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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 18 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1972 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1973, chapter 2; in 1975, chapter 400; in 1980, chapter 101; in 1981, chapter 257; in 1987, chapter 600; in 2000, chapters 94<\/a> and 660<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":185183,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60615,"identifier":"23.1-631","token":"23.1\/II\/6\/5\/23.1-631","url":"\/23.1-631\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-631\/","token":"23.1\/II\/6\/5\/23.1-631","dublin_core":{"Title":"Eligibility; duration","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-631","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Virginia students<\/span> who are obligated to pay tuition as full-time undergraduate, graduate, or professional students at an eligible institution are eligible to receive a grant for the academic year for which they enroll. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Eligibility for grants under the Program is limited to a total of four academic years for undergraduate students, pharmacy students, and medical students and a total of three academic years for other graduate students and professional school students. The academic years for which grants are awarded need not be in succession. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Grants under the Program shall be used only for undergraduate, graduate, or professional collegiate work in educational programs other than those providing religious training or theological education. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELIGIBILITY; DURATION (\u00a7 23.1-631)\n\nA. Virginia students who are obligated to pay tuition as full-time\nundergraduate, graduate, or professional students at an eligible institution are\neligible to receive a grant for the academic year for which they enroll.\n\nB. Eligibility for grants under the Program is limited to a total of four\nacademic years for undergraduate students, pharmacy students, and medical\nstudents and a total of three academic years for other graduate students and\nprofessional school students. The academic years for which grants are awarded\nneed not be in succession.\n\nC. Grants under the Program shall be used only for undergraduate, graduate, or\nprofessional collegiate work in educational programs other than those providing\nreligious training or theological education.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 18, \u00a7\u00a7 23-38.15, 23-38.16; 1973, c. 2; 1975, c. 400; 1980,\nc. 101; 1981, c. 257; 1987, c. 600; 2000, cc. 94, 660; 2016, c. 588.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}