Section 116-209.90 - Tuition grants for graduates to attend a constituent institution(a) Within the funds available, an eligible graduate in each school year who meets the following conditions shall qualify for a tuition grant awarded under this Part:(1) Is a resident for tuition purposes under the criteria set forth in G.S. 116-143.1 and in accordance with the coordinated and centralized residency determination process administered by the Authority.(2) Enrolls as a full-time student in an eligible institution of higher education in the next academic year after graduation.(3) Submits a completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form.(b) Students who receive initial tuition grants as a cohort of a high school graduating class of NCSSM or UNCSA shall also be eligible to apply for tuition grants for subsequent academic terms for up to a total of eight academic terms, provided that tuition grants are only used for undergraduate tuition.(b1) A student must be continuously enrolled in an undergraduate program at a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina after the award of the initial tuition grant to be eligible for tuition grants in subsequent academic terms. The Authority shall have the discretion to waive this requirement if the student is able to demonstrate that any of the following have substantially disrupted or interrupted the student's pursuit of a degree: (i) a military service obligation, (ii) serious medical debilitation, (iii) a short-term or long-term disability, or (iv) other extraordinary hardship.(c) The amount of the tuition grant to each graduate shall be determined and distributed as provided in G.S. 116-209.91.(c) The amount of the tuition grant to each graduate shall be determined and distributed as provided in G.S. 116-209.91.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-209.90
Amended by 2023 N.C. Sess. Laws 134,s. 8A.3-b, eff. 9/22/2023, applicable beginning with graduates from the 2023-2024 school year.Amended by 2023 N.C. Sess. Laws 134,s. 8A.3-a, eff. 9/22/2023, applicable beginning with graduates of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts from the 2022-2023 school year.Amended by 2023 N.C. Sess. Laws 102,s. 3-a, eff. 5/1/2022.Amended by 2022 N.C. Sess. Laws 74, s. 8A.2-a, eff. 7/1/2022.Added by 2021 N.C. Sess. Laws 180, s. 8A.1-a, eff. 7/1/2021, and applicable beginning with graduates of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts from the 2020-2021 school year.