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Fourth Edition – April 2007

Student Financial Assistance Attestation Guide

Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance

Massachusetts Office of Student Financial AssistanceCompliance Attestation Division

454 Broadway, Suite 200Revere, Massachusetts 02151

617-727-9420

Major Changes In preparing this fourth edition of the Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance Compliance Attestation Guide, the Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance sought to incorporate changes as well document others that may have been implemented throughout the existence of the third edition. The updates are primarily in the following areas:

Compliance Attestation Report Frequency

1. The method of allowing institutions that participate in Massachusetts State financial aid programs to submit a compliance attestation report of Massachusetts State financial aid programs on an every-third year rotation basis remains in effect (see pages 2 and 3 of this Guide). However, schools that are required to annually submit a Compliance Attestation Report of Massachusetts State financial aid programs now ONLY need to have one single year of no significant findings to be considered for return to the every-third year option.

2. In years when a compliance attestation report of Massachusetts

State financial aid programs is to be submitted, the Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance now requires institutions to also submit a copy of their A-133 Single Audit for the same fiscal year, IF such an A-133 Single Audit has findings that relate to their administration of Title IV funds. This new requirement, however, does not supplant the condition that institutions must submit a copy of their A-133 Single Audit to the Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance in years when a Compliance Attestation report specific of Massachusetts State financial programs is not required.

3. All instances of noncompliance and cases of questioned costs are

to be reported (i.e. there is no materiality threshold for reporting of questioned costs). Institutions with questioned costs that, in the aggregate, total $10,000 or more will not be allowed the every-third year option and will be required to submit a Compliance Report of Massachusetts OSFA programs on an annual basis.

4. Every fiscal year, institutions are notified in writing of their

compliance attestation requirements vis-à-vis Massachusetts State financial aid programs. Such a notification is sent to the offices of the President, Financial Aid and the Treasurer/Chief Fiscal Officer.

“Cluster of Programs” Approach to Attestation Engagement

OMB Circular A-133 defines a “cluster of programs” as a group of closely related financial aid programs that share common compliance requirements. The Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance has adopted this definition for the Massachusetts state financial assistance programs. As a result, the state financial assistance programs should be considered as one program for purposes of the attestation engagement. The example reports in Exhibits B and C have been modified accordingly.

Financial Aid Programs

The Program Guidelines section of the Audit Guide has been updated to reflect the following financial aid programs that have been implemented since the February 2003 publication of the previous edition.

o John and Abigail Adams Scholarship o National Guard Tuition & Fee Assistance Program o Early Childhood Educators’ Scholarship Program o Commonwealth Hurricane Katrina Emergency Tuition Waiver o One Family Inc. Scholarship o Massachusetts Educational Rewards Grant Program o Math & Science Teachers Scholarship Program o Scholar-Internship Match Fund Program o Massachusetts GEAR UP Scholarship

Massachusetts No Interest Loan Program

The Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance now requires that Massachusetts No Interest Loan (NIL) records be included in the audit sample at institutions where such loans have been made. Those records can be for students who received loans under the program during the compliance attestation year in question OR received NIL loans in either current or previous years but have separated from the institution during the same above compliance attestation period.

Reporting Requirements

The audit reporting requirements have also been changed/updated, as part of the revisions to the OSFA Attestation Guide. The new reporting requirements are as follows:

o Schedule of Population, Items Tested, and Findings for Massachusetts State Financial Aid Program Cluster, which includes the following for each program:

Each of the programs in which the institution participates (this schedule is pre-populated; those programs that do not apply to the particular institution should be deleted)

Total number of students and dollar amount awarded

Number of students tested and dollar amount of award tested

Number of students for which findings were identified and dollar amount of award related to the findings

o Independent Accountants’ Report (See Examples)

o Auditor’s Opinion on Financial Statements and Supplementary

Schedule of Population, Items Tested, and Findings for Massachusetts State Financial Aid Program Cluster

o Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs

o Summary Schedule of Prior Review Findings

Please refer to pages 12, 26-39 of the Audit Guide.

Major Changes Background Information 1

Compliance Review Requirement 1 Guidance for Public Institutions of Higher Education in the Commonwealth 1 Relationship to Federal Audit Requirements 2 Purpose of the Guide 4 Objectives 6 Disclaimer 6

Engagement Periods and Report Due Dates 7

Matters Requiring Immediate Attention 7

Irregularities or Illegal Acts 7 Auditor qualifications 8

Planning Considerations 9 Engagement Letter 9 Follow-up on Prior Review Findings 9 Site Visits 9 Corrective Action Plan 10 Compliance Attestation Engagement 10 Consideration of Internal Control Structure Over Compliance 11 Control Deficiencies, Significant Deficiencies and Material Weakness 11 Materiality 12 Reporting Noncompliance 12

Compliance Attestation Reporting 12 Future Revisions 13

COMPLIANCE REQUIRMENTS AND MANANGEMENT'S ASSERTIONS 13 Introduction 13 Preparation 13 Institutional Eligibility 14

Compliance Requirements 14 Suggested Procedures 15

Student Eligibility 16 Massachusetts OSFA Program Descriptions 16 Compliance Requirements 18 Suggested Procedures 19

Reporting 21 Compliance Requirements 21 Suggested Procedures 22

Disbursements 22 Compliance Requirements 22 Payment Periods 22 Suggested Procedures 24

Refunds 24 Compliance Requirements 24 Suggested Procedures 25

ILLUSTRATIVE REPORTS 26 Schedule of Population, Items Tested, and Findings for Massachusetts State Financial Aid Program Cluster 27

Independent Accountants' Reports 30 Auditor’s Opinion Related to Schedule of State Financial Assistance Expenditures 35 Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs 37 Summary Schedule of Prior Review Findings 38

PROGRAM GUIDELINES 39

REVIEW PLANNING AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS Background Information Compliance Review Requirement The Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) has responsibility to provide oversight for all post secondary institutions that participate in the Massachusetts student financial aid programs. OSFA's oversight role requires that it develops adequate safeguards to ensure that participating institutions are accountable for the proper administration and disbursement of state funds. Traditionally, OSFA had relied upon the auditor's examination of Federal programs as adequate to infer administrative compliance with the requirements of the state financial aid programs. This Guide has been developed to provide clarification regarding the specific policies and procedures that auditors should follow when performing compliance reviews of these state-sponsored programs. The Guide should be used by independent auditors as an aid in determining institutional compliance with the applicable laws and regulations of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Guidance for Public Institutions of Higher Education in the Commonwealth Throughout this Guide, there are several provisions and requirements that are applicable only to the public colleges and universities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The references to the public institutions are applicable to the University of Massachusetts, the State Colleges, the Community Colleges, and any other similar institution, which may be created in the future. Uncoordinated outside audits of public state and community colleges within the Commonwealth could conflict with Chapter 7A, Section 10 of the Massachusetts General Laws. The attestation requirements of this guide are limited to state funds and do not extend to Federal programs. Any request for a separate audit under the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133 must have prior approval by the Commonwealth's Office of the State Comptroller. As public institutions follow the requirements of the Guide, they must adhere to the communications and delivery standards set forth by the Office of State Comptroller. Should public institutions have any questions about these communications and delivery standards, please feel free to contact the Deputy Comptroller over Financial Accounting and Reporting or Director, Financial Reporting Bureau, (617) 727-5000. In addition, all programmatic audits on student financial aid from the federal department of education or from any federal agency must be reported to the Office of the State Auditor and the Office of the State Comptroller immediately upon notification from the federal agency. This will allow full coordination with all parties involved.

