§ 6-85-221. Scholarship hold

AR Code § 6-85-221 (2018) (N/A)
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(a)

(1) The Department of Higher Education may approve a scholarship hold for a traditional student for a period of twenty-four (24) months or less.

(2) The reasons for a scholarship hold may include without limitation:

(A) A medical condition of the student or a member of the student's immediate family that, on the basis of a physician's good-faith judgment, necessitates the student or the student's immediate family member to be hospitalized or receive outpatient or home-based medical care or to recuperate until released by the attending physician;

(B) A personal or family emergency that requires the student to:

(i) Attend the funeral of an immediate family member; or

(ii) Visit a relative of the student if the relative has a medical condition in which death is possible or imminent;

(C) Military service under § 6-61-112; or

(D)

(i) A commitment of twelve (12) to twenty-four (24) months for service in a national or international humanitarian project sponsored by a nonprofit corporation organized with a charitable or educational purpose.

(ii) The student's commitment shall be expressed in a written agreement with the nonprofit organization including the terms of completion for the student's service on the related project.

(iii) The department shall release a scholarship hold if the department determines that the student did not complete the commitment under the written agreement.