Section 590.210  Eligibility for Application

a)         Students eligible to apply for Medical Student Scholarships shall meet the following qualifications:

1)         He or she is an Illinois resident at the time of application;

2)         He or she is studying medicine, or is accepted for enrollment, in a medical school located in Illinois;

3)         He or she exhibits financial need as determined by the Department, using financial analysis information provided by the applicant and accepted by his or her medical school.  The Department shall find a financial need when the information provided reveals a deficit in available funds for tuition and fees.

4)         He or she agrees to practice full-time in a designated shortage area as a primary care physician one year for each year he or she is a scholarship recipient.

(Section 3.07 of the Act)

b)         Students receiving funds from other scholarship or loan funds requiring service commitments that would prevent the applicant from meeting the requirements of the Medical Student Scholarship shall not be eligible for scholarships described in this Subpart.