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Relationship to Federal Audit Requirements To participate in the financial assistance programs administered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, institutions must be eligible to participate in the Title IV student financial assistance programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education. Federal audit requirements specify that participating institutions must annually submit a compliance audit of their administration of the Federal student financial aid programs. For many institutions this audit requirement is satisfied by a Single Audit of the institution under the guidelines established in the OMB Circular A-133. For those institutions exempt from the requirements of the Single Audit Act, the U.S. Department of Education requires a program specific audit of the Federal student financial aid programs. Under the audit guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of the Inspector General, program specific audits shall be performed as compliance attestations and shall apply the attestation standards set forth in Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) No. 10 "Attestation Standards: Revision and Codification" as established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Audits of Federal Student Financial Assistance Programs at Participating Institutions and Institution Servicers issued by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of the Inspector General defines the required management assertions, compliance requirements and suggested procedures for independent auditors to use when performing program specific audits of institutions participating in the Federal student financial aid programs. This program review Guide extends the Federal compliance attestation requirement to all institutions that participate in the student financial assistance programs administered by the Massachusetts OSFA. The Massachusetts OSFA, has developed this Guide to assist independent auditors in understanding the required management assertions, compliance requirements and suggested procedures necessary to perform a program specific review of the Massachusetts student financial assistance programs. Massachusetts State Financial Aid Programs Compliance Attestation Report Frequency Effective with fiscal years that begin after May 31, 2006, ALL institutions that administer Massachusetts State financial aid programs funds are required to submit a Compliance Attestation Report specific of Massachusetts State financial aid programs on an every third year rotation basis, EXCEPT those that meet any one of the following three conditions:

Institutions that submitted Compliance Attestation Reports for the prior fiscal year that reported cases of questioned costs (i.e. there is no materiality threshold for reporting of questioned costs). Institutions with questioned costs that, in the aggregate, total $10,000 or more will not be allowed the every-third year option and will be required to


submit a Compliance Report of Massachusetts OSFA programs on an annual basis.

Institutions that, in prior internal or external reports (i.e. A-133 Audit,

State of Federally conducted program reviews, etc.) had significant deficiencies or material weaknesses as defined by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 112 (or its equivalent).

Institutions identified by the Massachusetts Office of Student Financial

Assistance (OSFA) as having specific conditions that can result in the improper administration of Massachusetts State financial aid programs and, in which case, OSFA requests that the institution submit a Compliance Attestation Report of Massachusetts OSFA programs, on a yearly basis.

In all instances, the Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) reserves the option of requesting institutions or agents acting on OSFA’s behalf to perform a compliance attestation-level review of Massachusetts State financial aid programs at the institution for specific audit year(s), as appropriate. Institutions that are eligible to submit a Compliance Attestation Report of Massachusetts State financial aid programs on an every third year rotation basis are nonetheless required to submit copies of any internal or external reports, and/or program reviews (i.e. A-133 Audit, State or Federally conducted program reviews, etc.) on financial aid, that take place at the institution for the rotation years when a Massachusetts State Financial Aid Program specific Compliance Attestation Report is not required by the Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance. Copies of those internal or external reports, and/or program reviews must be submitted to the Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance within thirty (30) days of being available to the institutions. Each fiscal year, the Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance will notify, in writing, each institution that administers State financial aid funds of its reporting requirements vis-à-vis those State financial aid programs. An institution that has been selected to submit a Massachusetts State financial aid programs specific Compliance Attestation Report on a yearly basis will again be re-evaluated at the conclusion of the subsequent audit year and considered for inclusion in the every third year Compliance Attestation Report submission program. Likewise, an institution that participates in the every third year reporting rotation program will be evaluated during that third year. If the Massachusetts State financial aid programs Compliance Attestation Report shows significant findings during that third year, the institution will be required to resume annual submission of a Compliance Attestation Report.


Purpose of the Guide This Guide has been prepared to assist independent auditors in performing compliance reviews of Massachusetts Student Financial Assistance programs. This revised Guide is effective for OSFA compliance reviews (attestation engagements) for fiscal years beginning after May 31, 2006. This Massachusetts OSFA requires compliance review reports for all institutions that participate in the:

Programs Statutory Reference Need Based Financial Assistance (Cash Grant) MGL ch. 15A s. 9B General Scholarship Program (MASSGrant) MGL ch. 15A s. 16 Performance Bonus Program (Part of MASSGrant) Line Item 7070-0065 Christian A. Herter Memorial Scholarship Program MGL ch. 15A s. 16 Matching of Scholarship Grants (Gilbert Grant) MGL ch. 15A s. 16 Part Time Student Grant Program MGL ch. 15A s. 16 Public Service Scholarship Program MGL ch. 15A s. 16 No Interest Loan Program MGL ch. 15A s. 9cc Tomorrow's Teachers Scholarship Program MGL ch. 15A s. 19D Matching Student Aid Program MGL ch. 15As. 16 Paraprofessional Teacher Preparation Grant Item 7070-065 of Chapter 184 of the Acts of 2002 Massachusetts Foster Child Grant Chapter 384 of the Acts of 2000, Line-item 7066-0016 Massachusetts GEAR UP Scholarship 34 CFR Part 694 Early Childhood Educator’s Scholarship MGL ch. 15D Section 5 Clause 10 One Family Inc. Scholarship Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2005, Items 7070-0065 Math and Science Teachers Scholarship MGL ch. 15D Section 5 Clause (10) Scholar-Internship Match Fund MGL ch. 29 Section 2UUU Massachusetts Educational Rewards Grant MGL ch. 29 Section 2SSS John and Abigail Adams Scholarship MGL ch. 15A s. 9 National Guard Tuition & Fee Assistance Chapter 130 of the Acts of 2005


Tuition Waiver Programs: A. Need Based Tuition Waiver MGL ch. 15A s. 19 B. Categorical Tuition Waivers " " C. Graduate Student Tuition Waiver " " D. Massachusetts Education Financing “ “ Authority Prepaid Tuition Waiver “ “

