a) A qualified applicant shall be:
- 1) a citizen or eligible noncitizen;
- 2) a resident of Illinois;
- 3) enrolled at a degree-granting, not-for-profit private college or university located in Illinois or a contiguous state that participates in the collegiate license plate program through the Secretary of State; and
- 4) able to demonstrate financial need according to a nationally recognized need analysis system.
- b) A recipient of assistance under this program who applies for a renewal award must, in addition to continuing to meet the criteria specified in subsection (a) of this Section, be maintaining satisfactory academic progress as determined by the institution.
- c) Eligibility is restricted to undergraduate students. Recipients must not have received a baccalaureate degree.
(Source: Amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 10320, effective July 1, 2008)