Illinois Administrative Code
Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Part 312 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Section 312.80 - Ongoing Eligibility Requirements

Scholarship recipients are required to take a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester or quarter during fall and spring term and 6 credit hours in the summer term (see Section 312.90(b)(2)(A) ) , maintain a "C" grade point average and provide a copy of their semester or quarter grades to their caseworker and OETS Business Office. Recipients who are under the care of the Department shall also notify their caseworkers and the OETS Business Office if they transfer to another school, change their address, attend summer school or withdraw from school. Youth who are no longer the legal responsibility of the Department shall submit the above-required documentation to the OETS Business Office. Scholarship recipients are responsible for filing a FAFSA form and applying for other forms of financial aid annually, if needed, and for paying their own room and board, as well as other costs not covered by the Department scholarship.