E. Joint Admission Tuition Advantage Program Tuition Waiver " "

F. Senator Paul E. Tsongas Scholarship Tuition Waiver " " G. Washington Center Program Tuition Waiver " " H. University of Massachusetts Academic and Artistic Talent Program Tuition Waiver “ “

I. University of Massachusetts Exchange Program Tuition Waiver " "

J. University of Massachusetts Division I Athletic Program Tuition Waiver “ “

K. Cooperative Association of States for Scholarships Program Tuition Waiver “ “

L. Incentive Program for Aspiring Teachers Tuition Waiver " " M. Collaborative Teachers Tuition Waiver " " N. Career Advancement Program Tuition Waiver " " O. High Technology Scholar/Intern Tuition Waiver " " P. DSS Adopted Children Tuition Waiver " " Q. DSS Foster Care Children Tuition Waiver " " R. Stanley Z. Koplik Certificate of Mastery Tuition Waiver “ “

S. Valedictorian Program Tuition Waiver “ “ T. Commonwealth September 11, 2001 Tragedy

Tuition Waiver MGL ch. 15A s. 19 U. Commonwealth Hurricane Katrina Tuition Waiver MGL ch. 15A s. 6&19

The OSFA requires that these program compliance reviews be performed in accordance with the standards for audits of the U.S. General Accounting Office's Government Auditing Standards (2003 Revision) issued by the comptroller general of the United States. These standards, also referred to as the "Yellow Book", relate to audits of government organizations, program, activities, and functions, and of government funds received by contractors, nonprofit organizations, and other non-government organizations. The standards incorporate the AICPA Statements on Auditing Standards for fieldwork and reporting, and prescribe the additional standards needed to meet the more varied interests of users of reports on governmental audits.


Government Auditing Standards (2007 Revision), which will supersede the 2003 Revision, will be effective for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2008. These standards are available from the Government Printing Office (GPO), superintendent of Documents, Washington, DC 20401. Objectives The OSFA compliance attestation objectives are: To determine and report whether the institution's management's assertions relative to

compliance with specific compliance requirements in this Guide are fairly stated in all material respects (institutional eligibility and student eligibility, disbursements, reporting and refunds).

To assist OSFA in meeting its responsibilities by addressing instances of material noncompliance and internal control weakness and providing adequate information for OSFA to use to initiate action.

This Guide requires an examination-level attestation engagement relative to the institution's management's assertions about certain compliance aspects related to OSFA program participation. Therefore, in addition to applicable standards contained in the Government Auditing Standards, the Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) No. 10, Attestation Standards: Revisions and Codification, issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) also applies. This Guide is intended to be used by ALL institutions that administer Massachusetts OSFA funds, EXCEPT: Institutions of higher education that expend a total amount of Massachusetts State

financial assistance program funds equal to, or less that $25,000, or such other amount specified by the Chancellor of the Board of Higher Education for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in any fiscal year.

Institutions located in a state other than Massachusetts and which do not provide programs within Massachusetts to recipients of Massachusetts OSFA funds.

Disclaimer This Guide is not intended to be a complete manual of procedures, nor is it intended to supplant the independent auditor's judgment of the work required. Suggested procedures described may not cover all circumstances or conditions encountered at a particular institution. The independent auditor should use professional judgment and due care to tailor the procedures so that the compliance attestation engagement objectives are achieved. However, the independent auditor must address all applicable management assertions contained in this Guide.


In performing compliance reviews of Massachusetts State Financial Assistance Programs, the independent auditor shall have available, in addition to this OSFA Student Financial Assistance Attestation Guide, a fiscal year specific copy of Massachusetts State Financial Assistance Programs Guidelines and Procedures, as well as any and all relevant "Dear Colleague" letters published by OSFA. Engagement Periods and Report Due Dates The annual period to be reviewed coincides with the fiscal year end of the institution. Compliance is based on the institution's fiscal year and includes examining and

reporting on the institution management's assertions about compliance with specified Massachusetts laws and regulations, in accordance with SSAE No. 10 and Government Auditing Standards.

Compliance attestation reports are due six months following the fiscal year end, unless otherwise agreed upon in writing by the Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance.

Matters Requiring Immediate Attention Irregularities or Illegal Acts Professional standards require independent auditors to design and perform procedures to provide reasonable assurance of detecting significant illegal acts. Independent auditors should be aware of fraud or high-risk indicators, recognizing basic weaknesses in internal control and performing sufficient substantive tests. The independent auditor should avoid performing review steps mechanically (auditing form over substance) and accepting explanation for review exceptions without question. Authoritative guidance on detecting fraud and illegal acts is extensive. The auditor should be extremely well informed of the responsibility for accepting the engagement and the detection of errors, irregularities and illegal acts by clients. For supplemental guidance, see the Government Auditing Standards and Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 53 and No. 54, entitled, The Auditors Responsibility to Detect and Report Errors or Irregularities and Illegal Acts by Clients, respectively. The independent auditor should promptly prepare a separate written report concerning such acts or indications of such acts. This report should be submitted to the Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance at the address below within 30 days after the date of discovery of the acts. In addition, public institutions should submit a copy of this report to the Office of the State Comptroller and the Office of the State Auditor. If the independent auditor decides to explore further the indications of such acts to determine the size and seriousness of the situation, the report should be submitted within 30 days after the independent auditor has completed the additional work.


Reports should be mailed to:

Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance Compliance Attestation Division 454 Broadway, Suite 200 Revere, Massachusetts 02151

In addition, public institutions should send copies to:

Office of the State Comptroller Director, Financial Reporting 1 Ashburton Place, 9th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Office of the State Auditor 1 Ashburton Place, 18th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02108

Also, public institutions are required under Chapter 647 of the Acts of 1989, to immediately report all unaccounted for variances, losses, shortages or thefts of funds or property to the Office of the State Auditor, using a form provided by that office. Auditor Qualifications The independent auditor must meet the qualification and independence standards specified in Government Auditing Standards, including continuing education requirements. Internal auditors of an institution are not independent while auditing within it. However, the independent auditor may consider the work of the internal auditors in performing the examination-level compliance attestation engagement. Government Auditing Standards require the independent auditor and audit firms to comply with applicable provisions of the public accountancy law and rules of the jurisdiction in which they are licensed and where the engagement is being conducted. If the institution is located in a state outside of the home state of the independent auditor, and the independent auditor performs substantial field work in the institution's state, the independent auditor should document his/her compliance with licensing requirements of the public accountancy laws of that state. This Guide does not impose additional licensing requirements beyond those established by the individual State Boards of Accountancy.


