Excelsior Scholarship for NYS

[katens]

So I qualify for the the excelsior scholarship, which is supposed to cover tuiton at a SUNY or CUNY college and while free college sounds nice, I dont have to be forced to stay in NY for however many years I receive aid.

After my undergraduate, I plan to teach english in Japan for 1-2 years and then come back and get my masters and/or doctorate in psychology, so I dont want to waste years of my life staying in NY and then not being able to go to Japan because life happens.

I definitely don’t have the money to pay for any part of college so anything that isn’t covered by other scholarships, has to be taken out as a loan. Since I plan to attend further schooling, I want to keep loans minimal.

So what I’m wondering is whether or not they would even know if I was in Japan working or if I just put my main address as my parents in NY is that counted. Does anyone know how they check that??

[thumper1]

@katens

Checking for clarity…

I’m wondering is whether or not they would even know if I was in Japan working or if I just put my main address as my parents in NY is that counted

Are you saying that you want to take the excelsior award and get free tuition…BUT you then plan to LIE about your actual wherebouts so you don’t have to repay the generosity of the state of NY? Is that correct?

If so, I will give my opinion. This is completely dishonest. Completely.

[skieurope]

MODERATOR’S NOTE:
Embedded within the rules is the following :

Recipients must live and work, if employed, in New York State for the same number of years that the Excelsior Scholarship was received. Failure to meet this requirement will result in the value of the award being converted to a zero-interest loan.

https://www.newpaltz.edu/media/financial-aid/Excelsior%20Fact%20Sheet-1.pdf
Since the rules are clear, I am closing this thread.