SOUTH CAROLINA NEED-BASED GRANT
Affidavit and Certification
State law requires that a student receiving the South Carolina Need Based Grant must certify that he/she has no criminal record, has never been convicted of a felony as defined under State Stature Section 16-1-10 and is of good moral character by submitting a signed affidavit to the institution. The student must sign this affidavit. Any false information provided by the student or any attempt to obtain and expend any Need based Grant for unlawful purposes, or any purpose, other than in payment or reimbursement for the cost of tuition and fees and other educational costs, at the institution authorized to award the Need Based Grant, will be cause for immediate cancellation of the Need Based Grant and is subject to applicable civil or criminal penalties.
Needbased Grants shall be awarded annually for no more than a total of eight full time equivalent semesters of part time or full time study.
Award decisions are made annually and are not automatically guaranteed.
REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS
______ I hereby certify that I:
Am a legal Resident of South Carolina
Have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Am of good moral character
Have not been convicted of any felonies and have not been convicted of any drug-related misdemeanor offenses
Do not owe a refund or repayment on a State Grant, a Federal Pell Grant, or a Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
Am not in default on any State or Federal Loan
Am enrolled part time or full time as a degree seeking student in an eligible program of study
Will use the South Carolina Need Based Grant funds for appropriate educational purposes.
For continued eligibility students must reapply each academic year and certify
I am maintaining a GPA of 2.0 or above
I am making Satisfactory Academic Progress
I do not have an Associate or Bachelor Degree
I earned at least 24 credit hours as s full time student at the end of the regular academic year
I earned at least 12 credit hours as a part time student at the end of the regular academic year
I earned 18 credit hours as a part time student for one semester and full time student the other semester at the end of the regular academic year
If awarded for one semester of the academic year, student must earn 12 credit hours if a full time student each regular academic year.
If awarded for one semester of the academic year, student must earn 6 credit hours if a part time student each regular academic year.
____ I decline the South Carolina Need Based Grant.
PRINT NAME _________________________________________ SSN ___________________________
SIGNATURE _________________________________________ DATE __________________________
Note: Academic year is defined as fall and spring semesters
Complete, sign and return this form to Trident Technical College, Financial Aid Office.
