Section 340.384

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS

Chapter 340

Effective - 28 Aug 2008, 3 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  340.384.  Application procedure — amount of award — number of applicants to be awarded. — 1.  Eligible students may apply to the department for financial assistance under the provisions of sections 340.381 to 340.396.  If, at the time of application for a loan, a student has formally applied for acceptance at the college, receipt of financial assistance is contingent upon acceptance and continued enrollment at the college.  A qualified applicant may receive financial assistance up to twenty thousand dollars for each academic year he or she remains a student in good standing at the college, provided that the cumulative total shall not exceed eighty thousand dollars per qualified applicant.  An eligible student may apply for financial assistance under this section at any point in his or her educational career at the college, however any such financial assistance shall only be awarded for current or future academic years, as applicable, and shall not be awarded for any academic year completed prior to the time of application.

  2.  Up to six qualified applicants per academic year may be awarded loans under the provisions of sections 340.381 to 340.396.  Priority for loans shall be given to eligible students who have established financial need.  All financial assistance shall be made from funds credited to the veterinary student loan payment fund.

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(L. 2007 S.B. 320, A.L. 2008 S.B. 931)