Planning Considerations Engagement Letter An engagement letter between the institution and the independent auditor shall be prepared and must include the following: A statement that the compliance attestation engagement is to be performed in

accordance with SSAE No. 10, Government Auditing Standards, and this Guide;

A description of the scope of the engagement and the related reporting that will meet the requirements of this Guide;

A statement that both parties understand that OSFA intends to use the independent auditor's report to help carry out its oversight responsibilities with respect to the Massachusetts Student Financial Assistance programs; and

A provision that the independent auditor is required to provide OSFA, and their representatives access to working papers (including making photocopies, as necessary). [The independent auditor should refer to AU Section 9339, "Interpretations of Section 339 of the AICPA Professional Standards for guidance.] For public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, the Office of the State Auditor has access to the working papers under Chapter 11, Section 12 of the Massachusetts General Laws. The Office of the State Comptroller, in the course of the Commonwealth's audit, may request working papers from the institution.

A statement that the attestation engagement is to be performed in accordance with SSAE ("Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements") 10, Government Auditing Standards, and this Guide.

Follow-up on Prior Review Findings The independent auditor should review prior review findings, including previous auditor's reports and licensing agency reports. If there are no prior years compliance review reports, provide a statement to that effect. Site Visits A substantial portion of an institution's records and processes may be at another location, yet enrollment/financial aid application processes and attendance monitoring are generally located at the institution. In order to obtain an understanding of the related internal control structure and to assess control risk, the processes that take place at the institution must be observed. Therefore, the independent auditor must perform compliance review procedures at the institution either during the review or during the review period. There should be a visit to every location in the first year of an


engagement. For a cyclical approach to be accepted, each location should be visited at least once every two years. Corrective Action Plan OSFA requires an institution to submit an applicable corrective action plan (CAP) as part of its compliance attestation report package. In the CAP, which must be on the institution's letterhead, institution officials must provide a statement of concurrence or non-concurrence with the independent auditor's findings and must describe the corrective actions taken or planned. In addition, the institution must comment on the status of corrective action taken on prior review findings. Compliance attestation reports submitted without an applicable CAP are incomplete and will be returned to the institution. Compliance Attestation Engagement One of the major changes of this Attestation Guide is the “Cluster of Programs” approach to the attestation engagement. OMB Circular A-133 defines a cluster of programs as a group of closely related financial aid programs that share common compliance requirements. The Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance has adopted this definition for the Massachusetts state financial assistance programs. As a result, the state financial assistance programs should be considered as one program for purposes of the attestation engagement. The example reports in Exhibits B and C have been modified accordingly. The compliance attestation engagement must be performed as an examination level engagement in accordance with SSAE No. 10 and Government Auditing Standards. Management's written assertions are the basis for the independent auditor's testing and therefore are an integral part of the engagement. Such assertions normally should be obtained from management in a letter of representation to the independent auditor. The independent auditor should also obtain management's written representations as discussed in paragraph 70 of SSAE No. 10. The institution is responsible for all assertions in this Guide even if the institution contracted with an outside provider to perform certain of the compliance activities covered by this Guide. Institutions shall maintain, or have access to sufficient documentation to make the required assertions described in this Guide. Institutional eligibility, student eligibility, disbursements to students, reporting requirements and refund documentation originates at the institution. If necessary, documentation should be obtained from the outside provider so management can make the required assertions. Scope limitations because of management's refusal to provide the assertions required by this Guide may result in termination of the institution's participation agreement for non-compliance. SSAE No. 10 paragraph 62 discusses the independent auditor's responsibility when management refuses to furnish all appropriate written representations.


Consideration of Internal Control Structure Over Compliance Overall guidance for the consideration of the internal control structure in an examination-level attestation engagement is provided in Government Auditing Standards. Paragraph 6.13 of Government Auditing Standards states that the independent auditor should obtain a sufficient understanding of relevant portions of internal control that is material to the subject matter or assertion to plan the engagement and design procedures to achieve the objectives of the attestation engagement. The independent auditor must document this understanding and his assessment of control risk. In planning the engagement, the independent auditor should be aware that OSFA programs may be administered by more than one organizational component within the institution and that each component may maintain a separate or different internal control structure, policies, or procedures for ensuring compliance. Control Deficiencies, Significant Deficiencies, and Material Weakness During an examination-level attestation engagement, the independent auditor may become aware of control deficiencies, significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the institution's internal control structure over compliance. A control deficiency exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a control deficiency that adversely affects the entity’s ability to initiate, authorize, record, process, or report financial data reliably in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles such that there is more than a remote likelihood that a misstatement of the entity’s financial statements that is more than inconsequential will not be prevented or detected. A material weakness is a significant deficiency that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the financial statements will not be prevented or detected. The independent auditor's responsibility to communicate these deficiencies in an examination of management's assertion is similar to the independent auditor's responsibility described in SAS No. 112. However, this Guide requires all communications of control deficiencies, significant deficiencies, and material weakness in the internal control structure over compliance to be in writing and requires the independent auditor to include a copy of such report(s) in the independent auditor's reporting package. Except for disclosing control deficiencies, significant deficiencies, and material weakness as described above, no other reporting on the internal control structure over compliance is required. The Government Auditing Standards requirement for a report on internal controls based on performing a financial-related audit does not apply.


Materiality Paragraph 35 of SSAE No. 10 provides guidance on the independent auditor's consideration of materiality as it relates to each separate management assertion about compliance. Materiality for purposes of compliance assertions differs from materiality for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, materiality relates to each separate management assertion about compliance. The independent auditor should consider the materiality of management's assertions in the context of total OSFA funding or individual attribute. Ultimately though, materiality requires professional judgment on the part of the auditor. Such judgments however, should take into account the minimum reporting requirements of noncompliance as established by this Guide. Reporting Noncompliance This Guide requires that all known or likely errors be reported as a findings in the Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs. This applies even in those cases where corrective action was taken by the institution after the examination period. Instances of noncompliance that have no associated questioned costs should also be reported. Compliance Attestation Reporting The institution shall transmit the institution's compliance reporting package and corrective action plan to:

Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance Compliance Attestation Division 454 Broadway, Suite 200 Revere, Massachusetts 02151

In addition, public institutions should send copies to:

Office of the State Comptroller Director, Financial Reporting 1 Ashburton Place, 9th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Office of the State Auditor 1 Ashburton Place, 18th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02108

The institution's report package must include the following: Report on compliance Schedule of Population, Items Tested, and Findings for Massachusetts State

Financial Aid Program Cluster Opinion related to the Schedule of Population, Items Tested, and Findings for


Massachusetts State Financial Aid Program Cluster Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs, or a statement that there were "No

Findings" Comments on resolution matters of prior findings Reports on illegal acts, if applicable, as required by the Massachusetts Office of

Student Financial Assistance (See page 7 of this Guide) A-133 report if findings are reported, as required by the institution’s participation

agreement with OSFA Future Revisions As revisions to certain auditing standards occur, the auditor must modify his or her professional performance to meet the revised standards. OSFA may periodically revise the program compliance requirements. The auditor is responsible for assuring that he/she is using the most current version of this Guide. Compliance requirements and management's assertions Introduction Sets forth the minimum standards, which are the subject of management's written

compliance assertions;

Describes the related compliance requirements; and Provides guidance on the general approach the independent auditor should consider in

designing and carrying out procedures in his or her examination of management's written assertions.

