Section Stra 1102.02 - Scholarship Recipient Eligibility(a) Any person who is eligible to receive a Pell Grant and is pursuing or will pursue, as a first-time, full time student with continuous enrollment beginning in the fall of 2018 or later, an eligible program degree at a participating postsecondary institution, and who meets the requirements in Stra 1102.02(b)-(d), shall be eligible for a scholarship.(b) A person shall meet the residency requirements listed in RSA 4-C:33I, (a)-(d), which shall be verified annually by the applicable participating postsecondary institution using either: (1) A valid New Hampshire driver's license for the parent, guardian, or eligible student;(2) A New Hampshire vehicle registration for the parent, guardian, or eligible student;(3) A New Hampshire non-driver photo identification for the parent, guardian, or eligible student;(4) An armed services identification, or other photo identification issued by the United States government for the parent, guardian, or eligible student;(5) The "Free Application for Federal Student Aid"; or(6) Any other documentation or actions by a person who is domiciled in New Hampshire and who if temporarily absent, demonstrates an intent to maintain New Hampshire residency indefinitely and to return to New Hampshire, coupled with an act or acts consistent with that intent.(c) A person shall not have been adjudicated delinquent or convicted or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any felonies or any second or subsequent alcohol or drug-related offenses under the laws of this or any other state, or under the laws of the United States, except that an otherwise eligible person who has been adjudicated delinquent or has been convicted or pled guilty or nolo contendere to a second or subsequent alcohol or drug-related misdemeanor offense shall be eligible or continue to be eligible for a scholarship after the expiration of one academic year from the date of adjudication, conviction, or plea. The participating postsecondary institution shall verify this component of eligibility by using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Verification by the participating postsecondary institution shall be completed by June 1st.(d) A person shall have either graduated from high school, or equivalent home school program accepted by the New Hampshire board of education or obtained a New Hampshire high school equivalency certificate based on the HiSet test or other high school equivalency test accepted by the New Hampshire board of education no more than 3 years prior to his or her application for a scholarship.N.H. Admin. Code § Stra 1102.02
Derived From Volume XXXVIII Number 28, Filed July 12, 2018, Proposed by #12550, Effective 6/19/2018, Expires 6/19/2028.