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NY Flight 587 Memorial Scholarship

Award Amount
$24,250
Award Amount
Application deadline
April 30, 2025
Application deadline
Awarded By:

New York State Higher Education Services Corporation

Number of Awards & Eligibility: varies
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. This award is for U.S. students.
  2. Must be a legal U.S. resident.
  3. Must be the child, spouse, or financial dependent of someone who died as a direct result of the American Airlines Flight 587 crash on Nov. 12, 2001 in Belle Harbor, Queens, New York.
  4. Must plan to study at an approved postsecondary institution in New York State.
  5. Must be a high school graduate or older.
  6. Must enroll full-time (12 or more credits per semester).

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: This award is available to U.S. undergraduate students who are children, spouses and financial dependents of individuals killed as a direct result of American Airlines Flight 587’s crash in the Belle Harbor neighborhood of Queens, New York on the morning of November 12, 2001. Students must be attending or planning to attend an eligible postsecondary institution in New York.

Application requirements for the NY Flight 587 Memorial Scholarship are:

  • FAFSA
  • Application form
  • TAP app./Payment form
Additional Information: Eligible students must be matriculated in an approved program of study and be in good academic standing and not be in default on a student loan guaranteed by HESC or on any repayment of state awards.

Award Amount: Up to $24,250 if you are living on campus.   The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $24,250.

About New York State Higher Education Services Corporation:
Contact Information: Paul Deecher ,Scholarship Unit
Address: 99 Washington Ave. Albany, New York 12255

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