The suggested procedures in this section are not intended to be a complete set of procedures to satisfy the engagement objectives, nor are they intended to supplant the independent auditor's judgment about the testing necessary for he or she to report on management's assertions. Preparation Auditor should be familiar with relevant statutes and sections of Massachusetts General Laws to obtain a complete understanding of the compliance requirements. Specific requirements may change periodically. To perform the engagement, the independent auditor should obtain, read or have available:

Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 15A § 9B, §9 (cc), § 9 (ee), §. 16, and §. 19. Chapter 30 § 42.


Massachusetts Student Financial Assistance program guidelines, policies and procedures

Any relevant OSFA or Board of Higher Education "Dear Colleague" letters Other practitioners reports Regulatory agency's reports

The institution's

Management representation letter Policy Manuals Accounting Manuals Relevant Memorandums Procedural Write-ups Flowcharts Internal auditor's reports For public institutions, reports from the Office of the State Auditor

Institutional Eligibility____________________________________________________ Required Management Assertion "[Institution] complied with the institutional eligibility and participation requirements listed in the Massachusetts OSFA Student Financial Assistance Attestation Guide." Compliance Requirements To participate in the Massachusetts student financial assistance programs, an institution must be an eligible private, public, independent, for profit or nonprofit institution of higher education issuing associate and/or bachelor's degrees, or certificate programs or graduate programs, and must have: A valid Participation Agreement issued by the Massachusetts Office of Student

Financial Assistance.

An accreditation letter from its accrediting agency evidencing that the institution is fully accredited and that the institution's accreditation is in force as of the date of execution of the Participation Agreement and has remained in force since.

A valid U.S. Department of Education Institutional Approval Notice that lists approved locations and eligible programs under the Title IV student financial assistance program

Been licensed to conduct business or programs by the jurisdiction/agency in which it is located.

Notified the Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance within ten (10)


days, in writing, of any change in ownership, consolidation, or dissolution, or any other transfer, suspension or discontinuance of any facility, branch or location where notification is required under Federal law or regulation pursuant to the institution's participation in Federal Title IV programs.

In addition to meeting the general provisions set forth in the institution's Participation Agreement, the institution must be in compliance with all laws, policies and guidelines specific to any financial assistance program established by the Office of Student Financial Assistance and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that the institution participates in. Specific institutional eligibility requirements for other OSFA programs are included in Appendix A of this program Student Financial Assistance Attestation Guide. Suggested Procedures a) Obtain an understanding of the institution's procedures for ensuring compliance with

institutional eligibility and participation criteria.

b) Obtain and inspect the Institution's OSFA Participation Agreement

1) Determine that the institution is properly authorized to participate in the Massachusetts State financial assistance programs that it offers.

c) Obtain and inspect the Institution's Institutional Approval Notice to participate in the Federal Title IV student financial assistance programs. 1) Determine that the institution is eligible and authorized to participate in the Title

IV student financial assistance programs.

d) Test graduated students' academic records to determine that educational programs were offered and were conducted in accordance with eligible program guidelines.

e) Obtain and inspect the following to determine that the institution was in compliance with its accreditation agency(s): 1) The accreditation letter from the institution's accrediting agency covering the

current award period.

2) Any additional correspondence from the accrediting agency. f) Make inquires of institution's management and obtain, as part of the management

representation, written representation that the institution: 1) Notified OSFA of any changes in ownership, consolidation, or dissolution, or

any other transfer, suspension or discontinuances of any facility, branch or location where notification is required under Federal law or regulation.


Student Eligibility________________________________________________________ Required Management Assertion "[Institution] complied with the student eligibility compliance requirements listed in the Massachusetts OSFA Student Financial Assistance Attestation Guide." Massachusetts OSFA Program Descriptions Below, we have provided brief descriptions of some Massachusetts State financial aid programs. All Massachusetts State financial aid programs are subject to inclusion in the audit samples that auditors use in the preparation of a Compliance Attestation Report of Massachusetts State financial aid programs, as long as they were administered by the institution during the compliance attestation period in question. A complete set of guidelines of Massachusetts State financial aid programs is available in the back section of this Guide. Additionally, auditors can request that relevant programs descriptions and guidelines be made available to them from the financial aid offices of the institutions where the compliance attestation work is taking place. Massachusetts Assistance for Student Success Program

1. MASSGrant (General Scholarship Program)

MASSGrant is a grant assistance program funded by appropriations from the Massachusetts State Legislature in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 15A, Section 16. The MASSGrant program provides need-based financial assistance to undergraduate students who reside in Massachusetts and who are enrolled in and pursuing a program of higher education in any approved public or independent college, university, school of nursing, or any other approved institution furnishing a program of higher education. The MASSGrant provides financial assistance to Massachusetts students demonstrating the greatest financial needs.

2. Gilbert Matching Scholarship The Gilbert Matching Scholarship makes funds available to participating Massachusetts's independent institutions of higher education and schools of nursing. At least one hundred percent must be used for direct financial assistance to needy Massachusetts undergraduate students to enable such students to attend or continue to attend such institutions.

3. Christian A. Herter Memorial Scholarship Program The Christian Herter Memorial Scholarship program offers scholarship to twenty-five students annual of extraordinary need and ability selected in the tenth or eleventh grades by persons or agencies designated by the Board of Higher Education and set forth under the regulations of this program.


4. Part-Time Grant Program The Part-Time Grant program is a grant assistance program that provides need based financial assistance to part-time students who reside in Massachusetts and who are enrolled in a program of higher education in any approved public, private, independent, for profit or nonprofit, institution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

5. Cash Grant Program

The Cash Grant program is designed to assist needy students in meeting institutionally-held charges such as mandatory fees and non-state-supported tuition. It is a complementary program to the Need-Based Tuition Waiver Program for the purpose of providing financial support to those individuals who would be denied the opportunity for higher education, without such assistance.

6. Public Service Scholarship Grant Program The Public Service Scholarship program is a non-need based grant program that has been established to provide educational opportunity to the family members upon the loss of a parent and or spouse who is killed or missing in the line of public service duty in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

7. No Interest Loan Program (NIL) The NIL program is designed to provide eligible, needy Massachusetts residents attending post-secondary educational institutions in Massachusetts with a state-funded loan. Administered by the Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance, the NIL program offers zero interest loans to assist in meeting educational costs. Students have a maximum of ten (10) years to repay their NIL loan(s).

