§ 21-12-6-7 — Scholarship renewal

Indiana § 21-12-6-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 21: HIGHER EDUCATION
• Art. 12: GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS
• Ch. 6: Twenty-First Century Scholars Program; Tuition Grants

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(a) Subject to IC 21-12-13-2, a scholarship
awarded under section 6 of this chapter or this section may be renewed.
To qualify for a scholarship renewal, a scholarship recipient must do
the following:
(1) Submit to the commission a renewal application that contains
all the information and evidence required by the commission to
determine eligibility for the scholarship renewal.
(2) Continue to be enrolled as a full-time student in good standing
at an eligible institution.
(3) 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 to renew a scholarship. Continue to 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.
(4) Maintain satisfactory academic progress, as determined by the
eligible institution.
(5) If the student initially enrolls in an eligible institution for an
academic year beginning after August 31, 2019, complete a
student success program designed by the commission in
coordination with eligible institutions.
(6) Beginning in an academic year beginning after August 31,
2017, the student successfully completes:
(A) at least thirty (30) credit hours or the equivalent during the
last academic year in which the student received state financial
aid; or
(B) at least thirty (30) credit hours or the equivalent during the
last academic year in which the student was enrolled in
postsecondary education.
(7) Continue to meet any other minimum criteria established by
the commission.
(b) In determining eligibility under subsection (a)(6), the
commission shall apply all the following types of credits regardless of
whether the credits were completed during the last academic year
described in subsection (a)(6)(A) or (a)(6)(B):
(1) Credits earned from dual credit, advanced placement,
Cambridge International, and international baccalaureate courses.
(2) College credits earned during high school.
(3) Credits earned exceeding thirty (30) credit hours during a
previous academic year in which a student received state financial
aid.
(c) The commission may allow a student who is otherwise ineligible
under subsection (a)(6) for an award during the next academic year to
maintain eligibility for an award if the student submits a petition to the
commission and the commission makes a determination that
extenuating circumstances (as determined by the commission)
prevented the student from meeting the requirements under subsection
(a)(6).
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation:
20-12-70-11(b).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.169-2011, SEC.9; P.L.229-2011, SEC.229; P.L.281-2013, SEC.17; P.L.165-2016, SEC.12; P.L.178-2018, SEC.4; P.L.191-2018, SEC.23; P.L.215-2018(ss), SEC.11.