OAR 575-037-0051: Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for a Deceased or Disabled Public Safety Officers scholarship, a student must: (1) Be a child of a public safety officer who has suffered a qualifying death or disability. (2) Be enrolled or have applied for enrollment at an eligible institution of higher education in this state. (3) Be under 25 years of age at the time of submitting the application. (4) Not have achieved a baccalaureate or higher degree from any post-secondary institution. (5) A student who is awarded a scholarship, in addition to satisfying all other eligibility criteria, must maintain satisfactory academic progress (SAP) as defined by the institution of higher education. (6) A student is eligible to receive a scholarship for a maximum of the equivalent of four academic years.