have a combined federal adjusted gross income of $125,000 or less.have either graduated from high school in the United States, earned a high school equivalency diploma, or passed a federally approved 'Ability to Benefit' test, as defined by the Commissioner of the State Education Department.be a resident of NYS and have resided in NYS for 12 continuous months prior to the beginning of the term.The application for the Excelsior Scholarship has passed.
