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. Each scholarship candidate must be eligible to graduate from a New York State high school by the end of the current school year.
Applicants must: have graduated from a New York State high school; study full time and be matriculated in an approved undergraduate program of study in a New York State postsecondary institution; be in good academic standing; not be in default on any State or federal student loan or on any repayment of state awards; and be a New York State resident.