283—20.2(256) Iowa national guard service scholarship.

1. 20.2(1)  Eligible applicant. An eligible applicant is an Iowa resident, as determined by the adjutant general, who enrolls full-time or part-time in a program of study at an eligible institution and who meets the award eligibility criteria approved by the adjutant general and the following provisions:

   1. a. Completes the applications the Iowa national guard deems necessary on or before the date established by the Iowa national guard, except that an individual who was on federal active duty at the time of an application deadline will have 30 days to apply upon return to Iowa from active duty.
   2. b. Meets the eligibility criteria in Iowa Code section 256.210, meets satisfactory academic progress standards, and does not meet a condition in 283—subrule 10.3(1).

2. 20.2(2)  Awarding of funds.

   1. a. Selection criteria. All eligible applicants will be considered for an award.

   2. b. Maximum award and extent of award. Eligible applicants may receive awards for no more than 120 semester credit hours attributable to the program of study unless the applicants meet the provisions of Iowa Code section 256.210(3)“a”(2).

      1. (1) The maximum award for full-time students will not exceed the undergraduate Iowa resident tuition rate at Iowa regent universities or the tuition charged to the eligible applicant, whichever is lower.
      2. (2) All credit hours within a term of enrollment to which a scholarship is applied will be reported to the commission within the state-defined payment period.

   3. c. Awarding process.

      1. (1) The Iowa national guard will verify the eligibility of eligible applicants. An eligibility decision by the adjutant general is final.
      2. (2) The commission will designate eligible applicants for awards and provide eligible institutions with rosters of designated eligible applicants.
      3. (3) The commission will notify recipients and eligible institutions of the awards. Eligible institutions will notify the student of the award amount, of the state program from which funding is being provided and that the award is contingent on the availability of state funds.
      4. (4) Eligible institutions will apply awards to cover expenses identified in Iowa Code section 256.210(5).
      5. (5) Eligible institutions will provide information about eligible applicants to the commission in a format specified by the commission. Eligible institutions will make necessary changes to awards due to a change in enrollment or financial situation and promptly report those changes to the commission.
      6. (6) Eligible institutions are responsible for completing necessary verification and for coordinating other aid to ensure compliance with student eligibility requirements and allowable award amounts. Eligible institutions will report changes in student eligibility to the commission.
      7. (7) The commission will periodically investigate and review compliance of eligible institutions participating in this program with the criteria established in Iowa Code section 256.210 and this rule.

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