Queens, NY – Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D,WF-Fresh Meadows) has announced that recent high school graduates who have graduated in the top 10 percent of their class and who are willing to commit to studying a STEM field in a SUNY or CUNY college are eligible for The New York State STEM Incentive Program.

Rozic says the program provides a full tuition scholarship to a SUNY or CUNY college, if the applicant agrees to enroll full-time in an undergraduate program in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics beginning in the Fall after their high school graduation. Students must also earn a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or better each term after the first semester, and live in New York, working in a STEM field for five continuous years after graduation. Students who qualify for the scholarship are entitled to an annual award for up to four academic years of undergraduate study, or five years if they are enrolled in a five year program.

“This program provides an outstanding opportunity for students who are committed to studying in a STEM field to get an undergraduate degree without having the burden of a college loan after graduation. I encourage any student who is interested to review the program requirements, and consider taking advantage of a program that will not only help many students to graduate debt-free, but also will add to New York State’s well-trained, high tech workforce,” Rozic said.

In 2013, Assemblywoman Rozic authored The Empire Engineers Initiative Act (EEIA) to alleviate a severe talent-gap in the fields of science and engineering, and create a financial aid program for students who major in engineering and commit to work in New York for at least five years.

Rozic says the deadline to apply is August 15th. For more information on the STEM Incentive Program, please contact Rozic’s office.