Section 22.288 - Eligible Students(a) To receive an initial award through the Program, a student must: (1) Submit an application for scholarship consideration through the Coordinating Board or Administrator;(2) Have Texas resident status, as determined by chapter 21, subchapter B of this title (relating to Determination of Resident Status);(3) Graduate from a Texas public high school, including an open-enrollment charter school;(4) Be enrolled full-time in a baccalaureate degree program at a participating institution the fall semester immediately following high school graduation;(5) Have applied for any available financial aid assistance;(6) Be TEXAS Grant eligible, as determined by subchapter L, § 22.228 of this chapter (relating to Eligible Students) and meet one of the following criteria under subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph:(A) Graduate with a distinguished level of achievement under the foundation high school program, and:(i) Graduate in the top 10% of the student's high school graduating class; or(ii) Submit with the application a nomination letter from the student's high school principal or counselor; or(B) Be eligible to graduate with a Texas First Diploma as set out in chapter 21, subchapter D of this title (relating to Texas First Early High School Completion Program).(b) To receive a continuation award through the Program, a scholar must: (1) Have previously received an initial year award through this Program;(2) Be enrolled full-time in a baccalaureate degree program where the scholar received initial award or at another participating eligible institution to which the student has transferred during the period of eligibility;(3) Make satisfactory academic progress toward the baccalaureate degree at the eligible institution, as defined in § 22.289 of this subchapter (relating to Satisfactory Academic Progress) unless the scholar is granted a hardship extension in accordance with § 22.295 of this subchapter (relating to Hardship Provision);(4) Have completed or is on target to complete programmatic requirements set forth in § 22.291 and § 22.292 of this subchapter (relating to Scholarship Selection Criteria and Academic Achievement Support, respectively) as reported by participating institution; and(5) Apply for any available financial aid assistance during each year of eligibility.(c) A student who does not meet the financial need criteria under subsection (a)(6) remains eligible for a continuation award and all benefits of the Program, but the participating institution in which the student is enrolled is not subject to § 22.287(a)(4) of this subchapter (relating to Eligible Institutions). Each institution shall make every effort to meet the requirements of §22.287(a)(4) for each continuing student participating in the Program.19 Tex. Admin. Code § 22.288
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 06, February 9, 2024, TexReg 0689, eff. 2/15/2024; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 32, August 9, 2024, TexReg 5984, eff. 8/15/2024