94- 457 C.M.R. ch. 614, § 2

Current through 2024-36, September 4, 2024

Section 457-614-2 - Student Eligibility

To be eligible for consideration for the Program the student must meet each of the following eligibility criteria:

A. The student must be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen defined as follows:

(1) U.S. national, or

(2) U.S. permanent resident having an Alien Registration Receipt Card (I-151 or I-551), or

(3) Other eligible non-citizen having one of the following documents from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service:

(a) Arrival-Departure Record (I-94) showing:

(i) "refugee," or

(ii) "adjustment applicant," or

(iii) "conditional entrant," or

(iv) "indefinite parole"; or

(b) An official statement that the student has been granted asylum in the U.S., or

(4) Provide evidence from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service that he or she is a permanent resident of the United States; or is in the United States for other than a temporary purpose with the intention of becoming a citizen or permanent resident; or is a permanent resident of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

B. The student must be a resident of the State and shall have graduated from an approved secondary school (or matriculated at an approved post-secondary school prior to high school graduation) or successfully completed a general education development examination or its equivalent.

C. The student must be accepted for enrollment as an undergraduate in an eligible program of study, or be in good standing as an undergraduate for a first baccalaureate degree at a University of Maine System institution of higher education according to the prescribed standards, regulations and practices of that institution; meet the required academic standards for admissions and have not received a previous baccalaureate degree, and establish financial need.

D. The student must meet all the requirements for eligibility in the Maine State Grant Program (formerly known as the Maine Student Incentive Scholarship Program)

E. The student must meet all the requirements for eligibility for federal student financial aid and not owe a refund to or be in default of any educational grant or loan programs.

94- 457 C.M.R. ch. 614, § 2