Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 575 - HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COMMISSION, OFFICE OF STUDENT ACCESS AND COMPLETION
Division 105 - Tribal Student Program
Section 575-105-0015 - Grant Amount

(a) For an undergraduate student attending an Oregon public university listed in ORS 352.002, Oregon Health and Science University, or an Oregon community college established under ORS Chapter 341, the Commission shall provide an award equal to and not to exceed the average cost of attendance, as calculated by the eligible institution at which the student enrolls, reduced by the amount of state and federal educational grant and scholarship aid available to such student. The total award of combined resources shall not exceed the cost of attendance.

(b) For an undergraduate student attending a qualifying non-public institution, the commission shall provide an award equal to the average cost of attendance of the highest cost institution, reduced by the amount of state and federal educational and scholarship aid available to such student, in the equivalent public institution sector as follows:

(c) For a graduate student enrolled in a master's degree seeking program, the Commission shall provide an award equal to the average cost of attendance reduced by the amount of institutional assistant aid, state and federal educational grants, and scholarship aid available to such student. The award shall not exceed the highest average undergraduate cost of attendance at an Oregon public university listed in ORS 352.002. The total award of combined resources shall not exceed the cost of attendance.

(d) Priority consideration for funding graduate students shall be given first to students who are enrolled in a master's degree seeking program.

(e) Should funding be available after awarding applicants at the undergraduate and master's level the commission may review and consider partial or full awards to students in either professional or doctoral programs of study, and/or graduate certificates. For a student who is enrolled in either professional or doctoral degree seeking program and/or graduate certificates who has been determined to be eligible to receive grant funding as determined by subsection (1)(c) of this section, the Commission shall provide an award equal to the average cost of attendance reduced by the amount of institutional assistant aid, state and federal educational grants, and scholarship aid available to such student, not to exceed the highest average undergraduate cost of attendance at an Oregon public university listed in ORS 352.002. The total award of combined resources shall not exceed the cost of attendance.

(a) Grants and scholarships awarded by an Oregon federally recognized tribe as defined under ORS 182.162.

(b) Educational funding provided by the United States Department of Veteran Affairs.

(c) Federal or private student loans offered to the student.

(d) Other federally excluded student financial assistance.

(a) renewing prior recipients, supporting their completion;

(b) new undergraduate students; and then

(c) all other applicants as funding permits.

(a) Limit eligibility to receive a grant under this section to a person using alternate methodology, as determined by the commission by rule, if available funding is at or below a level the Commission determines is necessary to allow the commission to operate the grant program under this section with available moneys; or

(b) Reduce or eliminate any limitation on eligibility previously imposed by the Commission under paragraph (a) of this subsection.