Section 21-16-1903 - Wyoming's Tomorrow Scholarship Program; Eligibility Requirements

21-16-1903. Wyoming's tomorrow scholarship program; eligibility requirements. (a) There is created the Wyoming's tomorrow scholarship program. (b) Under the Wyoming's tomorrow scholarship program, subject to W.S. 21-16-1905(b) and availability of funds as determined by the legislature, the commission may award a scholarship pursuant to W.S. 21-16-1904 to any student who has been accepted by and enrolls in an eligible institution to pursue a degree or certificate, and who meets the following qualifications: (i) The student has demonstrated Wyoming residency for not less than one (1) year immediately preceding application or not less than a total of three (3) years at any time prior to application; (ii) The student is twenty-four (24) years of age or older; (iii) The student has completed and filed a free application for federal student aid for the academic year for which the student is applying for a scholarship and has unmet financial need; (iv) The student agrees to register with the department of workforce services for applicable training assistance, as defined by rule of the commission required under W.S. 21-16-1905(b).

nancial need; (iv) The student agrees to register with the department of workforce services for applicable training assistance, as defined by rule of the commission required under W.S. 21-16-1905(b). (c) A student is not eligible for a scholarship under this article if the student: (i) Is currently receiving a scholarship under the Hathaway scholarship program established under W.S. 21-16-1301 et seq.; (ii) Is not a United States citizen or a permanent resident alien who meets the definition of an eligible noncitizen under federal Title IV requirements or requirements of a subsequent similar federal enactment; (iii) Owes a refund under a federal Title IV student financial aid program or a subsequently enacted similar federal student financial aid program, or a student financial aid program administered through the state; (iv) Is incarcerated; or (v) Previously received a scholarship under this article for the maximum of the equivalent of four (4) full-time academic terms or a total of seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,200.00) in scholarships for unmet financial need under this article.