8. Performance Bonus Grant The Performance Bonus Grant provides need-based, meritorious financial assistance to the neediest undergraduate students who reside in Massachusetts and who are enrolled in and pursuing a program of higher education in any approved public or independent college, university, school of nursing, or any other approved institution furnishing a program of higher education. Students must be eligible to receive a MASSGrant and must have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.0, prior to the semester for which award is being made.

9. Tomorrow's Teachers Scholarship The 1999 Massachusetts Legislature created the Tomorrow's Teachers Scholarship Program to meet the increasing demand for top quality teachers for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' public schools. This special program offers scholarships to academically talented high school students who wish to pursue teaching as a career. Four-year scholarships are awarded to qualifying students who plan to attend Massachusetts public colleges and universities, and who agree to teach for four years in Massachusetts public schools, upon graduation from college.


10. Massachusetts Foster Child Grant

The Massachusetts Foster Child Grant provides financial assistance to foster children in state custody who were neither adopted or returned home and are attending post-secondary institutions in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the continental United States. Students who are eligible for the Massachusetts Foster Child Grant can receive a maximum of $6,000 per academic year for not more than 5 consecutive years. In all cases, awards must be made as “last dollar” grants, with eligibility determined after consideration of all other state, federal and institutional scholarship and grant resources.

11. Paraprofessional Teacher Preparation Grant

The Paraprofessional Teacher Preparation Grant is designed to encourage and assist paraprofessionals who wish to become certified to teach full-time in Massachusetts’s public schools. Students who are eligible under the program can receive up to $625 per credit at an independent college or public university (not to exceed $7,500 per academic year); up to $450 per credit at a public four-year college (not to exceed $6,000 per academic year); $250 per credit at a public two-year college (not to exceed a maximum of $4,000 per academic year).

12. The Tuition Waiver Program The Tuition Waiver program is designed to provide financial support to those individuals who would be denied the opportunity for higher education at Massachusetts public colleges and universities, without such assistance. Over the years, tuition waivers have been utilized as supplemental scholarships in campus-based financial aid packaging strategies. The single Tuition Waiver program consists of several components designed to ensure maximum access for Commonwealth residents and provide incentives for improving student quality and institutional collaboration as follows: need based waivers, categorical waivers, graduate tuition waivers, and additional categories of waivers as approved by the Board of Higher Education.

Compliance Requirements A grant, loan or tuition waiver award may be made only to a recipient who meets the following requirements: Is eligible to receive a Pell Grant and/or other Federal Title IV student financial

assistance.

Has met the Institution's and the financial assistance program's enrollment requirements.

Is an undergraduate student enrolled in an eligible course or in the process of attaining either an associate, certificate or a bachelors degree.


Has not received a first bachelors degree except for specific programs providing

financial assistance to graduate students.

Is a resident of the State of Massachusetts for at least one year prior to the opening of the traditional academic year, and is a U.S. citizen or non-citizen eligible under Title IV regulations.

Has financial need and is eligible under the Federal need analysis criteria unless the specific program is not need based, or is otherwise designated.

Has his or her enrollment status, as defined in the program, certified to the Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance by the Institution.

Is maintaining satisfactory academic progress according to institutional definitions and Federal Standards.

Is in compliance with the requirements of the Military Selective Service Act or has been excused there from.

Is not in default of any Federal or State loan for attendance at an institution. Does not owe a refund for any previous financial assistance received.

Institutions must coordinate the OSFA programs with the other Federal and non-Federal student financial assistance programs it administers and must establish controls to preclude awarding assistance in excess of students' financial aid need. Suggested Procedures 1. Review, evaluate, and document the institution's procedures for determining student

eligibility.

2. Select a representative sample of student files and test to determine whether selected students were eligible for the Massachusetts student financial assistance programs for which they received awards. Representative samples should include all forms of state financial assistance awarded by the institution.

3. Obtain and inspect student academic files, financial aid files and other files to determine if the student: (a) Is eligible to receive Title IV student financial assistance;

(1) Is a regular student enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an eligible program

for at least the minimum required number of credits or the equivalent;


(2) Is a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen; (3) Has financial need (as defined) and total awards including Federal and State aid as well as other outside sources that do not exceed financial need;

(4) Has calculated expected family contribution that complies with Federal

regulations;

(5) Has a cost of education that agrees with the appropriate student budget established by the institution, or otherwise documented;

(6) Does not owe a refund for any previous financial aid received;

(7) Is not in default of any student loans;

(8) Is maintaining satisfactory progress (as defined);

(9) Is in compliance with Selective Service Registration;

(10) Has a valid Social Security Number; (11) Has a high school diploma or general equivalent diploma; (12) Is above the age of compulsory attendance in the Commonwealth of

Massachusetts; (13) Has Ability to Benefit; (14) An undergraduate student has completed a Free Application for Federal

Student Aid and received a SAR;

(b) Has not received a first bachelors degree except for specific programs providing financial aid to graduate students;

(c) Is a resident of Massachusetts for at least one year prior to the opening of the traditional academic year;

(d) Is attending an eligible post secondary institution in Massachusetts or an approved out of state institution;

(e) Has, if applicable, provided all necessary documentation to complete verification;

(f) Has all required financial aid transcripts on file, or the equivalent; and

(g) Has his or her enrollment status, as defined in the program, certified to the


Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance by the Institution.

4. Determine that the student is not in default of any Federal or State loan.

(a) For Federal loans, obtain and review Student's Institutional Student Information Report record (ISIR), Verify that non default status has been documented.

(b) For State loans, obtain all reports of Current No Interest Loan Defaults and verify that state financial assistance program awards had not been disbursed to a State loan defaulter's student account after the institution had been notified of the student's default status.

Reporting_____________________________________________________________ Required Management Assertion "[Institution] complied with the reporting requirements listed in the Massachusetts OSFA Student Financial Assistance Attestation Guide." Compliance Requirements Institutions receiving OSFA funds are required to ensure that reports contain reliable information and are prepared and submitted in accordance with the applicable program guidelines. Reports required for attestation reporting: For all Programs: The institution shall submit annually, by July 31, or otherwise specified by OSFA, account reconciliation for all state financial assistance programs that the institution participates in. In addition, the institution shall provide data to OSFA and the Board for Higher Education in response to information requests concerning administration and evaluation of financial assistance available to the institution's students. For Grant Programs: The institution shall be required to furnish to the Chancellor annually, by August 31st, or otherwise specified by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, a report detailing the total amount of grant program funds received and expended, the total number of grant awards made to students, and the average grant award made to eligible students. Tuition Waiver Program The institution shall, for each program requiring such a report, complete annually, by August 31st, or unless otherwise specified by OSFA, a report detailing the number and characteristics of tuition waiver recipients.


