§ 30-231.3. Amount of scholarships; use of scholarships; disbursement and recovery of scholarship funds; terms ...
A. Scholarships shall be awarded from gifts, grants, donations, bequests, or other funds made available to the Program. No scholarship awarded under this Program shall exceed the annual costs of tuition and textbooks, excluding fees and expenses assessed or other conditions required by the educational agency, for the specific program in which the student is enrolled, except as provided in subsection B.
B. The full amount of each scholarship awarded to a recipient shall be used solely for the payment of tuition and textbooks, or for a one-time only payment of the costs of a preparation program, instructional materials, and examination for the General Education Development certificate or the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations.
C. Awards granted to applicants accepted for enrollment at accredited career and technical education postsecondary schools shall be made in accordance with Article VIII, section 11 of the Constitution of Virginia.
D. No scholarship under this Program shall be used to obtain multiple baccalaureate degrees or a degree beyond the baccalaureate level.
E. Before any scholarship is awarded, the applicant shall sign an acceptance form under the terms of which the applicant affirms the accuracy of the information he has provided and agrees to pursue the approved education program for which the scholarship is awarded until his graduation or the completion of the program, as appropriate. Following verification of enrollment by the relevant educational agency to the State Council of Higher Education, educational agencies acting as agents for students receiving awards under this chapter shall promptly credit disbursed funds to student accounts. A scholarship award made in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall not be reduced by the educational agency upon receipt of any other financial assistance on behalf of the student. However, the scholarship award may be reduced by the Committee to ensure that, when such award is added to other financial assistance, the award does not produce a total of financial assistance that exceeds the annual costs of tuition, excluding fees and expenses, and textbooks, pursuant to this section. Beginning on July 1, 2008, every educational agency acting as an agent for students receiving awards under this chapter shall notify the Committee and the State Council of Higher Education prior to the start of each term concerning the type and total of other financial assistance received by such students. Whenever a student withdraws from an educational agency or otherwise fails, regardless of reason, to complete the program in which he is enrolled, the educational agency shall surrender promptly to the Commonwealth the balance of the scholarship award, in accordance with the tuition refund policy in effect at the time of the student's admission to the educational agency.
F. Any person who uses a false or fictitious name or gives a false or fictitious address in any application for a scholarship or knowingly makes a false statement or conceals a material fact or otherwise commits a fraud in any such application shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
G. This chapter shall not be construed as creating any legally enforceable right or entitlement on the part of any person or any right or entitlement to participation in the Program. Scholarships shall be awarded to the extent funds are made available to the Program through gifts, grants, donations, bequests, or other funds.
(2005, cc. 753, 834; 2006, c. 518; 2008, c. 680.)
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