# Title 15 — Education

## Chapter 15-62.4 — Student Financial Assistance Program

### § 15-62.4-01. Student financial assistance program.

The state board of higher education shall administer the North Dakota student financial
assistance program for the purpose of providing a grant to an individual who demonstrates
significant financial need and who:
1. a. Graduated from a high school in this state;
b. Graduated from a high school in a bordering state, pursuant to chapter 15.1-29;
c. Graduated from a nonpublic high school in a bordering state while residing with a
custodial parent in this state;
d. Completed a program of home education supervised in accordance with chapter
15.1-23; or
e. Received a general educational development high school diploma from the
superintendent of public instruction;
2. a. Is enrolled at an accredited institution of higher education in this state, provided
the institution offers a program of instruction equal to at least two academic
years; or
b. Because of a medically certifiable disability is enrolled at an accredited institution
of higher education outside of this state which offers the individual special
services or facilities not available in this state, provided the institution offers a
program of instruction equal to at least two academic years; and
3. Is pursuing a course of study determined by the state board of higher education to be
at least quarter-time.
### § 15-62.4-02. Student financial assistance program - Criteria and procedures.

The state board of higher education shall adopt:
1. Criteria governing the application process;
2. Criteria governing the determination of financial need, which must include
consideration of parental contributions to educational expenses, but may not include
consideration of other scholarships or grants awarded by other public or private
entities when determining the unmet financial need of the student;
3. Criteria governing the selection process; and
4. Procedures for providing fiscal control, fund accounting, and reports.
### § 15-62.4-03. Student financial assistance program - Grants.

1. The state board of higher education shall provide to each eligible student a financial
assistance grant in an amount not exceeding:
a. One thousand three hundred seventy-five dollars per semester; or
b. Nine hundred seventeen dollars per quarter.
2. a. A student is not entitled to receive grants under this chapter for more than the
equivalent of:
(1) Eight semesters of full-time enrollment; or
(2) Twelve quarters of full-time enrollment.
b. Notwithstanding subdivision a, a student is not entitled to receive a grant under
this chapter after the student obtains a baccalaureate degree.
3. The board shall forward grants payable under this chapter directly to the institution in
which the student is enrolled.
4. The board may not issue a grant under this chapter which is in excess of the total cost
of attendance, as determined by the institution of higher education, when considering
all financial aid sources.
### § 15-62.4-03.1. Supplemental state grant award.

1. An individual eligible for a student financial assistance grant under this chapter may be
considered for a supplemental state grant award if the individual's total family income,

as identified on the free application for federal student aid, is no more than eighty
thousand dollars.
2. A supplemental state grant award may not be provided for the summer term.
3. Each semester or quarter, the state board of higher education shall provide to an
eligible student a supplemental state grant award in an amount that, combined with the
individual's student financial assistance grant and any federal Pell grant award, does
not exceed the tuition charged at the institution in which the student is enrolled. The
amount may not exceed the highest undergraduate semester tuition charged at an
institution of higher education under the control of the state board of higher education.
4. If funding appropriated for this program is not sufficient to pay the full amount of the
grant award under subsection 3, the state board of higher education may prorate the
amount.
5. The state board of higher education may impose deadlines to qualify for an award
under this section.
### § 15-62.4-04. Student financial assistance program - Advisory board.

Repealed by S.L. 2017, ch. 131, § 1.
### § 15-62.4-05. Student financial assistance program - Gifts and grants - Acceptance.

The state board of higher education may receive, administer, and expend moneys from
public and private sources for the purposes of this chapter.
