Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 11 - KENTUCKY HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY › Chapter 5 - KHEAA Grant Programs › Section 11 KAR 5:037 - CAP Grant student eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				164.744(2),
				164.753(4)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				164.748(4) requires the
				Authority to promulgate administrative regulations pertaining to the awarding
				of grants, scholarships, and honorary scholarships as provided in
				KRS
				164.740 to
				164.7891.
				KRS
				164.753(4) requires the
				Authority to promulgate administrative regulations pertaining to grants.
				KRS
				164.7535 authorizes the Authority to provide
				grants to assist financially needy part-time and full-time undergraduate
				students to attend educational institutions in Kentucky. This administrative
				regulation establishes student eligibility criteria for the college access
				program.
Section 1. To qualify for
			 disbursement of a college access program grant, a student shall:
(1) Be a resident of Kentucky;
(2) Be enrolled at an educational institution
			 as at least a part-time student, as determined by the educational institution,
			 in an eligible program of study and not have previously earned a first
			 baccalaureate or professional degree;
(3) Demonstrate financial need in accordance
			 with 11 KAR 5:130 and
			 11 KAR 5:145 for CAP grant
			 assistance;
(4) Have remaining
			 KHEAA grant limit;
(5) Not receive
			 financial assistance in excess of the need to meet educational
			 expenses;
(6) Maintain satisfactory
			 progress in an eligible program of study according to the published standards
			 and practices of the educational institution in which the student is
			 enrolled;
(7) Satisfy all financial
			 obligations to the Authority under any program administered pursuant to
			 KRS
			 164.740 to
			 164.7891 and to any educational
			 institution, except that ineligibility for this reason may be waived by the
			 executive director of the Authority, at the recommendation of a designated
			 staff review committee, for cause;
(8) Be a citizen of the United States or an
			 eligible noncitizen;
(9) Be
			 receiving at least part-time credit at an educational institution in an
			 eligible program of study and paying at least part-time tuition and fees to
			 that institution, if the student is studying abroad or off-campus.
(10) Have been eligible to receive a CAP
			 Grant in the preceding year, if the student is enrolled in an equivalent
			 undergraduate program of study, established by the Authority in
			 11 KAR 15:090, Section
			 5;
(11) Be:
(a) Attending an eligible institution with
			 the main campus or headquarters located in Kentucky; or
(b) Attending at least fifty (50) percent of
			 courses on-ground in Kentucky if enrolled at an eligible institution with the
			 main campus or headquarters not located in Kentucky; and
(12) Not be:
(a) In default on any loan under Title IV of
			 the federal act, codified at 20 U.S.C. 1070 to
			 1099, unless eligibility has been
			 reinstated;
(b) Liable for any
			 amounts that exceed annual or aggregate limits on any loan under Title IV of
			 the federal act, codified at 20 U.S.C. 1070 to
			 1099; and
(c) Liable for overpayment of any grant or
			 loan under Title IV of the federal act, codified at
			 20 U.S.C.
			 1070 to
			 1099.