Section 2740.20 Applicant Eligibility
a) A qualified applicant
shall:
1) be a citizen of the United States or eligible noncitizen;
2) be a resident of Illinois;
3) be
enrolled at least half-time in a degree program (see 34 CFR 668.8) at the junior
or senior class level as determined by the institution;
4) be
enrolled at a public or not-for-profit private institution that is approved to
participate in the Monetary Award Program (MAP);
5) have
an Expected Family Contribution of no more than $9,000 as calculated by the
federal government using the family's financial information as reported on the
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); and
6) have
maintained a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or
its equivalent while enrolled in an associate's degree program at a public
community college, and while pursuing a baccalaureate degree, continue to
maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its
equivalent and make satisfactory academic progress toward a degree.
b) Eligibility is
restricted to undergraduate students.
1) CCTG recipients must
not have received a baccalaureate degree.
2) Graduate
students are not eligible for CCTG assistance. For purposes of this Part, an
institution of higher learning shall classify as a "graduate student"
any student who:
A) is
enrolled in an academic program or course above the baccalaureate level that
leads to any degree above the baccalaureate level; and
B) is not
eligible to receive federal financial assistance (see 34 CFR 674.2, 675.2,
676.2) as an undergraduate student; and
C) has
completed the equivalent of at least three years of full-time postsecondary
study, either prior to entrance into the academic program or as part of the academic
program itself.
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TITLE 23: EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
SUBTITLE A: EDUCATION
CHAPTER XIX: ILLINOIS STUDENT ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
PART 2740
COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER GRANT (CCTG) PROGRAM
SECTION 2740.30 PROGRAM PROCEDURES
Section 2740.30 Program Procedures
a) An
applicant applies for a CCTG grant by using the form that the United States
Department of Education designates as an application form for federal student
financial aid. (See Section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
(20 USC 1070a).)
1) An
applicant, spouse or parents of the applicant, as applicable, are required to
submit financial information on the application regarding income, asset value
and non-taxable income. This information shall be kept confidential.
2) A
recipient must report to the institution all additional gift assistance, such
as tuition waivers and scholarships.
3) An
applicant must file his or her complete application by June 1 prior to the
academic year for which assistance is being requested.
b) Awards
are limited to two academic years or 60 credit hours and are not restricted to
tuition and mandatory fees.
c) The
maximum grant available to a qualified applicant is fixed at $1,000 per year.
Students pursuing an undergraduate degree in engineering, mathematics, nursing,
teaching or science are eligible for an additional $1,000 per year.
d) The
grant will be disbursed in installments depending on the number of terms
financed by the grant.
e) The
grant payment is subject to the availability of funds and the amounts
appropriated to ISAC by the General Assembly. If funds are insufficient to pay
all claims, grants will be awarded according to the date the completed
applications were received, until funds have been expended.
f) It is
the responsibility of CCTG applicants to gain admission to approved Illinois institutions of higher learning and institutions are not obligated to admit them.
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SUBTITLE A: EDUCATION
CHAPTER XIX: ILLINOIS STUDENT ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
PART 2740
COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER GRANT (CCTG) PROGRAM
SECTION 2740.40 INSTITUTIONAL PROCEDURES
Section 2740.40 Institutional Procedures
a) The
institution shall submit eligibility information for qualified applicants in
sufficient time for ISAC to make award announcements.
b) The
institution shall submit its request for payment within the time frame
requested by ISAC, which shall be no sooner than 30 days unless a more rapid
response is necessary to expend appropriated funds prior to the end of the
academic year. By submitting a payment request, an institution is certifying
that the qualified applicants meet the requirements of Section 2740.20.
c) Funds shall be remitted
by ISAC to institutions on behalf of the recipients.
d) Upon
receipt of grant funds, the institution shall verify the qualified applicant's
enrollment status. If enrolled, the institution may credit the grant funds to
the student's account for expenses due and payable. The balance of the
disbursement shall be released to the recipient.
e) Upon
receipt of the grant, if the qualified applicant has withdrawn from enrollment
for the terms for which the award was intended, the institution shall return
the amount of the grant payment to ISAC.
f) Assistance
received by a student under CCTG must not be reduced by the receipt of other
financial aid from any source. Other aid must be reduced when the total amount
of gift assistance received would exceed the cost of attendance used to
calculate Title IV aid for that student.
g) To
provide sufficient time for processing and vouchering through the State
Comptroller's Office in Springfield, all payment requests, except for summer
term, must be received by ISAC no later than July 1. Summer term payment
requests must be received no later than July 31.
h) Payment
requests received after those dates for the award year will be processed as
time and available funds permit; however, final action may require institutions
to go to the Illinois Court of Claims to obtain payment for approved claims.
(See the Court of Claims Act [705 ILCS 505].)
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