1. Eligible groups. Notwithstanding subdivisions three and five of section six hundred sixty-one of this part, children, spouses, and financial dependents of persons who died as a direct result of the crash of American Airlines flight 587, in Rockaway, Queens, on November twelfth, two thousand one, shall be eligible to receive a memorial scholarship. 2. Amount. The president shall grant annual scholarships in amounts determined in accordance with subdivision two of section six hundred sixty-eight-d of this subpart. 3. Duration. Awards under this section shall be payable for each of not more than four academic years of undergraduate study or five academic years if a program normally requires five years, as defined by the commissioner pursuant to article thirteen of this title.
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