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[sybbie719]

She actually has another scholarship STEM for being top 10% and going into Biochemistry– that won’t kick in unless tuition is not covered in subsequent years.

You need to contact HESC. She must start the scholarship the fall immediately after graduation she does not get to pick it up once she starts college. The scholarship covers SUNY tuition - any TAP. Since she has full TAP, the money that they are using from one of her outside scholarships to pay the balance of her tuition can be used for her room and board.

If your daughter has not completed the process, she needs to do so immediately because the deadline is approaching

Please contact the HESC Scholarship Unit at scholarships@hesc.ny.gov or 1-888-697-4372 with questions about this Program.

@HESC

Eligibility

An applicant must:

be a legal resident of NYS and have resided in NYS for 12 continuous months;
be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen;

be a high school senior/recent high school graduate who will be enrolled full time at a SUNY or CUNY college, including community colleges and the statutory colleges at Cornell University and Alfred University, beginning in the fall term following his or her high school graduation;

be ranked in the top 10 percent of his/her high school graduating class of a NYS high school;

be matriculated in an undergraduate program leading to a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics at a SUNY or CUNY college;

earn a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher each term after the first semester;

execute a service contract agreeing to reside and work in NYS for five years in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics. View the terms and conditions of the service contract;
not be in default on a student loan made under any NYS or federal education loan program or repayment of any state award; and
be in compliance with the terms of any service condition imposed by a state award.

NYS Higher Education Services Corporation - NYS Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Incentive Program

FAQS

https://www.hesc.ny.gov/pay-for-college/financial-aid/types-of-financial-aid/nys-grants-scholarships-awards/nys-science-technology-engineering-and-mathematics-stem-incentive-program/nys-science-technology-engineering-and-mathematics-stem-incentive-program-faqs.html