(a) To receive an initial award through the Program,
a student must:
(1) Submit an application for scholarship consideration
through the Coordinating Board or Administrator;
(2) Have Texas resident status, as determined by chapter
21, subchapter B of this title (relating to Determination of Resident
Status);
(3) Graduate from a Texas public high school, including
an open-enrollment charter school;
(4) Be enrolled full-time in a baccalaureate degree
program at a participating institution the fall semester immediately
following high school graduation;
(5) Have applied for any available financial aid assistance;
(6) Be TEXAS Grant eligible, as determined by subchapter
L, §22.228 of this chapter (relating to Eligible Students) and
meet one of the following criteria under subparagraph (A) or (B) of
this paragraph:
(A) Graduate with a distinguished level of achievement
under the foundation high school program, and:
(i) Graduate in the top 10% of the student's high school
graduating class; or
(ii) Submit with the application a nomination letter
from the student's high school principal or counselor; or
(B) Be eligible to graduate with a Texas First Diploma
as set out in chapter 21, subchapter D of this title (relating to
Texas First Early High School Completion Program).
(b) To receive a continuation award through the Program,
a scholar must:
(1) Have previously received an initial year award
through this Program;
(2) Be enrolled full-time in a baccalaureate degree
program where the scholar received initial award or at another participating
eligible institution to which the student has transferred during the
period of eligibility;
(3) Make satisfactory academic progress toward the
baccalaureate degree at the eligible institution, as defined in §22.289
of this subchapter (relating to Satisfactory Academic Progress) unless
the scholar is granted a hardship extension in accordance with §22.295
of this subchapter (relating to Hardship Provision);
(4) Have completed or is on target to complete programmatic
requirements set forth in §22.291 and §22.292 of this subchapter
(relating to Scholarship Selection Criteria and Academic Achievement
Support, respectively) as reported by participating institution.
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