678 - Regents health care professional opportunity scholarships.

* § 678. Regents health care professional opportunity scholarships. 1.  Number and certification. One hundred regents health career professional  opportunity  scholarships  shall be awarded each year. Such scholarships  shall be allocated as provided in article thirteen of  this  chapter  to  eligible students as certified to the president by the commissioner.    2.  Duration. Such scholarship shall entitle the recipient to an award  for not more than four academic years while matriculated in an  approved  program,  as defined by the commissioner pursuant to article thirteen of  this chapter.    3. Amount. The president shall make academic year  awards  in  amounts  provided  in  this  subdivision.  The  academic  year award shall be ten  thousand dollars per year, provided, however, that in no event shall the  award exceed the actual costs of attendance. Costs of  attendance  shall  include tuition, required fees, laboratory and other instruction related  expenses, books, transportation, room and board.    * NB Scholarship terminates per ch 31/85 § 17, as amended