N.Y. EDN Law § 668-E

§ 668-e. Military enhanced recognition, incentive and tribute\n("MERIT") scholarships. 1. Eligible persons. a. Notwithstanding\nsubdivisions three and five of section six hundred sixty-one of this\ntitle, children, spouses and financial dependents of a member of the\narmed forces of the United States or state organized militia who at any\ntime while in service in the armed forces of the United States, as\ndefined by subdivision eight of section one of the military law or in a\nforce of the state organized militia, as defined in subdivision nine of\nsection one of the military law: (i) while a legal resident of New York\nstate, died, became severely and permanently disabled or was classified\nas missing in action, or died as a result of injury or illness suffered\nor incurred during such military service; or (ii) while a legal resident\nof New York state, died or became severely and permanently disabled as a\nresult of injury or illness suffered or incurred during military\ntraining operations.\n b. A member of the armed forces of the United States who: (i) became\nseverely and permanently disabled as a result of service in the armed\nforces of the United States, as defined by subdivision eight of section\none of the military law,; and (ii) was a legal resident of New York\nstate at the time of military service.\n c. A member of the armed forces of the United States who: (i) became\nseverely and permanently disabled as a result of injury or illness\nsuffered or incurred during military training operations; and (ii) was a\nlegal resident of New York state at the time of military service.\n d. A member of the state organized militia who: (i) became severely\nand permanently disabled as a result of injury or illness suffered or\nincurred during active military service, as defined in subdivision six\nof section one of the military law; and (ii) was a legal resident of New\nYork state at the time of active military service.\n 2. Amount. The president shall grant annual scholarships in amounts\ndetermined in accordance with subdivisions two and three of section six\nhundred sixty-eight-d of this subpart.\n