8 Va. Admin. Code § 40-150-30

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 22, June 17, 2024

Section 8VAC40-150-30 - Eligibility criteria for an initial award

In order to receive an award, the student must:

1. Be a domiciliary resident of Virginia;

2. Be a first-time entering freshman no earlier than fall 2007;

3. Have received an associate's degree at a Virginia two-year public institution of higher education;

4. Have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale upon completion of the associate's degree program;

5. Have enrolled into a participating institution by the fall or spring term following completion of the associate's degree;

6. Be enrolled for full-time study in an approved course of study;

7. Have applied for financial aid by completing the FAFSA by the institution's published deadline;

8. Demonstrate financial need; and

9. Have complied with federal selective service registration requirements, unless the following apply:

a. The requirement to register has terminated or become inapplicable; and

b. The student shows by preponderance of the evidence that failure to register was not a knowing and willful failure to register and that the student complies with federal selective service registration requirements prior to disbursement of funds.

8 Va. Admin. Code § 40-150-30

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 25, Issue 25, eff. July 31, 2009.

Amended, Virginia Register Volume 31, Issue 17, eff. 7/1/2015.

Statutory Authority: § 23-38.10:9 of the Code of Virginia.