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Committee leaves selection priorities to grant agreement while keeping need-based statute
Summary
The draft rules require scholarships be need-based per statute but the committee removed prescriptive selection language (e.g., first-come) and directed that prioritization and selection criteria be specified in the grant agreement between the board and grantee.
Members agreed statutory language requires need-based awards but debated how to prioritize among eligible applicants. The draft originally used first-come, first-served language tied to FAFSA receipt dates; committee members and counsel recommended flexibility so the grantee and grant agreement can define prioritization methods such as greatest need or other criteria.
"Selection of scholarship recipients must be based on criteria included in the grant agreement," the committee agreed, preserving the statutory requirement that awards be need-based while giving the grantee and board room to tailor specific selection processes as application volumes and local needs become known.
