§ 21-12-6-6 — Twenty-first century scholars program scholarship; eligibility

(a) A student may apply to the commission for
a scholarship. To qualify for a scholarship, the student must meet the
following requirements:
(1) Be an eligible student who qualified to participate in the
program under section 5 of this chapter.
(2) Be a resident of Indiana.
(3) Be a graduate from a secondary school located in Indiana that
meets the admission criteria of an eligible institution and have
achieved a cumulative grade point average in high school of:
(A) at least 2.0 on a 4.0 grading scale, if the student is expected
to graduate from high school before July 1, 2014; and
(B) at least 2.5 on a 4.0 grading scale, if the student is expected
to graduate from high school after June 30, 2014.
(4) Have applied to attend and be accepted to attend as a full-time
student an eligible institution.
(5) Certify in writing that before the student's graduation from
high school the student:
(A) did not illegally use controlled substances (as defined in IC 35-48-1.1-7);
(B) did not illegally consume alcoholic beverages;
(C) did not commit any other crime or a delinquent act (as
described in IC 31-37-1-2 or IC 31-37-2-2 through IC 31-37-2-5 (or IC 31-6-4-1(a)(1) through IC 31-6-4-1(a)(5)
before their repeal));
(D) timely filed an application for other types of financial
assistance available to the student from the state or federal
government; and
(E) completed an academic success program required under the
rules adopted by the commission.
(6) Submit to the commission all the information and evidence
required by the commission to determine eligibility as a
scholarship applicant.
(7) This subdivision applies only to applicants who initially enroll
in the program under section 5 of this chapter or IC 21-12-6.5-2
after June 30, 2011. For purposes of this chapter, applicants who
are enrolled in the program before July 1, 2011, will not have an
income or financial resources test applied to them when they
subsequently apply for a scholarship. Have a lack of financial
resources reasonably available to the applicant, as defined by the
commission, that, in the absence of an award under this chapter,
would deter the scholarship applicant from completing the
applicant's education at the approved postsecondary educational
institution that the applicant has selected and that has accepted
the applicant.
(8) Meet any other minimum criteria established by the
commission.
(b) This section applies to an individual who graduates from high
school after December 31, 2011. To be eligible for a scholarship under
this section, a student must initially attend an eligible institution
described in subsection (a)(4) not later than the fall semester (or its
equivalent, as determined by the commission) in the year immediately
following the year in which the student graduates from high school.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citations:
20-12-70-11(a); 20-12-70-6.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.169-2011, SEC.7; P.L.229-2011, SEC.228; P.L.6-2012, SEC.146; P.L.107-2012, SEC.23; P.L.234-2015, SEC.14; P.L.165-2016, SEC.11; P.L.186-2025, SEC.119.