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New York State Regents Health Care Opportunity Scholarships are awarded annually to students studying medicine or dentistry.
Award Amount
Awards are $10,000 a year, for up to 4 years.
Eligibility
Students must:
* Study full time and be matriculated in approved programs of study in a New York State medical or dental school.
* Be New York State residents.
* Be U.S. citizens or qualifying non-citizens.
Selection is based upon the following priorities:
* Those who are economically disadvantaged and who are members of a minority group historically underrepresented in their chosen profession.
* Those who are members of a minority group historically underrepresented in the chosen profession.
* Those who are enrolled in or graduates of the following opportunity programs: SEEK, College Discovery, EOP, or HEOP.
Service Obligation
Upon completion of study, students must work 1 year for each annual payment received. However, the minimum service requirement is 2 years, even if only 1 annual payment was received. Employment must be in the studied profession and must be in a designated physician-shortage area of New York State. If students do not begin practice within 1 year of program completion, repayment at twice the amount of all scholarship monies received plus interest will be required.

Approximate scholarship value: $ 4000000

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