Suggested Procedures 1. Review, evaluate and document procedures for reporting amounts and disclosures

provided in: (a) Annual Reconciliation Report (b) Response to Information Request (c) Grant Award Information (d) Waiver Information Report

2. Obtain and inspect the required reports.

(a) On a test basis determine that the institution performed the required reconciliation and disclosure procedures and submitted the report in a timely manner.

(b) For unmatched and mismatched amounts determine that the institution performed the following: (1) Promptly researched and reconciled detailed records; and (2) Transmitted corrections to OSFA.

Disbursements_________________________________________________________ Required Management Assertion "[Institution] complied with the disbursement compliance requirements listed in the OSFA Student Financial Assistance Attestation Guide" Compliance Requirements The independent auditor shall review student's accounts to ensure that awards from

the State financial assistance programs are properly disbursed. The institution's records shall reflect all disbursement transactions accurately and

identify disbursements by OSFA program.

Payment Periods Awards are generally made as a component of the student's total financial aid package. Institutions are required to make at least two disbursements, or unless otherwise permitted under the program, during the traditional academic year. Students must continue to meet eligibility criteria following the initial disbursement to be eligible to receive subsequent disbursements. Awards may not exceed a student's demonstrated financial need, unless otherwise designated. Specific Program Requirements are:


Massachusetts Assistance for Student Success Program MASSGrant Program, Gilbert Matching Grant Program, Part-Time Grant Program, Need Based Cash Grant and Performance Bonus Program are disbursed to the institution in two equal payments corresponding to the fall and spring semesters of the traditional academic year. Students must continue to meet all eligibility criteria as certified by the institution. Should the student discontinue enrollment during the academic year, the institution shall apply Federal Title IV refund policies to State financial assistance programs.

Christian A. Herter Memorial Scholarship Program, Public Service Grant Program and Tomorrow's Teacher Scholarship Program Pre-payment in the amount of the total award for each semester will be mailed to each institution under separate cover.

The Tuition Waiver Program Tuition Waivers are awarded as a component of the student’s financial aid package.

No Interest Loan

(a) Student should not be in default of any Federal or State loan. (b) Shall be at least (2) disbursements. (c) Single disbursement if current date is greater than loan period end date; or, loan

period is less than 155 days in length. (d) Subsequent disbursements must occur on or after previous disbursement date. (e) Disbursements must be whole dollar amounts determined by dividing loan amount

by the number of disbursements. (f) Loan increases within a loan period are considered new loans. (g) Late disbursement of an existing loan may occur up to 45 days from the

borrower's last date of enrollment. Disbursement Period First disbursementCurrent date, if less than or equal to 20 days prior to start of loan period; otherwise 20 days prior to start of loan period, in all other cases. Second disbursement (no 3rd disbursement)If current date is less than or equal to 20 days prior to midpoint of loan period, then disbursement date is 20 days prior to midpoint of loan period. Otherwise current date is the disbursement date. At no time shall second disbursements occur prior to first disbursement. Second disbursement (3rd disbursement selected)If current date is than or equal to 20 days prior to 1/3 point of loan period, then disbursement date is 20 days prior to 1/3 point of loan period. Otherwise current date is the disbursement date. At no time shall second disbursement occur prior to first disbursement.


If current is less than or equal to 20 days prior to 2/3 point of loan period, then disbursement date is 20 days prior to 2/3 point of loan period. Otherwise current date is the disbursement date. At no time shall third disbursement occur prior to second disbursement.

Suggested Procedures Review, evaluate and document procedures for

(a) Completing loan applications (b) Recording financial transactions (c) Disbursing funds by payment periods and within timeframes and restrictions (d) Conducting entrance and exit counseling and having documentation in the student’s file (e) Identifying credit balances in student accounts (f) Identifying students in default of State loans and adjusting awards accordingly

Using the same representative sample selected to test student eligibility determine that payments are properly calculated and disbursed according to the program requirements. Obtain and inspect student academic and financial aid files, student accounts and attendance records and test to determine: That the institution DID NOT:

(a) Release funds or credit a student account for a student on a leave of absence. (b) Make a second and or subsequent disbursement prior to the initial disbursement

date. That the institution:

(a) Has a completed and signed promissory note for Massachusetts No Interest Loans. (b) Performed and documented required entrance and exit counseling. (c) Has adjusted loans, as necessary, in cases where students have been identified as

being in default. (d) Reported changes in enrollment status to either the loan program servicing agency

and/or the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) in cases where the student has separated from the institution

Refunds Required Management Assertion "[Institution] complied with the refund requirements listed in the Massachusetts OSFA Student Financial Assistance Attestation Guide" Compliance Requirements Massachusetts Grant Programs


Refunds to OSFA may be due as a result of adjustments to EFC, change in dependency status, transfer, withdrawal, dropping below full time status, or an approved leave of absence. State financial aid programs refund policy shall be used in determining percentage and

amount to be refunded to State programs .

Refunds should be made, in the timeframe specified within OSFA program guidelines or, in a timely manner. Refunds should be made to OSFA and accompanied by a completed refund form.

Massachusetts No Interest Loan Program Institutions are expected to refund all or any portion of Massachusetts No Interest

Loan disbursements that were not applied by the recipient to educational expenses during the academic year.

If a student becomes ineligible as a result of a change in enrollment status, NIL loan proceeds shall be returned to OSFA within 30 days.

Suggested Procedures Review, evaluate and document procedures for:

(a) Identifying students who either were or should have been identified as withdrawn, dropped, terminated or on leave of absence.

(b) Assuring that refunds are repaid to OSFA in a timely manner. Using the same representative sample selected to test student eligibility and disbursements determine that refunds were properly calculated and disbursed according to the program requirements. If the representation sample does not include a sufficient number of students who withdrew, dropped, terminated or on leave of absence, then select additional students from a combined list of the above categories to arrive at an adequate sample. Obtain and inspect students’ academic and financial aid files, student accounts, attendance records and cancelled checks. Determine if the enrollment status of any of the students in the representative sample is indicative of a refund. For each student identified as due a refund:

(a) Determine the amount that should have been refunded. (b) Compare refund payments made to calculated amounts. (c) Determine that refunds were properly paid to OSFA or to students within the

timeframes established by law or regulation.


