Section 457-605-7 - Student Eligibility RenewalAll students who receive an award are eligible to receive up to three additional awards, if they meet the following criteria:
A. All initial eligibility criteria identified in Section 2 of this Rule.B. All recipients must be making satisfactory academic progress as determined by the postsecondary institution of higher education the recipient attends. Any recipient who is not making satisfactory academic progress will not receive an award, but may regain eligibility for an award by regaining the status of making satisfactory academic progress within twelve (12) months. Any recipient who fails to maintain satisfactory academic progress for any combination of time which is greater than twelve (12) months is ineligible for continued participation in the Program, provided however that in extraordinary circumstances the Chief Executive Officer may extend the twelve (12) month suspension period without terminating the recipient's eligibility.C. All recipients must be full-time students, provided however that the Chief Executive Officer may waive this requirement for recipients who have completed their first year of study in extraordinary circumstances including: (1) Medical reasons certified in writing by a physician;(2) Extraordinary financial circumstances resulting from: (a) death of a parent, verified by a death certificate; (b) loss of earnings due to disability, certified in writing by a physician; (c) loss of earnings due to a natural disaster; (d) inability of the recipient (if independent) or one of the recipient's parents (if dependent) to earn his or her income in the usual way for at least 10 weeks, verified in writing satisfactory to the Chief Executive Officer; (e) long-term illness and/or disability of a recipient, certified in writing by a physician; (f) separation or divorce of the recipient if independent or of the recipient's parents if dependent.94- 457 C.M.R. ch. 605, § 7