Section 20 AAC 16.210 - Applicant eligibility(a) An applicant for an Alaska performance scholarship must(1) meet the requirements of AS 14.43.820(a);(2) meet the academic eligibility requirements of 4 AAC 43 and(A) if a first-year scholarship recipient enrolled in an academic program of study on a (i) full-time basis, successfully complete a minimum of 24 semester credits or the equivalent during that academic year; or(ii) half-time basis, successfully complete a minimum of 12 semester credits or the equivalent during that academic year; or(B) if a second- or subsequent-year scholarship recipient enrolled in an academic program of study on a (i) full-time basis, have successfully completed a minimum of 24 semester credits or the equivalent in the first academic year and an additional 30 semester credits or the equivalent for each subsequent academic year that scholarship money was received; or(ii) half-time basis, have successfully completed a minimum of 12 semester credits or the equivalent in the first academic year and 15 semester credits or the equivalent for each subsequent academic year that scholarship money was received; and(3) meet continuing eligibility requirements, including(B) if a student other than a career and technical school program student, maintenance of a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale in order to receive a second or subsequent disbursement of a scholarship award; or(C) if a career and technical school program student, meeting the satisfactory progress requirements of the career and technical school program before receiving a second or subsequent disbursement of a scholarship award.(c) Notwithstanding the eligibility of the applicant, scholarship money will not be awarded to the applicant for a (1) program designed to terminate in a private pilot license; or(2) program of study conducted outside the state, unless the program is a formal exchange program available as part of a degree program at an eligible institution in this state.(d) Final applicant eligibility must be certified by the postsecondary institution of attendance, in accordance with 20 AAC 16.235.Eff. 1/1/2011, Register 196; am 11/16/2012, Register 204; am 8/16/2024, Register 251, October 2024Authority:AS 14.43.030
AS 14.43.810
AS 14.43.820