Indiana Administrative Code
Title 500 - COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION OF THE STATE OF INDIANA
Article 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF SCHOLARSHIP AND GRANT PROGRAMS
Rule 1 - Grant and Scholarship Programs
Section 1-2 - Program administration

(1) Accept federal or other grants, or both, bequests, and gifts from any entity, public or private, for use in the grant and scholarship programs.

(2) Establish administrative policies necessary to carry out the purposes of IC 20-12-21[IC 20-12 was repealed by P.L. 2-2007, SECTION 390, effective July 1, 2007.] and this rule.

(3) Determine the eligibility of applicants for awards and scholarships.

(4) Calculate or recalculate awards, if necessary, for all eligible applicants.

(5) Disburse funds to approved institutions to be administered on behalf of individual recipients.

(6) Inspect and audit commission-related grant and scholarship funds and records maintained by the approved institutions.

(7) Enter into agreements with approved institutions for participation in the commission's grant and scholarship programs.

(8) Revise, suspend, or withdraw awards offered to any applicant.

(9) Consider an enactment of the general assembly as an automatic revision of this rule.

(10) Request information for an applicant from any source necessary in order to determine or clarify the eligibility or financial need of the applicant.

(11) Establish that the opening date for the application shall be January 1 of each year and the closing date shall be March 1 of each year unless the commission establishes other dates. The closing date may be extended by a reasonable period of time as determined by the executive director or the appropriate designee to allow time for mail delivery. Unless the commission establishes other dates, applications filed electronically must be received electronically by March 1.

(12) May deem eligible any applicant supplying an electronic confirmation by the United States Department of Education's application servicer or a United States postal service certificate of mailing, return receipt, or certified or registered mail receipt that proves the application was filed on or before the closing date established by the commission.

(13) With approval of the commission, withhold or reduce distributions of state grant funds from an approved institution that:

(14) Deny eligibility to those students who owe a repayment or overpayment of any state educational award administered by the commission or federal Title IV funds.