New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION
Chapter 11 - EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FUND: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND POLICIES
Subchapter 8 - MARTIN LUTHER KING PHYSICIAN-DENTIST SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Section 9A:11-8.1 - Student eligibility
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 9A:11-8.1
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) To be eligible for a Martin Luther King Physician-Dentist Scholarship (King Scholarship), a student shall demonstrate that they:
1. Are or has been a legal resident of the State of New Jersey for at least one year immediately before receiving the scholarship;
2. Is from a disadvantaged background, as demonstrated by inclusion in at least one of the following categories:
i. Meets the requirements of 9A:11-2.3;
ii. Is a former or current recipient of the New Jersey EOF Article III undergraduate or graduate grant;
iii. Is a student who would have been eligible as an undergraduate for a New Jersey EOF Article III student grant (9A:11-2.3); or
iv. Is a first-generation college student whose immediate family is or was eligible for government assistance and/or educational programs targeted toward low-income and disadvantaged populations (TRIO programs, NJ GEAR UP, free and reduced breakfast/lunch programs, food stamps, or at least one year of Pell grants); and
3. Are or will be a full-time student enrolled for an initial M.D., D.O., or D.M.D. degree at Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers-School of Dental Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, or Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine.
(b) Students shall not receive assistance under the programs administered by the Board if they owe a refund on a grant or scholarship previously received from a State or Federal program through any institution or are in default on any loan made under any State or Federal student financial assistance program at any institution. However, such students may receive State financial assistance if they make satisfactory repayment arrangements with the appropriate office.
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