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The actual amount of each grant shall be determined by the proportionate award schedule adopted by each institution.F\n\nAll grants shall be awarded for one award year and may be renewed annually for no more than three subsequent award years, and students shall not receive subsequent grants until they have satisfied the requirements to move to the next class level. Each recipient may receive a maximum of one year of support per class level for a maximum total of four years of support at a baccalaureate public institution of higher education and a maximum total of two years of support at an associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education, provided that in no case shall a recipient receive more than a combined total of four years of support, if the recipient:1\n\nMaintains a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 on a scale of 4.0 or its equivalent;2\n\nDemonstrates continued financial need;3\n\nMakes satisfactory academic progress toward a degree; and4\n\nMaintains continuous full-time enrollment for not less than two semesters or three quarters in each successive award year unless the Council grants the recipient an exception for cause.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":239520,"text":"Only students who (i) are accepted for full-time enrollment at a public institution of higher education, (ii) are not receiving a Virginia Commonwealth Award, (iii) demonstrate financial need as determined by the Council, and (iv) are either (a) Virginia students who graduated from a high school in the Commonwealth with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 on a scale of 4.0 or its equivalent or (b) dependent children of active duty military personnel residing outside the Commonwealth pursuant to military orders, claiming Virginia on their State of Legal Residence Certificate, and satisfying the domicile requirements for such active duty military personnel pursuant to §§ 23.1-502 and 23.1-504 and who graduated from a high school within or outside the Commonwealth with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 on a scale of 4.0 or its equivalent are eligible to receive such grants.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":239521,"text":"Each eligible student shall receive such a grant from the institution’s appropriations for undergraduate student financial assistance before Commonwealth Award grants are awarded to students with equivalent remaining need.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":239522,"text":"Each eligible student shall receive a grant in an amount greater than Commonwealth Award grants awarded to students with equivalent remaining need.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":239523,"text":"Beginning with first-time students enrolled in the fall semester in 2018, each eligible student shall receive a grant in an amount greater than the grant of each eligible student with equivalent remaining need in the next-lowest class level.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":239524,"text":"The amount of each grant shall vary according to each student’s remaining need and the total of tuition, fees, and other necessary charges, including books. 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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 879 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 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1993, chapter 832; in 1994, chapter 789<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 114<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>; in 2017, chapters 325<\/a> and 335<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":66875,"section_number":"23.1-637","catch_line":"Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-637\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":84399,"section_number":"23.1-502","catch_line":"Eligibility for in-state tuition charges; domicile; domiciliary intent","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-502\/"},{"id":79711,"section_number":"23.1-504","catch_line":"Determination of domicile; exception; certain active duty and retired military personnel, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-504\/"}],"permalink":{"id":185213,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65914,"identifier":"23.1-638","token":"23.1\/II\/6\/6\/23.1-638","url":"\/23.1-638\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-638\/","token":"23.1\/II\/6\/6\/23.1-638","dublin_core":{"Title":"Eligibility; amount of grants; renewals","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-638","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Only students who (i) are accepted for full-time enrollment at a public institution of higher education<\/span>, (ii) are not receiving a Virginia Commonwealth Award, (iii) demonstrate financial need as determined by the Council<\/span>, and (iv) are either (a) Virginia students<\/span> who graduated from a high school in the Commonwealth with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 on a scale of 4.0 or its equivalent or (b) dependent children of active duty military personnel residing outside the Commonwealth pursuant to military orders<\/span>, claiming Virginia on their State of Legal Residence Certificate, and satisfying the domicile requirements for such active duty military personnel pursuant to §§ 23.1-502<\/a> and 23.1-504<\/a> and who graduated from a high school within or outside the Commonwealth with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 on a scale of 4.0 or its equivalent are eligible to receive such grants. