South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 62 - STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION › Article VII - SOUTH CAROLINA ACADEMIC ENDOWMENT INCENTIVE ACT OF 1997/SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHER EDUCATION MATCHING GIFT FUND › SOUTH CAROLINA HOPE SCHOLARSHIP › Section 62-900.111 - Military Mobilization

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A.
				Service members who are enrolled in college and are affected by military
				mobilizations will not be penalized for the term(s) they are required to
				withdraw after the full refund period based on the institutional policies and
				procedures. Institutions are strongly encouraged to provide a full refund of
				required tuition, fees and other institutional charges or to provide a credit
				in a comparable amount against future charges for students who are forced to
				withdraw as a result of military mobilization. Additionally, the term(s) that
				the service member is mobilized will not count against the maximum terms of
				eligibility. The service member shall be allowed to receive the unused term(s)
				while mobilized during the succeeding summer term or at the end of the maximum
				terms of eligibility based on initial college enrollment. The service member
				must re-enroll in an eligible institution within twelve months upon their
				demobilization and provide official documentation to verify military deployment
				to the institutional Financial Aid Office upon re-enrollment. Reinstatement
				will be based upon the service member's eligibility at the time he/she was
				mobilized. If the service member re-enrolls after the twelve month period, the
				service member must submit an Appeal Application to the Commission on Higher
				Education by the established deadline in order to be considered for
				reinstatement.
B. Service members
				who are enrolled in college and are mobilized for an entire academic year may
				receive the Scholarship for the next academic year, if they met the "Student
				Eligibility" requirements at the time of high school graduation. Service
				members who did not use the SC HOPE Scholarship funds/terms of eligibility
				during this period due to military mobilization shall be allowed to receive
				Scholarship funds during the succeeding summer term and/or at the end of the
				maximum terms of eligibility based on initial college enrollment.
C. Service members who are enrolled in
				college and are mobilized for one academic term and did not use SC HOPE
				Scholarship funds/terms of eligibility during this period shall be allowed to
				receive one term of Scholarship funds during the succeeding summer or one term
				at the end of the maximum terms of eligibility based on initial college
				enrollment.
D. In order to receive
				the SC HOPE Scholarship for summer school for the unused term(s), the service
				member must enroll in twelve credit hours during the succeeding summer term at
				the home institution.
E. The home
				institution will be responsible for receiving verification of military
				mobilization status and terms of eligibility based on the service member's
				initial college enrollment.
F.
				Service members of the United States Armed Forces will not be penalized for any
				credit hours earned while on military mobilization. The credit hours will not
				count against their terms of eligibility.