The NYS Health Care Workers for our Future Scholarship was created as part of the state's efforts to regrow the health care workforce in New York State. On August 26, 2024, Governor Hochul announced 500 winners have been selected to receive the New York State Health Care Workers for Our Future Scholarship. This scholarship, which was open to all New Yorkers regardless of income, provides two-year full cost of attendance scholarships to New York State students who are aspiring to become Registered Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Clinical Laboratory Technologists, Radiologic Technologists, or Surgical Technologists and commit to work in an underserved area in NYS for two years after graduation.