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each eligible student shall receive such a grant from the institution’s appropriations for undergraduate student financial assistance before Commonwealth Award grants are awarded to students with equivalent remaining need. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Each eligible student shall receive a grant in an amount greater than Commonwealth Award grants awarded to students with equivalent remaining need. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Beginning with first-time students enrolled in the fall semester in 2018, each eligible student shall receive a grant in an amount greater than the grant of each eligible student with equivalent remaining need in the next-lowest class level. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The amount of each grant shall vary according to each student’s remaining need and the total of tuition, fees, and other necessary charges, including books. The actual amount of each grant shall be determined by the proportionate award schedule adopted by each institution. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> All grants shall be awarded for one award year and may be renewed annually for no more than three subsequent award years, and students shall not receive subsequent grants until they have satisfied the requirements to move to the next class level. Each recipient may receive a maximum of one year of support per class level for a maximum total of four years of support at a baccalaureate public institution of higher education<\/span><\/span> and a maximum total of two years of support at an associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education<\/span><\/span>, provided that in no case shall a recipient receive more than a combined total of four years of support, if the recipient: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Maintains a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 on a scale of 4.0 or its equivalent; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Demonstrates continued financial need; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Makes satisfactory academic progress toward a degree; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Maintains continuous full-time enrollment for not less than two semesters or three quarters in each successive award year unless the Council<\/span> grants the recipient an exception for cause. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELIGIBILITY; AMOUNT OF GRANTS; RENEWALS (\u00a7 23.1-638)\n\nA. Only students who (i) are accepted for full-time enrollment at a public\ninstitution of higher education, (ii) are not receiving a Virginia Commonwealth\nAward, (iii) demonstrate financial need as determined by the Council, and (iv)\nare either (a) Virginia students who graduated from a high school in the\nCommonwealth with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 on a scale of\n4.0 or its equivalent or (b) dependent children of active duty military\npersonnel residing outside the Commonwealth pursuant to military orders,\nclaiming Virginia on their State of Legal Residence Certificate, and satisfying\nthe domicile requirements for such active duty military personnel pursuant to\n§§ 23.1-502 and 23.1-504 and who graduated from a high school within\nor outside the Commonwealth with a cumulative grade point average of at least\n2.5 on a scale of 4.0 or its equivalent are eligible to receive such grants.\n\nB. Each eligible student shall receive such a grant from the institution’s\nappropriations for undergraduate student financial assistance before\nCommonwealth Award grants are awarded to students with equivalent remaining\nneed.\n\nC. Each eligible student shall receive a grant in an amount greater than\nCommonwealth Award grants awarded to students with equivalent remaining need.\n\nD. Beginning with first-time students enrolled in the fall semester in 2018,\neach eligible student shall receive a grant in an amount greater than the grant\nof each eligible student with equivalent remaining need in the next-lowest class\nlevel.\n\nE. The amount of each grant shall vary according to each student’s\nremaining need and the total of tuition, fees, and other necessary charges,\nincluding books. The actual amount of each grant shall be determined by the\nproportionate award schedule adopted by each institution.\n\nF. All grants shall be awarded for one award year and may be renewed annually\nfor no more than three subsequent award years, and students shall not receive\nsubsequent grants until they have satisfied the requirements to move to the next\nclass level. Each recipient may receive a maximum of one year of support per\nclass level for a maximum total of four years of support at a baccalaureate\npublic institution of higher education and a maximum total of two years of\nsupport at an associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education,\nprovided that in no case shall a recipient receive more than a combined total of\nfour years of support, if the recipient:\n\n 1. Maintains a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 on a scale of\n 4.0 or its equivalent;\n\n 2. Demonstrates continued financial need;\n\n 3. Makes satisfactory academic progress toward a degree; and\n\n 4. Maintains continuous full-time enrollment for not less than two semesters\n or three quarters in each successive award year unless the Council grants the\n recipient an exception for cause.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 879, \u00a7 23-38.53:6; 1993, c. 832; 1994, c. 789; 2002, c. 114;\n2016, c. 588; 2017, cc. 325, 335.","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}}