La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § IV-1101

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section IV-1101 - General Provisions

A. Legislative Authority. The Louisiana State Wildlife Scholarship Program was created and amended by the following Acts of the Louisiana Legislature:

1. Act 807 of the 1980 Regular Legislative Session;

2. Act 849 of the 1987 Regular Legislative Session;

3. Act 707 of the 1989 Regular Legislative Session.

B. Description, History and Purpose

1. The Rockefeller State Wildlife Scholarship Program was established in 1980 and is funded with dedicated monies. Through the 2009-2010 academic year, the program provided competitively awarded funds of $1,000 per academic year to both undergraduate and graduate students majoring in forestry, wildlife, or marine science as it pertains to wildlife, with a requirement that the awardee repay the funds if the student did not earn a degree in one of these fields. Beginning with the 2010-2011 academic year, the program offers competitively awarded scholarships of $2,000 per academic year for undergraduate students and $3,000 per academic year for graduate students.

a. Through the 2009-2010 academic year, students accepting the Rockefeller State Wildlife Scholarship agreed:

i. to attain a degree in one of the required fields at a Louisiana public college or university offering such degrees; and

ii. if the student failed or fails to successfully complete an eligible course of study, to repay the funds with interest as per the agreement made between the Louisiana Board of Regents (the board) and the student.

b. Beginning with the 2010-2011 academic year, the Rockefeller State Wildlife Scholarship Program is a pure scholarship for undergraduate students who have earned at least 60 credit hours and graduate students.

c. Students who received the award during the 2009-2010 academic year who have not yet earned 60 hours of academic credit may receive the award as a scholarship beginning with the 2010-2011 academic year if the requirements to maintain eligibility have been met.

C. Award Amounts

1. Through the 2009-2010 academic year:

a. the annual award is $1,000;

b. the cumulative maximum award is $7,000 for up to five years of undergraduate and two years of graduate study.

2. Beginning with the 2010-2011 academic year and thereafter:

a. the annual award is $2,000 for undergraduate students;

b. the annual award is $3,000 for graduate students;

c. the cumulative maximum award is $12,000 for up to three years of undergraduate and two years of graduate study.

D. Award Disbursements

1. Through the 2009-2010 academic year, the award is disbursed:

a. at postsecondary institutions using semesters at the rate of $500 each fall and spring semester; or

b. at postsecondary institutions using terms at the rate of $333 for the fall and winter term and of $334 for the spring term.

2. Beginning with the 2010-2011 academic year and thereafter, the award is disbursed:

a. at postsecondary institutions using semesters at the rate of:

i. $1,000 each fall and spring semester for undergraduate students; and

ii. $1,500 each fall and spring semester for graduate students; or

b. at postsecondary institutions using terms at the rate of:

i. $667 for each fall and winter and of $666 for the spring term for undergraduates; and

ii. $1,000 for each fall, winter term and spring term for graduates.

3. In the event there are unawarded appropriated funds at the end of the spring semester or term, such funds may be disbursed pro-rata to students who received an award during the preceding academic year and are enrolled full-time during the summer.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § IV-1101

Promulgated by the Student Financial Assistance Commission, Office of Student Financial Assistance, LR 22:338 (May 1996), repromulgated LR 24:639 (April 1998), amended LR 24:1908 (October 1998), repromulgated LR 27:1859 (November 2001), amended LR 34:235 (February 2008), LR 36:2267 (October 2010), Amended by the Board of Regents, Office of Student Financial Assistance, LR 44533 (3/1/2018).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:3021-3031 and R.S. 56:797(D)(2).