Scholarship Award - NYS World Trade Center Memorial Scholarship, USA

Description
The NYS World Trade Center Memorial Scholarship guarantees access to a college education for the families and financial dependents of innocent victims who died or were severely and permanently disabled as a result of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States of America and the resulting rescue and recovery efforts.

Eligibility

1. Be children, spouses and financial dependents of deceased or severely and permanently disabled victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States or the subsequent rescue and recovery operations. This includes victims at the World Trade Center site, at the Pentagon, or on flights 11, 77, 93, or 175.
2. Be survivors of the terrorist attacks who are severely and permanently disabled as a result of injuries sustained in the attacks or the subsequent rescue and recovery operations.
3. Study at an approved postsecondary institution in New York State
4. Have graduated from high school in the United States, earned a GED, or passed a federally approved "Ability to Benefit" test as defined by the Commissioner of the State Education Department
5. Be enrolled as a full-time student taking 12 or more credits per semester
6. Be matriculated in an approved program of study
7. Be in good academic standing
8. Not be in default on a State or federal student loan or on any repayment of state awards.

Application Procedure
Please find the scholarship application link at the link below.

Website Link
http://www.hesc.ny.gov/content.nsf/SFC/NYS_World_Trade_Center_Memorial_Scholarship