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 1-4 - Eligibility standards

Universal Citation: 500 IN Admin Code 1-4

Current through September 18, 2024

Authority: IC 21-18.5-4-9

Affected: IC 20-12-21

Sec. 4.

To be eligible for an award, an applicant shall meet the following requirements:

(1) For purposes of eligibility, an applicant must have:

(A) graduated from a program of instruction at a secondary school. A student who leaves an Indiana public high school with a certificate of completion, as opposed to high school diploma, is not considered a high school graduate for state grant purposes; or

(B) received a general education development (GED) diploma; or

(C) been admitted to an approved institution in an early admissions or accelerated learning program leading to an associate's or bachelor's degree.

(2) Be an eligible student as defined in section 1(21) of this rule.

(3) Absent specific legislative language to the contrary, to be eligible for a higher education grant, the student must be enrolled in an academic program leading to a certificate at Ivy Tech State College, or an associate degree or baccalaureate degree at an eligible institution, or, up to the first thirty (30) credit hours of undergraduate study, pursue a specific educational objective or course of study at an eligible institution and enroll in:

(A) courses that apply toward the requirement for completion of that objective or course of study; or

(B) courses designed to assist the student in developing the basic skills necessary for the student to successfully achieve the objective or continue in that course of study.

(4) Have not received a first baccalaureate degree and have not received:

(A) more than eight (8) semesters or twelve (12) trimesters or quarters of state grant assistance; or

(B) (Voided by P.L. 125-2008, SECTION 6, effective July 1, 2008.)

(5) File an approved application no earlier than the beginning of the application period and no later than the application filing deadline established by the commission under section 1(3) of this rule. To establish eligibility for an award, an applicant's need analysis application shall meet the following requirements:

(A) Be submitted no later than the application filing deadlines established by the commission.

(B) Be satisfactorily completed by the filing date established by the commission with all applicable questions answered correctly, including complete and accurate financial data.

Failure to meet requirements of this subdivision shall render an applicant ineligible for an award in the academic year for which application is being made.

(6) Be a United States citizen or be considered an eligible noncitizen as classified by the United States Department of Education for Title IV purposes.

(7) Be domiciled in the state on or before December 31 of the year preceding application for an award and be continuously domiciled in the state thereafter. Determination of residency status shall be as follows:

(A) For a dependent student, the determination of residency status shall be based upon the permanent place of residence of the parents of an applicant.

(B) For an independent student, the determination of residency status shall be based upon the permanent place of residence of the applicant.

(C) If an applicant qualifies as a resident under this subdivision, but is classified as a nonresident by an approved institution, the applicant's award shall be computed on the basis of in-state tuition and fees only. An applicant who is classified as a nonresident student by the commission is ineligible for an award even if classified as a resident by an approved institution.

Transferred from the State Student Assistance Commission ( 585 IAC 1-9-4) to the Commission for Higher Education of the State of Indiana ( 500 IAC 1-1-4) by IC 21-18.5-1-2(c), effective July 1, 2012.

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