R945-1-5. Determination of Scholarship Awards and Amounts

  A technical college shall determine scholarship eligibility, prioritize selection of award recipients and the amount of each award, and grant scholarships according to the following provisions and sequence.

  (1) Determination of Eligibility: For each application deadline in Subsection R945-1-4(3), the college shall identify from the application documentation:

  (a) Eligible Applicant: Each applicant that satisfies or is expected to satisfy all award requirements in Section R945-1-3.

  (b) Eligible Award Period: For each eligible applicant, the period determined by:

  (i) Start Date: The date on which the applicant expects to begin a high demand program, or, in the case of an applicant who has previously begun the intended high demand program, the day after the high school graduation date; and

  (ii) End Date: 12 months after the high school graduation date, or, in the case of a requested deferral, 12 months after the start date.

  (c) Eligible Award Amount: For each eligible applicant, the total cost of tuition, program fees, and required textbooks projected to accrue for the high demand program in which the applicant intends to be enrolled during the eligible award period, informed by the applicant's intended enrollment hours per week.

  (2) Prioritizing and Awarding of Scholarships: The college shall award scholarships within an application deadline group as follows:

  (a) Underserved Populations: The college shall first award a scholarship to each eligible applicant who is a member of an underserved population, in the amount provided in Subsection R945-1-5(3).

  (b) Remaining Applicants: The college shall, with any funds remaining after awarding scholarships to members of underserved populations, award scholarships to all other eligible applicants in the amounts provided in Subsection R945-1-5(3).

  (3) Calculation of Award Amounts: The college shall determine award amounts for each scholarship recipient identified in Subsection R945-1-5(2) as follows:

  (a) Full Eligible Award Amount: If available funds provided in Section R945-1-7 are sufficient for the total of all eligible award amounts identified in Subsection R945-1-5(1)(c) in a given priority group designated in Subsection R945-1-5(2), then each eligible applicant in the group shall be awarded 100% of the applicant's eligible award amount.

  (b) Partial Eligible Award Amount: If available funds are less than the total of all eligible award amounts for the priority group, the available funds shall be divided by the number of eligible applicants in the group to determine the maximum award per recipient. Each eligible applicant shall be awarded up to the maximum award, not to exceed 100% of the applicant's eligible award amount. Any unobligated funds remaining for applicants awarded less than the maximum award shall be retained in the scholarship fund for future applicants.

  (c) Unavailability of Funds: If there are no available scholarship funds remaining after awards have been determined for a higher priority group, no scholarships shall be awarded for remaining applicants.