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.
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** |
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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.