Sec.10a-169-4. Scholastic achievement grant program. Application and award procedure

(a) An applicant for financial assistance under this program shall submit to the Department the appropriate application form provided by the Department.

(b) Individual awards shall not exceed the amount allowed in section 10a-169 of the Connecticut General Statutes. Annual awards to students attending out-of-state institutions shall not exceed the amount allowed in section 10a-169 of the Connecticut General Statutes for such students.

(c) Renewal awards shall depend on eligible applicants maintaining Connecticut residence, satisfactory progress, and continuing financial need.

(d) Award recipients shall be permitted only to choose eligible post-secondary institutions. Eligible states will be listed on the scholastic achievement grant program application.

(e) Annual award stipends shall be remitted in two equal installments directly to the recipient's institution, upon confirmation of attendance each term, to be credited to the recipient's account for payment of tuition, fees, books, room, board, or any legitimate educational expense.

(f) Awards shall be transferable from one eligible post-secondary institution to another only at the end of a given academic year.

(g) Reassessment of financial need of all award recipients shall be made annually, and awards revised accordingly. Students who reapply and who continue to exhibit financial need will receive the same award as they received the previous year.

(h) An applicant who is successful in meeting the academic screening criteria for the scholastic achievement grant program may reapply for an award from this program in subsequent years for the period of time required to complete an undergraduate program of study. That eligibility period is four academic years, but upon request to the Department may be extended for an additional year if the student is enrolled in a program requiring more than four academic years of full-time study to complete.

(Effective August 7, 1995)