Section 312.40  Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must meet the following criteria in order to be considered for a DCFS scholarship:

a)         the applicant must be at least 16 years of age and possess a diploma from an accredited high school or a GED by the end of the current school year;

b)         the Department must have court-ordered legal responsibility for the applicant, or the Department must have had legal responsibility for the applicant immediately prior to the adoption being finalized, or the applicant must be in the Subsidized Guardianship Program.

(Source:  Amended at 28 Ill. Reg. 8456, effective June 4, 2004)