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Table 14

Number of Scholarships and Awards


  Academic Year Estimated
  1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02
Scholarships
Empire State Public Employees Scholarships 10 0 0 0 0
Memorial Scholarships for Families of Deceased Firefighters, Police Officers, Peace Officers and Emergency Medical Service Workers 73 71 73 63 68
Regents Health Care Opportunity Scholarships 139 107 80 89 110
Primary Care Service Corps 139 157 91 24 6
Regents Professional Opportunity Scholarships 361 371 492 562 553
Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarships (1) 1,547 1,547 1,538 1,558 1,573
World Trade Center Memorial Scholarships 0 0 0 0 70
Scholarships for Academic Excellence 2,676 6,601 10,928 14,948 17,022
SUBTOTAL
4,945
8,854
13,202
17,244
19,402
Awards
Aid for Part-Time Study(5) 23,020 22,905 21,784 20,091 20,231
Physicians Loan Repayment (2) 69 101 106 100 0
Regents Awards for Children of Deceased and Disabled Veterans 635 641 605 596 601
Regents Physician Loan Forgiveness Program 112 125 134 135 128
Resident Loan Repayment (3) 165 151 164 140 0
State Loan Repayment (1) 75 70 53 50 35
Vietnam/Persian Gulf Veterans Tuition Awards 1,115 977 797 715 628
SUBTOTAL
25,191
24,970
23,643
21,827
21,623
All Others (4)
6
1
0
1
0
TOTAL
30,142
33,825
36,845
39,072
41,025

(1) 100 % Federally-funded program.
(2) 100% State-funded program.
(3) 50% Federally-funded program and 50% State-funded program.
(4) Includes discontinued scholarships: Regents Awards for Children of Deceased State Correction Officers and State Civilian Employees of a Correctional Facility, Regents Awards for Children of Deceased Correction Officers, and Empire State Scholarships of Excellence.
(5) Total award amounts include school's tuition liability.

HESC awarded over 41,000 scholarships, fellowships and special awards led by a 14% one-year growth in Scholarships for Academic Excellence.

 

Graph , Scholarships for Academic Excellence


The New York State Scholarships for Academic Excellence Program grew by nearly 2,100 recipients in one-year.
Last Modified on November 05, 2002