Sec. 4.
(1) An applicant is eligible for the award of a first-year scholarship if the authority finds that the applicant:
(a) Has resided continuously in this state for the preceding 12 months and is not considered a resident of any other state.
(b) Has graduated from a high school, or is a student in good standing in a high school who will graduate at the end of the academic year, or an individual who has passed a graduate equivalency examination approved by the state board of education, or, if not a high school graduate, is recommended favorably by an appropriate educational institution as defined in rules promulgated by the authority.
(c) Except for the applicant for a graduate scholarship, based upon the state competitive scholarship examination, the applicant shows promise of satisfactorily completing a course of study at an approved postsecondary institution of the applicant's choice in this state. For an applicant for a graduate scholarship, the authority shall determine the examination standards for eligibility.
(d) Has complied with this act and the rules promulgated under this act by the authority.
(e) Is not incarcerated in a corrections institution.
(2) An applicant who the authority determines is eligible for award of a scholarship under this act shall complete using the scholarship within 10 years after his or her eligibility is determined.
History: 1964, Act 208, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1964 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 141, Imd. Eff. June 24, 1966 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 428, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 1977 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 48, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1979 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 500, Eff. July 1, 1981 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 270, Eff. Mar. 31, 1987
Admin Rule: R 390.1551 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
Last modified: October 10, 2016