Delaware Code Title 14 Sec. 3412A – Eligibility
(a) To be eligible to participate in the Inspire Scholarship program and to qualify for a grant towards tuition assistance by the State pursuant to this subchapter students shall meet all of the following:
(1) A student who satisfies the state residency requirements set forth in the institution‘s residency policy shall be eligible for such grant if that student is enrolled on a full-time, degree-seeking basis or is a student with a disability seeking a degree through the institution’s academic accommodation policy.
(2) The student shall not have been convicted of any felony and the student’s parent, legal guardian, or relative caregiver shall certify such fact.
(3) A student shall have applied for all appropriate forms of financial aid for which the student is eligible including, but not limited to, the Federal Pell Grant, financial aid programs administered by the Delaware Higher Education Commission, and financial aid programs administered by Delaware State University, and shall have accepted all such financial assistance offered or awarded to the student, except for loans.
(4) A student shall have graduated from a Delaware public or nonpublic high school with a minimum cumulative average of either 80% or higher on a 100-point scale or a grade point average (G.P.A.) of 2.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale as indicated on the student’s official high school transcript. For purposes of this subchapter, a student who does not meet the qualifying criteria may request the institution recalculate the point percentage or G.P.A. based on the student’s official high school transcript and the following conversion table:
| G.P.A. Conversion | ||
| Letter Grade | Numerical Grade | G.P.A. |
| A | 92-100 | 4.00 |
| B | 83-91 | 3.00 |
| C | 75-82 | 2.00 |
| D | 65-74 | 1.00 |
| F | < 65 | 0.00 |
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 14 Sec. 3412A
- Full-time: shall mean a minimum of 24 credit hours in each academic year. See Delaware Code Title 14 Sec. 3410A
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Institution: shall mean Delaware State University. See Delaware Code Title 14 Sec. 3410A
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.