Martin Luther King (MLK) Scholarship/Grant
Students from all income levels are eligible for MLK. Applicants will be evaluated on the basis of their past academic performance. Scholarships/Grants are full or partial and renewable each year for qualified students.
Students from all income levels are eligible for MLK. Applicants will be evaluated on the basis of their past academic performance. Scholarships/Grants are full or partial and renewable each year for qualified students.
HEOP Recipients must:
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Have been a New York State resident for at least one year prior to enrollment in HEOP.
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Be inadmissible under Canisius College's regular admission requirements as determined by the Admissions Office.
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Meet the State's Economic Guidelines for HEOP.
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Be a high school graduate or have a state-approved High School Equivalency Diploma or its equivalent (GED, etc.)
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Have the potential to succeed in college as determined by testing, personal interview, participation in mandatory pre-freshman summer program.
HEOP Income Eligiblity Criteria 2007-08
| Number of members in household (including head of the household) | Total annual Income for 2007-08 |
| 1 | $14,100 |
| 2 | $19,600 |
| 3 | $22,350 |
| 4 | $27,800 |
| 5 | $32,850 |
| 6 | $38,55 |
| 7 | $42,900 |
| 8 | $47,250 |
| 9 | $51,600 |
| 10 | $55,950 |
| 11 | $60,300** |
| Add $4,800 for two worksher or one worker sole support of a one-parent family Add $1,800 for a household supported solely by one member working two or more jobs at the same time. |
* Add $4,200 for each family member in excess of 11.
**Add $4,350 for each family member in excess of 11.
**Add $4,350 for each family member in excess of 11.