Illinois Administrative Code
Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
Part 2735 - MONETARY AWARD PROGRAM (MAP)
Section 2735.20 - Applicant Eligibility
Universal Citation: 23 IL Admin Code § 2735.20
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 52, December 27, 2024
a) A qualified applicant shall be:
1) a citizen or
eligible noncitizen;
2) a resident
of Illinois;
3) maintaining
satisfactory academic progress as determined by the institution;
4) enrolled in an eligible degree or
certificate program (34 CFR
668.8), or in an eligible credit-bearing
Occupational or Career and Technical Certificate program at an Illinois public
institution, for a minimum of three credit hours, for either a semester or
quarter term, throughout the institution's tuition refund/withdrawal adjustment
period; and
5) enrolled at an
ISAC-approved institution of higher learning.
b) MAP grant eligibility is based on the relative financial eligibility at an ISAC-approved institution of higher learning of the applicant's choice, and is reevaluated if the student's choice of institution changes.
c) Eligibility is restricted to undergraduate students.
1) MAP recipients must not have received a
baccalaureate degree.
2) Graduate
students are not eligible for MAP assistance. For purposes of this Part, an
institution of higher learning shall classify as a "graduate student" any
student who:
A) is enrolled in an academic
program or course above the baccalaureate level which leads to any degree above
the baccalaureate level; and
B) is
not eligible to receive federal financial assistance (34 CFR
674.2,
675.2,
676.2) as an undergraduate
student; and
C) has completed the
equivalent of at least three years of full-time postsecondary study, either
prior to entrance into the academic program or as part of the academic program
itself.
d) MAP grants may be awarded for applicants in programs at Illinois public institutions that will culminate in the award of an occupational or career and technical certificate. [110 ILCS 947/35(h)] .
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