- (1) The Commission shall determine the dollar amount of each scholarship award and shall submit a voucher to the State Comptroller. Each eligible student enrolled at full-time status may receive a maximum of $3,000 at a university or $1,500 at a community college per academic period. Eligible students enrolled at part-time status shall receive a prorated award amount. No eligible student shall receive the scholarship at more than one participating institution during any one academic term.
- (2) A lump sum check payable to the participating institution for each eligible student listed on the voucher. The check shall be forwarded to the participating institution for credit to each student’s account or for the payment to the participating institution for delivery of funds to the eligible student. No later than thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of the scholarship check, the participating institution shall deliver the scholarship funds to the eligible student and return completed certification form to the Commission.
- (3) If a student whose eligibility for the scholarship was certified by a participating institution but becomes ineligible for the scholarship before the expiration of the institutional refund period, the scholarship funds shall not be delivered to the student but shall be returned to the Commission.
Author: Takena V. Jones, Stephanie C. Dolan
Statutory Authority: Code of Alabama 1975, §§16-5-1, et seq.
History: New Rule: Published September 30, 2025; effective November 14, 2025.