NYS Scholarships For Academic Excellence

The Scholarships for Academic Excellence (SAE) provide high school students that are the top student(s) in their respective high school at the end of their junior year with a scholarship to attend an institution of higher education located in New York State. Students must meet the following eligibility criteria:

1. Be eligible to graduate from a New York State high school by the end of the current school year.

2. Have graduated from a New York State high school.

3. Be a full-time, matriculated student in an approved undergraduate program of study in a New York State postsecondary institution.

4. Be in good academic standing.

5. Not be in default on any State or federal student loan or on any repayment of state awards.

6. Be a New York State resident.

 

Scholarship Selection Process

 

New York State notifies each school district of the number of scholarships that they will give out each year. Typically, three North Warren seniors are awarded this scholarship each year. There is nothing that students need to do to apply as high school personnel will nominate the most qualified seniors based on the following weighting of Regents exam scores:

 

English Language Arts weight of three

Algebra II weight of three

Global studies and Geography weight of one

United State History & Government weight of one

Science: The two highest science Regents exams with each being a weight of one

 

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