R945-1-4. Application Process

  The process for an individual to apply to a technical college to receive a UTech Scholarship shall be administered by the technical college, and shall include the following:

  (1) College Application: The technical college shall provide an application form, process, and instructions which include the elements provided in this rule, and which may be integrated with other scholarship application forms and processes administered by the college.

  (2) UTech Scholarship Specificity: In its application forms and processes, the technical college shall clearly identify the UTech Scholarship's name, award requirements, use, and application process, and shall provide for the applicant to specify that the applicant is applying to be considered for the UTech Scholarship.

  (3) Application Deadline: The technical college shall establish deadlines for submission of applications in accordance with the college's scholarship application processes.

  (4) Required Documentation: The technical college shall require and retain the following information from each applicant in its application forms and accompanying documents:

  (a) Identity and contact information consistent with the college's regular scholarship applications, such as name, address, and date of birth.

  (b) Application date.

  (c) UTech Scholarship specificity as described in Subsection R945-1-4(2).

  (d) Demographic information to include underserved population identification.

  (e) High school information, on transcripts or otherwise documented, to include:

  (i) Name of high school attended;

  (ii) Expected or actual high school graduation date; and

  (iii) Expected or actual satisfactory progress in a career and technical education pathway offered by a technical college, an institution of higher education, or a school district or charter school.

  (f) Technical college enrollment intentions to include:

  (i) Name of technical college;

  (ii) High demand program in which the student is enrolled or intends to enroll;

  (iii) Date on which the student began or expects to begin the high demand program;

  (iv) Intended enrollment hours per week;

  (v) Expected program completion date; and

  (vi) If a deferral is requested, justification for the deferral in accordance with 945-1-6(4)(a).