(a) Awards to applicants are prioritized and determined in accordance with the following criteria in the following order:
- (1) lowest Student Aid Index as reported on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA);
- (2) the applicant's status as a continuing award recipient who meets satisfactory academic progress requirements as described in 20 AAC 16.010(a)(11);
- (3) enrollment as a full-time student as defined under 20 AAC 15.990(a) or as an on-time student as defined under AS 14.43.990; and
- (4) the earliest FAFSA filing date.
- (b) For the purposes of this section, a continuing award recipient is a student who received a grant award in the immediately preceding academic year.
(Eff. 2/22/2015, Register 213; am 4/6/2018, Register 226; am 8/16/2024, Register 251)
Authority: AS 14.42.030, AS 14.43.405, AS 14.43.406, AS 14.43.415