Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 29 - Division of Higher Education › Rule 005.29.21-002 - Division of Higher Education Rules Governing the Military Dependents' Scholarship Program

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Arkansas Division of Higher Education Rules Governing
				Military Dependents' Scholarship Program
(Effective Date: May 2, 2022)
Organization and
				Structure
I. The
			 Arkansas Division of Higher Education shall administer the Military Dependents'
			 Scholarship Program within the policies set by the Arkansas Higher Education
			 Coordinating Board. All formal communications shall be addressed to or signed
			 by the Director of the Arkansas Division of Higher Education or his/her
			 designee.
II. The final
			 responsibility for determining eligibility of scholarship recipients shall rest
			 with the Director of the Arkansas Division of Higher Education pursuant to the
			 provisions of Act 188 of 1973, Act 2127 of 2005, Act 717 of 2007, Act 1216 of
			 2009 and subsequent legislation.
III. When functioning under Act 188 of 1973,
			 Act 2127 of 2005, Act 717 of 2007, Act 1216 of 2009 and subsequent legislation,
			 the Arkansas Division of Higher Education shall follow the provisions of the
			 Administrative Procedures Act.
Scholarship Eligibility
				Criteria
I. To be
			 eligible for the Military Dependents' Scholarship, an applicant must meet the
			 following conditions:
A. The student's parent
			 or spouse must have been declared to be a disabled veteran, prisoner of war,
			 missing in action, killed in action, or killed on ordnance delivery during the
			 course of active military duty after January 1, 1960.
B. The student's parent or spouse must have
			 been a resident of the State of Arkansas at the time he/she entered service in
			 the United States Armed Services, or whose official residence is currently
			 within the State of Arkansas.
C.
			 The dependent child or spouse of a person declared to be a prisoner of war or
			 missing or killed in action, or a person killed on ordnance delivery, or a
			 disabled veteran must be a current resident of Arkansas.
D. The student must qualify as the dependent
			 of a disabled veteran, prisoner of war or a person declared to be missing or
			 killed in action, or killed on ordnance delivery by meeting one of the
			 following criteria:
1. The student is the
			 legal spouse of a person declared to be a prisoner of war, missing or killed in
			 action, or killed on ordnance delivery or a person declared to be a disabled
			 veteran or,
2. The dependent child
			 must be the biological child of the parent who was declared to be a prisoner of
			 war or missing or killed in action, or killed on ordnance delivery, or a
			 disabled veteran; or,
3. The
			 dependent child is legally adopted or in legal custody of the guardian that was
			 declared to be a prisoner of war or missing or killed in action or killed on
			 ordnance delivery, or a disabled veteran.
E. The dependent child must meet the U.S.
			 Department of Education's definition of "dependent" with regards to
			 children.
F. A stepchild is not
			 eligible for this scholarship unless he/she has been legally adopted by the
			 parent who was declared to be a prisoner of war or missing or killed in action,
			 or killed on ordnance delivery, or a disabled veteran.
G. The applicant must apply for the
			 Dependents' Educational Assistance Program (DEA) Chapter 35 of Title 38 of the
			 U.S. Code with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
H. The applicant must be enrolled or accepted
			 for enrollment as a full-time student in any private, nonprofit institution of
			 higher education in Arkansas or state-supported institution of higher education
			 in Arkansas.
I. The applicant must
			 be an undergraduate student seeking an associate's degree, a baccalaureate
			 degree or certificate of completion.
J. The applicant must apply for the
			 scholarship prior to the published deadline in order to receive the
			 scholarship. Reimbursement can only be made for the year in which the student
			 is currently enrolled and has made application.