{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-116-209.101","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-209.101","heading":"Eligibility requirements for a scholarship and duration of scholarship.","body":"(a)\tIn order to be eligible to receive a scholarship under this Part, a student seeking a degree, diploma, or certificate at an eligible postsecondary institution must meet all of the following requirements:\n(1)\tGraduate from a State public high school within three years of entering the ninth grade. The Department of Public Instruction shall indicate on a student's transcript provided to the Authority that the student is an early graduate pursuant to this section.\n(2)\tQualify as a resident for tuition purposes under the criteria set forth in G.S. 116-143.1 and in accordance with the coordinated and centralized residency determination process administered by the Authority.\n(3)\tMeet enrollment standards by being admitted, enrolled, and classified as a student in a matriculated status at an eligible postsecondary institution.\n(4)\tSubmit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).\n(b)\tA student is eligible to receive the scholarship for no more than two semesters in the two academic years immediately following the student's graduation from high school. (2023-134, s. 8A.6(t).)","path":["Chapter 116. Higher Education.","Article 23. State Education Assistance.","Part 7. The Early Graduate Scholarship Program."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_116/GS_116-209.101.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:17:57Z","sha256":"3d8a26ae6e2a7d5073625f90dc3a979ef268f09926827e3032ff7cc057cd7cd5","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-116-209.100","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-116-209.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}