(1) A student is eligible to participate in the program if the student meets the following requirements:
    (a) Has resided in this state continuously for the 12 months preceding his or her application to the program and is not considered a resident of any other state.

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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 390.1324

  • Authority: means the Michigan higher education assistance authority created by Act No. See Michigan Laws 390.1321
  • Program: means the Michigan work-study program established in section 2. See Michigan Laws 390.1321
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
    (b) Is a United States citizen or permanent resident of this country.
    (c) Is not incarcerated in a corrections institute.
    (d) Is enrolled in at least a half-time graduate program of study at a graduate or professional graduate school that meets the requirements in section 3.
    (e) Is certified by the financial aid officer at the graduate or professional graduate school as needing employment in order to meet recognized educational expenses.
    (f) Is not in default on a loan guaranteed by the authority.
    (2) A student shall maintain satisfactory academic progress, as defined by the graduate or professional graduate school in which the student is enrolled, to remain eligible for the program under this act.
    (3) A full-time graduate student at any particular school for each degree level shall be eligible for the program for not more than 12 terms or its equivalent in semesters, and a less than full-time graduate student for the equivalent as determined by the authority.