Flight 3407 Memorial Scholarship
New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC)
Apply any timeRenews each year
Covers college costs up to SUNY rates for dependents of those who died on Continental Flight 3407 (2009)
- How much
- Covers cost of attendance up to the average SUNY state-operated resident undergraduate cost of attendance
- Who qualifies
- Child, spouse or financial dependent of a victim of Continental Airlines Flight 3407 (Feb 12, 2009)
- Legal NYS resident 12 continuous months; full-time undergraduate (12+ credits) at an approved NYS institution.
- For students starting college, undergrads
- U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen; NYS DREAM Act students eligible
- When to apply
- Apply any time Open year-round
- How to apply
- File the FAFSA and TAP application, then submit the Flight 3407 Memorial Scholarship supplement with documentation
- What you'll need
- FAFSA + state application
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (hesc.ny.gov)
The details
Covers cost of attendance up to the average SUNY state-operated resident undergraduate cost of attendance (or actual cost if less), for children, spouses or financial dependents of a person who died as a direct result of the Continental Airlines Flight 3407 crash in Clarence, NY on Feb 12, 2009. Full-time (12+ credits) undergraduate at an approved NYS institution; up to 2/4/5 years by program length.
More money from New York
- Enhanced Tuition Award (ETA)Up to $6,000 for tuition expenses
- Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)$1,000 to $5,665
- NYS Scholarships for Academic Excellence$500 or $1,500 per year
- Excelsior ScholarshipCovers tuition at SUNY/CUNY (last-dollar, after other aid)
- Non-degree Part-Time Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)Prorated TAP award based on credits and actual tuition
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