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* § 678. Regents health care professional opportunity scholarships. 1. Number and certification. One hundred regents health career professional opportunity scholarships shall be awarded each year. Such scholarships shall be allocated as provided in article thirteen of this chapter to eligible students as certified to the president by the commissioner. 2. Duration. Such scholarship shall entitle the recipient to an award for not more than four academic years while matriculated in an approved program, as defined by the commissioner pursuant to article thirteen of this chapter. 3. Amount. The president shall make academic year awards in amounts provided in this subdivision. The academic year award shall be ten thousand dollars per year, provided, however, that in no event shall the award exceed the actual costs of attendance. Costs of attendance shall include tuition, required fees, laboratory and other instruction related expenses, books, transportation, room and board. * NB Scholarship terminated per ch 31/85 § 17, as amended