Section 20.16.220. Computation of scholarship awards; maximum and minimum amounts.

	(a)  Annual maximum scholarship award amounts will be calculated in accordance with AS 14.43.825.  
	(b)  Notwithstanding the minimum annual credit requirements of 20 AAC 16.210(a)(2), to be considered a full-time student for purposes of calculating the annual scholarship award amount, an otherwise eligible student, if  
		(1) an undergraduate, must be enrolled each term in at least 12 semester credit hours or the equivalent;  
		(2) in a graduate degree or certificate program, must be enrolled each term in at least nine semester credit hours, or the equivalent, applicable to the student's graduate degree or certificate program; or  
		(3) a career and technical school program student, must be enrolled in a non-credit hour program requiring attendance of at least 30 clock hours per week for not less than 12 weeks.  
	(c)  A part-time student is eligible for 50 percent of the annual scholarship award amount. Notwithstanding the minimum annual credit requirements of 20 AAC 16.210(a)(2), to be considered a part-time student for purposes of calculating that amount, an otherwise eligible student, if  
		(1) an undergraduate student, must be enrolled each term in at least six but not more than 11 semester credit hours, or the equivalent;  
		(2) a graduate student, must be enrolled each term in at least five but not more than eight semester credit hours, or the equivalent, applicable to the student's graduate degree or certificate program; or  
		(3) a career and technical school program student, must be enrolled in a program requiring attendance of at least 15 hours per week for not less that six weeks.  
	(d)  A student who does not meet the requirements of (b) or (c) of this section is not eligible for a scholarship award, except that an otherwise eligible career and technical school program student may qualify for an award if enrolled in a career and technical school program of less than six weeks in duration that the Department of Labor and Workforce Development has certified under 8 AAC 81.030, as meeting the attendance requirements of (b)(3) and (c)(3) of this section through an approved, accelerated method of delivery.  
	(e)  A student enrolled in an otherwise qualifying accelerated program of study may have accelerated award eligibility. For purposes of this subsection,  
		(1) "accelerated program of study" means an academic program of study in which the student is completing at least 150 percent of the full-time credit hours required in this section, per calendar year of attendance;  
		(2) "accelerated award eligibility" means eligibility for an additional 50 percent of full-time award, based on the number of credits being completed in the accelerated program of study; and  
		(3) accelerated awards reduce the student's semesters of eligibility as set out in AS 14.43.825(c).  
	(f)  The minimum scholarship award per school year is $500.  
	(g)  For purposes of determining award eligibility and estimating annual scholarship amounts each year, the executive director shall set and publish on the commission's website a deadline for certification of scholarship applicant enrollment by postsecondary institutions. Scholarship applicants certified by postsecondary institutions as having qualifying enrollment after the deadline will be considered for an award if money is available after payment to students certified by the deadline.  
	(h)  If appropriations are insufficient to pay all eligible scholarship applicants, existing awards will be paid first on a pro rata basis. For purposes of this section, existing awards are those certified by the postsecondary institution before the published deadline established in (g) of this section.  
	(i)  For purposes of calculating maximum award eligibility, scholarship money is used to supplement other non-loan aid. In order not to supplant other non-loan aid, an otherwise qualifying student's costs of attendance are reduced by other scholarships, grants, or stipends, or any other non-loan aid that would be paid to support the student's participation in the educational program for the same program of study or academic period.  
	(j)  For purposes of this section, a grant received under AS 14.43.400 reduces an applicant's eligible costs of attendance for purposes of calculating a scholarship award amount.  
	(k)  A student is eligible for only one scholarship award per career and technical school certificate program completed. A student who enrolls in multiple career and technical school certification programs and is otherwise eligible may receive multiple scholarship awards.  

Authorities

14.42.030;14.43.810;14.43.825

Notes

Reference

20 AAC 16.235
8 AAC 81.030

Authority

AS 14.42.030 AS 14.43.810 AS 14.43.825

History

Eff. 1/1/2011, Register 196