Indiana § 21-12-16-5 Scholarship qualifications

Indiana Statutes

§ 21-12-16-5 — Scholarship qualifications

Indiana § 21-12-16-5

Title 21HIGHER EDUCATION

Art. 12GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS

Ch. 16Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship

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Ind. Code § 21-12-16-5 (2026).

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(a)An applicant who is enrolled in an accredited postsecondary educational institution after June 30, 2017, may qualify for a scholarship under this section. To qualify for a scholarship, an applicant must:

(1)apply for a scholarship on a form supplied by the commission;

(2)except as provided in subsection (b), have graduated from an Indiana nonaccredited nonpublic or state accredited high school accredited under IC 20-31-4.1 and:

(A)graduated in the highest twenty percent (20%) of students in the applicant's high school graduating class;

(B)received a score in the top twentieth percentile on the SAT or ACT examination; or

(C)achieved a cumulative grade point average upon graduation of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 grading scale (or its equivalent if another grading scale is used) for course

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(a) An applicant who is enrolled in an
accredited postsecondary educational institution after June 30, 2017,
may qualify for a scholarship under this section. To qualify for a
scholarship, an applicant must:
(1) apply for a scholarship on a form supplied by the commission;
(2) except as provided in subsection (b), have graduated from an
Indiana nonaccredited nonpublic or state accredited high school
accredited under IC 20-31-4.1 and:
(A) graduated in the highest twenty percent (20%) of students
in the applicant's high school graduating class;
(B) received a score in the top twentieth percentile on the SAT
or ACT examination; or
(C) achieved a cumulative grade point average upon graduation
of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 grading scale (or its equivalent if another
grading scale is used) for courses taken during grades 9, 10, 11,
and 12;
(3) have participated in school activities and community service
activities during high school;
(4) have applied to and been accepted for enrollment in an
accredited postsecondary educational institution approved by the
commission under section 10 of this chapter;
(5) agree in writing to:
(A) obtain a license to teach under IC 20-28-5; and
(B) be employed as a teacher for at least five (5) consecutive
years in a public school or an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in Indiana after graduating with a baccalaureate
degree from the accredited postsecondary educational
institution described in subdivision (4); and
(6) meet any other criteria established by the commission.
(b) A student who graduates from a nonaccredited nonpublic school
must meet the requirement described in subsection (a)(2)(B) in order
to meet the eligibility requirement described in subsection (a)(2).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.101; P.L.63-2021, SEC.2; P.L.161-2023, SEC.1; P.L.242-2023, SEC.1; P.L.9-2024, SEC.425; P.L.44-2024, SEC.2.