Section 2737.20  Applicant Eligibility

a)         A qualified applicant shall be:

1)         a citizen or eligible noncitizen;

2)         a resident of Illinois;

3)         enrolled at a degree-granting, not-for-profit private college or university located in Illinois or a contiguous state that participates in the collegiate license plate program through the Secretary of State; and

4)         able to demonstrate financial need according to a nationally recognized need analysis system.

b)         A recipient of assistance under this program who applies for a renewal award must, in addition to continuing to meet the criteria specified in subsection (a) of this Section, be maintaining satisfactory academic progress as determined by the institution.

c)         Eligibility is restricted to undergraduate students.  Recipients must not have received a baccalaureate degree.

(Source:  Amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 10320, effective July 1, 2008)