4701-17-03 Application requirements for tier one scholarship grants.

 

 

 

4701-17-03                  Application    requirements     and    procedure    for    tier                        one scholarships.

 

 

 

(A)    All applications for tier one scholarship commitments shall include the following information:Qualifying minority and other applicants who demonstrate a financial need must meet the following criteria to be eligible for tier one scholarship grants:

 

(1)   A certification from the student that the application criteria defined in paragraph (A) of rule 4701-17-02 of the Administrative Code have been met by the student.The board has awarded the applicant a valid scholarship commitment that has not expired.

 

(2)     A certification from the college or university that the student meets the application criteria defined in paragraph (A) of rule 4701-17-02 of the Administrative Code.The applicant must have completed one hundred twenty semester credit hours prior to the college term for which the first payment is to be received.

 

(3) The applicant must be enrolled in either of the following:

 

(a) A  five-year  degree  program  as  defined  in  paragraph  (H)  of  rule 4701-17-01 of the Administrative Code, or

 

(b) The fifth year of an individual program of study as defined in paragraph (G) of rule 4701-17-01 of the Administrative Code.

 

(B)Tier one scholarship grants are valid at any Ohio college or university.

 

(C)Tier one scholarship grants are to be disbursed to an Ohio college or university by the Board upon receipt of the following:

 

(1)An  official  invoice  to  the  applicant  from  the  college  or  university  listing scheduled courses that certifies enrollment for a specific educational term.

 

(2)A certification by the Ohio college or university that the requirements outlined in paragraph (A)(2) of this rule are met by the applicant.

 

(D)Colleges and universities accepting tier one scholarship grants should ensure that the recipients of those grants are taking the appropriate courses, and should notify the board if the recipient fails to complete the requirements defined in paragraph (A)(2) of this rule.

 

(B)(E) Applications for tier one scholarship commitmentsgrants must be either postmarked or received by the board no later than May fifteenth to be considered for the following fall term, and November fifteenth to be considered for the following winter or spring terms. Incomplete applications will be returned. The

 

 

board, in its discretion, may permit an applicant to resubmit an application that was previously returned if the applicant demonstrates an appropriate reasonprovides an acceptable explanation for the incomplete application.

Effective:                                05/07/2003

R.C. 119.032 review dates:    02/18/2003 and 05/07/2008

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

04/25/2003

Date

Promulgated Under:   119.03

Statutory Authority:   4701.26

Rule Amplifies:           4701.26

Prior Effective Dates: 6/2/94, 1/1/99, 9/23/99,

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