{"data":{"id":"us-va/8vac40-132-30","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"8VAC40-132-30","heading":"Types of assistance","body":"A. Funds allocated to institutions within the item for student financial assistance in the annual Appropriation Act may be used for:\n\n1. Awards to undergraduate students enrolled at least half-time;\n\n2. Awards to graduate students enrolled full-time. No more than 50% of the institution's graduate grants shall be awarded to students not classified as a domiciliary resident of Virginia;\n\n3. Awards to students enrolled full-time in a dual or concurrent undergraduate and graduate program;\n\n4. Assistantships to graduate students, funds for which must be transferred to the education and general account;\n\n5. Providing the required matching contribution to federal or private student grant aid programs, except for programs requiring work; and\n\n6. Supporting institutional work-study programs, funds for which must be transferred to the education and general account.\n\nB. A student may receive either a VGAP award, an undergraduate Commonwealth Award, or a graduate Commonwealth Award during any one term (i.e., a student may not receive a combination of two or more different types of awards during the same term).\n\nC. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:\n\n1. Soil scientist scholarships authorized by § 23.1-615 of the Code of Virginia;\n\n2. Foster children grants authorized by § 23.1-601 of the Code of Virginia;\n\n3. Need-based financial assistance programs for industry-based certification and related programs not qualifying for other sources of student financial assistance that are subject to the Financial Assistance for Industry-Based Certification and Related Programs, as the same are now constituted or hereafter amended;\n\n4. Nongeneral funds allocated to institutions within the item for student financial assistance in the annual Appropriation Act, except for the satisfactory academic progress requirement; or\n\n5. General funds allocated to institutions within the item for student financial assistance in the annual Appropriation Act that are used to support a work-study program, except for the financial need requirement.","path":["Title 8. Education","Agency 40. State Council of Higher Education For Virginia","Chapter 132. Virginia Student Financial Assistance Program Regulations","Part II. Use of Funds"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency40/chapter132/section30/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:47:57Z","sha256":"1f9cb7398aa57b7f81bb7f29b6b0261bc778da0ba402885179c5dd45acace0d5","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/8vac40-132-20","next":"us-va/8vac40-132-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}