Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 283 - College Student Aid Commission › Chapter 15 - Future Ready Iowa Skilled Workforce Last-dollar Scholarship Program › Rule 283-15.3 - Eligible Students

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) An
			 applicant of the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship
			 program must:
a. Be an Iowa resident as
			 defined in 283-Chapter 10.
b.
			 Annually complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and any other
			 application required by the college student aid commission by the priority
			 application date specified by the college student aid commission.
c. Attend an orientation session, in person
			 or virtually, for the eligible institution.
d. Register for courses with the assistance
			 of an advisor, create a graduation plan as required under the eligible program,
			 and participate in available academic advising sessions.
e. Enroll in an eligible program at an
			 eligible institution.
f. Consider
			 participating in the volunteer mentor program, as defined by the commission on
			 volunteer service.
g. Participate
			 in available career advising sessions as required under the eligible program,
			 including creation of a career plan when possible.
h. Meet satisfactory academic progress
			 standards as defined by the eligible institution in accordance with the
			 provisions of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.
i. Receive no more than the equivalent of
			 five full-time awards or eight part-time awards.
j. Meet one of the following three
			 conditions:
(1) Prior to becoming an adult
			 learner, enroll on a full-time basis following graduation from an Iowa high
			 school, completion of private instruction under Iowa Code chapter 299A, or
			 receipt of a high school equivalency diploma under Iowa Code chapter 259A, and
			 maintain continuous enrollment on a full-time basis in subsequent semesters,
			 with the exception of the summer semester, to receive additional awards. An
			 eligible student must enroll on at least a part-time basis during the summer
			 semester to receive an award. An eligible student may enroll in fewer than 12
			 semester hours, or the equivalent, in the semester that the credential will be
			 completed if full-time enrollment is not required to complete the program of
			 study.
(2) Prior to becoming an
			 adult learner, and following graduation from an Iowa high school, completion of
			 private instruction under Iowa Code chapter 299A, or receipt of a high school
			 equivalency diploma under Iowa Code chapter 259A, enter into full-time or
			 part-time employment in a state-recognized work-based learning program approved
			 by the Iowa department of education and enroll on a full-time or part-time
			 basis and maintain continuous enrollment on a full-time or part-time basis in
			 subsequent terms to receive additional awards. An eligible student may enroll
			 in fewer than six semester hours, or the equivalent, in the semester that the
			 credential will be completed if half-time enrollment is not required to
			 complete the program of study.
(3)
			 Following receipt of a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma,
			 and after becoming an adult learner, enroll on a full-time or part-time basis
			 in an eligible program at an eligible institution, and maintain continuous
			 enrollment on a full-time or part-time basis in subsequent semesters to receive
			 additional awards. An eligible student may enroll in fewer than six semester
			 hours, or the equivalent, in the semester that the credential will be completed
			 if half-time enrollment is not required to complete the program of study.
If the student discontinues enrollment at the eligible
				institution due to military deployment, a temporary medical incapacity, in
				relation to the declaration of a national or state emergency, or other
				exceptional circumstances approved by the commission, the student must apply
				for a waiver. If the waiver is approved, the student is not required to
				maintain continuous enrollment during the period covered by the waiver.