21-12-16-4. Commission for Higher Education Duties
Sec. 4. The commission shall do all the following: (1) Develop a promotional program to inform and attract students to participate in the next generation Hoosier educators scholarship program. (2) Establish protocols and procedures concerning the application process for the program. (3) Develop protocols, in consultation with accredited postsecondary educational institutions approved by the commission […]
21-12-14-1. Establishment of Degree Maps
Sec. 1. Not later than October 1, 2013, the commission shall develop guidelines in consultation with state educational institutions to provide a state educational institution guidance for establishing degree maps for each full-time student attending the state educational institution. The guidelines must include: (1) procedures for establishing a degree map with a student, including requirements […]
21-12-16-5. Scholarship Qualifications
Sec. 5. (a) An applicant who is enrolled in an accredited postsecondary educational institution after June 30, 2017, may qualify for a scholarship under this chapter. To qualify for a scholarship, an applicant must: (1) apply for a scholarship on a form supplied by the commission; (2) except as provided in subsection (b), have graduated […]
21-12-14-2. Degree Maps; Contents
Sec. 2. This section applies to a student who initially enrolls in a state educational institution after July 31, 2014. A state educational institution shall develop a degree map for each full-time student based on the student’s specific educational objective or course of study. A full-time student’s degree map must contain: (1) an academic term […]
21-12-16-6. Consideration of Applications; Priority
Sec. 6. (a) The commission shall consider each application and determine the eligibility of the applicant for the scholarship. The commission shall give priority to recent high school graduates, students pursuing teacher shortage areas as described in 34 CFR 682.210(q)(6), and students showing significant financial need when selecting applicants. (b) The commission shall also give […]
21-12-14-3. Degree Maps; Availability of Courses
Sec. 3. This section applies to a student who initially enrolls in a state educational institution after July 31, 2014. A state educational institution shall ensure that courses necessary for the student to comply with the student’s degree map are available for the student during the academic term in which the student is required to […]
21-12-16-7. Contract Requirements
Sec. 7. Before receiving a scholarship under this chapter, the applicant must enter into a contract with the commission agreeing to: (1) the terms and conditions described in section 5(a)(5) of this chapter; and (2) any other terms and conditions established by the commission. As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
21-12-16-7.5. Capacity of Students Who Are at Least 17 Years of Age to Enter Contract
Sec. 7.5. A student who: (1) is at least seventeen (17) years of age; and (2) enters into a contract for a scholarship under this chapter to defray the expense of attending any postsecondary educational institution; has full legal capacity to act in the student’s own behalf in this transaction and is subject to any […]
21-12-16-8. Amount of Scholarship Awards; Limits; Distribution
Sec. 8. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), if an applicant meets the requirements under this chapter, the commission may award, for not more than four (4) academic years, a scholarship to the applicant in an amount of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each academic year that the applicant attends the accredited […]
21-12-16-9. Standards to Maintain Eligibility; Petition for Exception; Extenuating Circumstances
Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the commission shall establish standards that a student must meet to remain eligible to receive a scholarship under this chapter. The standards must include the following: (1) Maintaining a cumulative minimum grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. (2) Enrolling in and […]