| (a) Eligible Students. To receive an award through
the TEG Program, an Original TEG Program student must:
(1) be enrolled on at least a half-time of full-time
enrollment;
(2) show financial need;
(3) maintain satisfactory academic progress in his
or her program of study as determined by the institution at which
the person is enrolled;
(4) be a resident of Texas as determined based on data
collected using the Residency Core Questions and in keeping with Chapter
21, Subchapter B of this title (relating to Determination of Resident
Status), unless such student is a National Merit scholarship finalist
who meets the competitive scholarship provisions of Texas Education
Code, §54.064;
(5) be enrolled in an approved institution in an individual
degree plan leading to a first associate's degree, first baccalaureate
degree, first master's degree, first professional degree, or first
doctoral degree, but not in a degree plan that leads to ordination;
(6) be required to pay more tuition than is required
at a comparable public college or university and be charged no less
than the regular tuition required of all students enrolled at the
institution;
(7) have a statement on file with the institution indicating
the student is registered with the Selective Service System as required
by federal law or is exempt from Selective Service registration under
federal law; and
(8) not be a recipient of any form of athletic scholarship
during the semester or semesters he or she is receiving a TEG; and
(9) have been awarded his or her initial TEG grant
prior to September 1, 2005.
(b) End of Eligibility. An undergraduate or graduate
student who was awarded an initial TEG prior to the 2005-2006 academic
year or before September 1, 2005, for the 2005-2006 academic year
may continue to receive grants as long as he or she meets the relevant
eligibility requirements of subsection (a) of this section.
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