{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-692.120","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 692.120","heading":"What are the requirements for student eligibility?","body":"(a) Eligibility. A student is eligible to receive a LEAP Grant under GAP if the student—\n(1) Meets the relevant eligibility requirements contained in 34 CFR 668.32;\n(2) Has graduated from secondary school or, for a home-schooled student, has completed a secondary education;\n(3)(i) Has received, or is receiving, a LEAP Grant under GAP for each year the student remains eligible for assistance under this subpart; or\n(ii) Meets at least two of the following criteria—\n(A) As designated by the State, either has an EFC equal to zero, as determined under part F of the HEA, or a comparable alternative based on the State's approved criteria for the LEAP Program under subpart A of this part;\n(B) Qualifies for the State's maximum undergraduate award for LEAP Grants under subpart A of this part in the award year in which the student is receiving an additional LEAP Grant under GAP; or\n(C) Is participating in, or has participated in, a Federal, State, institutional, or community early information and intervention, mentoring, or outreach program, as determined by the State agency administering the programs under this part; and\n(4) Any additional requirements that the State may require for receipt of a LEAP Grant under GAP.\n(b) Priority. In awarding LEAP Grants under GAP, a State shall give priority to students meeting all the criteria in paragraph (a)(3)(i) of this section.\n(c) Duration of eligibility. (1) A student may receive a LEAP Grant under GAP if the student continues to demonstrate that he or she is financially eligible by meeting the provisions of paragraph (a)(3)(ii)(A) or (B) of this section.\n(2) A State may impose reasonable time limits to degree completion.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education","CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","PART 692—LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM","Subpart C—Grants for Access and Persistence Program"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-34.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:40Z","sha256":"0a20de2d618a2f29a947694e9900f764e33d50d567a0dca44523826b85e1f9f4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-692.113","next":"us/34-cfr-692.130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}