N.Y. Education Law Section 668-B
Memorial scholarships for children, spouses and financial dependents of deceased firefighters, volunteer firefighters, police officers, p...

§ 668-b. Memorial scholarships for children, spouses and financial dependents of deceased firefighters, volunteer firefighters, police officers, peace officers, and emergency medical service workers.

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Notwithstanding subdivision five of § 661 (Eligibility requirements and conditions governing awards and loans)section six hundred sixty-one of this article, children, spouses or the financial dependents of firefighters, volunteer firefighters, police officers, peace officers, and emergency medical service workers who have died as a result of an injury sustained in the line of duty, in service to the state of New York shall be eligible to receive an annual amount determined pursuant to subdivision two of § 668-D (World trade center memorial scholarships)section six hundred sixty-eight-d of this article. Any award pursuant to this section shall be inclusive of any amount the student would otherwise be eligible for pursuant to section six hundred sixty-eight-a or six hundred sixty-eight-d of this article.

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Awards under this section shall be payable for each of not more than four academic years of undergraduate study or five academic years if a program normally requires five years, as defined by the commissioner pursuant to article 13 (Higher Education Student Financial Aid Programs)article thirteen of this title.

Source: Section 668-B — Memorial scholarships for children, spouses and financial dependents of deceased firefighters, volunteer firefighters, police officers, p..., https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EDN/668-B (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

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Tuition awards for part-time undergraduate students 667
Tuition assistance program awards 667‑A
Supplemental tuition assistance program 667‑C
Part-time tuition assistance program awards 667‑C‑1
New York state part-time scholarship (PTS) award program 667‑D
Enhanced tuition awards 668
Regents awards for children of deceased and disabled veterans 668‑A
Regents awards for children of deceased police officers, peace officers, firefighters and volunteer firefighters 668‑B
Memorial scholarships for children, spouses and financial dependents of deceased firefighters, volunteer firefighters, police officers, p... 668‑C
Awards for Vietnam veterans’ children born with Spina Bifida enrolled in approved undergraduate or graduate programs at degree granting i... 668‑D
World trade center memorial scholarships 668‑E
Military enhanced recognition, incentive and tribute (“MERIT”) scholarships 668‑F
American Airlines flight 587 memorial scholarships 668‑G
Continental Airlines flight 3407 memorial scholarships 669
Regents awards for children of deceased state correction officers and state civilian employees of a correction facility 669‑A
Veterans tuition awards program 669‑B
Recruitment incentive and retention program for members of the New York state organized militia 669‑D
New York state math and science teaching incentive program 669‑E
New York state science, technology, engineering and mathematics incentive program 669‑F
New York state masters-in-education teacher incentive scholarship program 669‑G
The New York state achievement and investment in merit scholarship (NY-AIMS) 669‑H
Excelsior scholarship
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Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

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