2005 Minnesota Statutes

     124D.84 Indian scholarships. 

    Subdivision 1.    Awards.  The commissioner may award 
 scholarships to any Minnesota resident student who is of 
 one-fourth or more Indian ancestry, who has applied for other 
 existing state and federal scholarship and grant programs, and 
 who, in the opinion of the commissioner, has the capabilities to 
 benefit from further education.  Scholarships must be for 
 accredited degree programs in accredited Minnesota colleges or 
 universities or for courses in accredited Minnesota business, 
 technical, or vocational schools.  Scholarships may also be 
 given to students attending Minnesota colleges that are in 
 candidacy status for obtaining full accreditation, and are 
 eligible for and receiving federal financial aid programs.  
 Students are also eligible for scholarships when enrolled as 
 students in Minnesota higher education institutions that have 
 joint programs with other accredited higher education 
 institutions.  Scholarships shall be used to defray the total 
 cost of education including tuition, incidental fees, books, 
 supplies, transportation, other related school costs and the 
 cost of board and room and shall be paid directly to the college 
 or school concerned where the student receives federal financial 
 aid.  The total cost of education includes all tuition and fees 
 for each student enrolling in a public institution and the 
 portion of tuition and fees for each student enrolling in a 
 private institution that does not exceed the tuition and fees at 
 a comparable public institution.  Each student shall be awarded 
 a scholarship based on the total cost of the student's education 
 and a federal standardized need analysis.  Applicants are 
 encouraged to apply for all other sources of financial aid.  

    When an Indian student satisfactorily completes the work 
 required by a certain college or school in a school year the 
 student is eligible for additional scholarships, if additional 
 training is necessary to reach the student's educational and 
 vocational objective.  Scholarships may not be given to any 
 Indian student for more than five years of study. 

    Subd. 2. Repealed, 1Sp2003 c 9 art 2 s 56 

    HIST: Ex1959 c 71 art 5 s 36; 1971 c 176 s 1; 1977 c 384 s 1; 
 1983 c 258 s 28; 1Sp1985 c 11 s 12; 1988 c 629 s 28; 1988 c 718 
 art 3 s 3; 1993 c 224 art 9 s 32; art 13 s 40; 1993 c 374 s 23; 
 1997 c 192 s 20; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 107,164; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 
 55; 2000 c 489 art 3 s 4; 1Sp2001 c 6 art 2 s 49; 1Sp2005 c 5 
 art 2 s 70