Student Eligibility:
- New York state resident.
- Full time SUNY Optometry student, during our CSTEP program.
- African-American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian or Alaskan native
- If you are not African-American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian or Alaskan native, you can qualify as an economically disadvantaged student. Please refer to this chart.
Upon completing this initial application and submission, you'll get an email for the following documents, so please make sure you start obtaining them:
- Current College Transcript (unofficial transcript is acceptable).
- Current class schedule or course registration.
- Document verifying household income (i.e. most recent IRS 1040 form) – only if you are not African-American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian or Alaskan native.
- W9 form (your information, not your parents')
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