Ala. Code § 38-12B-9: Ineligibility from Participation.

Any other provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, an otherwise eligible person who earns grants, scholarships, or other awards, excluding loans, sufficient to pay his or her tuition, room and board, and other fees at a public two-year or four-year institution of higher education in the state or publicly funded state training program, as governed by rules promulgated by the department, may not participate in the Fostering Hope program.