Section 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.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 25, Issue 25, eff. July 31, 2009; amended, Virginia Register Volume 31, Issue 17, eff. July 1, 2015.

Statutory Authority

§ 23-38.10:9 of the Code of Virginia.