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ANNUAL REPORT 2002
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Table 15

Amount of Scholarships and Awards
  Academic Year ($ thousands) Estimated
  1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02
Scholarships
Empire State Public Employees Scholarships $101 $0 $0 $0 $0
Memorial Scholarships for Families of Deceased Firefighters, Police Officers, Peace Officers and Emergency Medical Service Workers 532 598 586 558 592
Regents Health Care Opportunity Scholarships 1,285 971 712 880 1,065
Primary Care Service Corps 1,521 1,688 945 197 37
Regents Professional Opportunity Scholarships 1,460 1,484 1,913 2,211 2,028
Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarships (1) 1,675 2,275 2,289 2,285 2,322
World Trade Center Memorial Scholarships 0 0 0 0 775
Scholarships for Academic Excellence 1,811 5,195 8,266 11,073 12,280
SUBTOTAL $8,385 $12,211 $14,711 $17,204 $19,099
Awards
Aid for Part-Time Study (5) 13,563 13,475 13,152 12,322 12,043
Physicians Loan Repayment (2) 1,001 1,507 1,528 1,500 0
Regents Awards for Children of Deceased Disabled Veterans 254 264 244 242 237
Regents Physician Loan Forgiveness Program 1,160 1,239 1,340 1,350 1,280
Resident Loan Repayment (3) 1,582 1,098 1,250 1,000 0
State Loan Repayment (1) 980 1,050 768 800 725
Vietnam/Persian Gulf Veterans Tuition Awards 1,575 1,407 1,142 969 855
SUBTOTAL $20,115 $20,040 $19,424 $18,183 $15,140
All Others (4) $10 $1 $0 $10 $0
TOTAL $28,510 $32,252 $34,135 $35,397 $34,239

The dollar value of Scholarships awarded by HESC grew by more than 10% to $19.1 million, while Special Awards decreased primarily due to phasing out of loan repayment programs.
(1) 100% Federally-funded program.
(2) 100% State-funded program.
(3) 50% Federally-funded program and 50% State-funded programs.
(4) Incudes 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.

Last Modified on November 05, 2002