policy relating to higher education student financial aid programs shall be determined in accordance with the judgment of the commissioner.

As used in this Subpart: (a) New York State tribe means those members of the six Iroquoian tribes, the Shinnecock tribe, and the Poospatuck tribe, who reside in the State of New York. (b) Official tribal roll means the list of individuals designated by the tribal authorities as m…

Upon application, student aid, in an amount to be determined each year by the commissioner, shall be granted annually for full-time or part-time study to each Native American who: (a) is a resident of New York State, and is on an official tribal roll of a New York State tribe or …

On or before the immediately preceding July 15th for the fall semester, December 31st for the spring semester, and May 20th for the summer sessions, each applicant shall file with the department an application in a form prescribed by the commissioner for each such term for which …

For the purposes of subdivision 5 of Education Law, section 6405, a needy student is one who demonstrates need according to the criteria used in the financial need analysis system which the institution uses for purposes of the Federal student assistance program it administers und…

To qualify as additional financial aid for the purposes of subdivision 5 of Education Law, section 6405, financial aid accorded to students by the institution shall be derived from funds, other than government funds, made available for student aid purposes, and shall be in excess…

(a) The following provisions of Subpart 145-1 of this Part shall apply to the Regents physician loan forgiveness program, the Regents health care professional opportunity scholarship program, and the Regents professional opportunity scholarship program: section 145-1.1 (applicati…

Residents of New York State, or students who meet the requirements set forth in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) or subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of subdivision (5) of section 661 of the Education Law, as applicable, who are licensed to practice medicine, and who have comp…

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 …

A student who is enrolled in an approved program of study which is licensure-qualifying in any of the professions licensed by the Regents, or which leads to a degree in the field of law, and who meets the eligibility criteria specified in subdivision (11) of section 605 of the Ed…

(a) As used in the definition of eligible students set forth in Education Law, section 6454(b), minorities historically underrepresented in the scientific, technical, health and health-related professions shall include residents of New York State or students who meet the requirem…

It is the purpose of this section to establish requirements for awarding grants, pursuant to Education Law section 6455, to degree-granting institutions or consortia of such institutions to establish programs aimed at improving the enrollment and retention of minority and economi…

The following provisions of Subparts 145-1 and 145-2 of this Part shall apply to the Liberty Scholarship Program: section 145-1.9 (leaves of absence); section 145-2.1 (full-time and part- time study and remedial workload); section 145-2.2 (program pursuit and academic progress); …

As used in this Subpart: (a) Resident student means a student who resides in institutionally-controlled housing for the period of attendance. (b) Off-campus student means a student who does not reside in institutionally-controlled housing for the period of attendance, and who doe…