Illustrative Reports Exhibit A. Schedule of Population, Items Tested, and Findings for Massachusetts State Financial Aid Program Cluster Exhibit B. Independent Accountants' Report Examples Exhibit C. Auditor’s Opinion on Financial Statements and Supplementary Schedule of Population, Items Tested, and Findings for Massachusetts State Financial Aid Program Cluster Exhibit D. Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs Exhibit E. Summary Schedule of Prior Review Findings


Exhibit A XYZ College

Schedule of Population, Items Tested, and Findings ForMassachusetts State Financial Aid Program Cluster

Year ended June 30, 20XX

Description Number Percent of Amount Percent ofof category of students population of awards population

Massachusetts Assistance for Population 100% $ 100%Student Success (MASSGrant) Tested % %

Findings % %

Gilbert Matching Grant Population 100% $ 100%Tested % %Findings % %

Christian A. Herter Memorial Population 100% $ 100%Scholarship Tested % %

Findings % %

Tomorrow's Teachers Scholarship Population 100% $ 100%Tested % %Findings % %

Part Time Grant Program Population 100% $ 100%Tested % %Findings % %

Cash Grant Program Population 100% $ 100%Tested % %Findings % %

Public Service Grant Program Population 100% $ 100%Tested % %Findings % %

Massachusetts No Interest Population 100% $ 100%Loan Program Tested % %

Findings % %

Performance Bonus Program Population 100% $ 100%Tested % %Findings % %

Foster Child Grant Program Population 100% $ 100%Tested % %Findings % %

Paraprofessional Teacher Preparation Population 100% $ 100%Grant Tested % %

Findings % %

Early Childhood Educators Scholarship Population 100% $ 100%Tested % %Findings % %

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Exhibit A John & Abigail Adams Scholarship Population 100% $ 100%

Tested % %Findings % %

One Family Inc. Scholarship Population 100% $ 100%Tested % %Findings % %

MA Educational Rewards Grant Population 100% $ 100%Tested % %Findings % %

Math & Science Teachers Scholarship Population 100% $ 100%Tested % %Findings % %

Scholar-Internship Match Fund Program Population 100% $ 100%Tested % %Findings % %

GEAR UP Scholarship Population 100% $ 100%Tested % %Findings % %

National Guard Tuition & Fee Population 100% $ 100%Assistance Tested % %

Findings % %Need Based Tuition Waiver Population 100% $ 100%


Categorical Tuition Waivers Population 100% $ 100%Tested % %Findings % %

Graduate Student Tuition Waiver Population 100% $ 100%Tested % %Findings % %

Massachusetts Education Financing Population 100% $ 100%Authority Prepaid Tuition Waiver Tested % %

Findings % % Joint Admission Tuition Advantage Population 100% $ 100%

Program Tuition Waiver Tested % %Findings % %

Senator Paul E. Tsongas Scholarship Population 100% $ 100%Tuition Waiver Tested % %

Findings % %Washington Center Program Tuition Population 100% $ 100%

Waiver Tested % %Findings % %

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Exhibit A University of Massachusetts Academic Population 100% $ 100%and Artistic Talent Program Tuition Tested % %Waiver Findings % %

University of Massachusetts Exchange Population 100% $ 100%Program Tuition Waiver Tested % %

Findings % %University of Massachusetts Division I Population 100% $ 100%

Athletic Program Tuition Waiver Tested % %Findings % %

Cooperative Association of States for Population 100% $ 100%Scholarships Program Tuition Waiver Tested % %

Findings % %Incentive Program for Aspiring Teachers Population 100% $ 100%

Tuition Waiver Tested % %Findings % %

Collaborative Teachers Tuition Waiver Population 100% $ 100%Tested % %Findings % %

Career Advancement Program Tuition Population 100% $ 100%Waiver Tested % %

Findings % %High Technology Scholar/Intern Tuition Population 100% $ 100%

Waiver Tested % %Findings % %

DSS Adopted Children Tuition Waiver Population 100% $ 100%Tested % %Findings % %

DSS Foster Care Children Tuition Waiver Population 100% $ 100%Tested % %Findings % %

Stanley Z. Koplik Certificate of Mastery Population 100% $ 100%Tuition Waiver Tested % %

Findings % %Valedictorian Program Tuition Waiver Population 100% $ 100%


Commonwealth September 11, 2001 Population 100% $ 100%Tragedy Tuition Waiver Tested % %

Findings % %Hurricane Katrina Tuition Waiver Population 100% $ 100%


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Exhibit B-1

Independent Accountants' Report on Compliance with Specified Requirements Applicable to the Massachusetts Office of Student Financial

Assistance Program Cluster (No noncompliance identified)

Addressee (Name of Entity): We have examined name of entity)’s compliance with the following requirements as specified in The Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance (MOSFA) Student Financial Assistance Attestation Guide, Fourth Edition, during the year ended (date): • Institutional eligibility • Student eligibility • Reporting • Disbursements • Refunds Management is responsible for (name of entity)'s compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on (name of entity)’s compliance based on our examination. Our examination was conducted in accordance with standards established by the American Institution of Certified Public Accountants and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about (name of entity)'s compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on (name of entity)'s compliance with specified requirements. In our opinion, (name of entity) complied, in all material respects, with the aforementioned requirements during the year ended (date). This report is intended solely for the use of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, [for public colleges add - the Office of the State Auditor and the Office of the State Comptroller] and the Board of Trustees and management of (name of entity), and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. (Date) Reference: AICPA AT601.55-56


Exhibit B-2


Assistance Program Cluster (Nonmaterial noncompliance identified)

Addressee (Name of Entity): We have examined (name of entity)’s compliance with the following requirements as specified in The Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance (MOSFA) Student Financial Assistance Attestation Guide, Fourth Edition, during the year ended (date): • Institutional eligibility • Student eligibility • Reporting • Disbursements • Refunds Management is responsible for (name of entity)'s compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on (name of entity)’s compliance based on our examination. Our examination was conducted in accordance with standards established by the American Institution of Certified Public Accountants and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about (name of entity)'s compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on (name of entity)'s compliance with specified requirements. In our opinion, (name of entity) complied, in all material respects, with the aforementioned requirements during the year ended (date). However, our examination disclosed instances of nonmaterial noncompliance, which are described in the accompanying Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs as items (identify finding numbers). This report is intended solely for the use of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, [for public colleges add - the Office of the State Auditor and the Office of the State Comptroller] and the Board of Trustees and management of (name of entity), and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. (Date)


Exhibit B-3


Assistance Program Clusters (Material noncompliance identified)

Addressee (Name of Entity): We have examined (name of entity)’s compliance with the following requirements as specified in The Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance (MOSFA) Student Financial Assistance Attestation Guide, Fourth Edition, during the year ended (date): • Institutional eligibility • Student eligibility • Reporting • Disbursements • Refunds Management is responsible for (name of entity)'s compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on (name of entity)’s compliance based on our examination. Our examination was conducted in accordance with standards established by the American Institution of Certified Public Accountants and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about (name of entity)'s compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on (name of entity)'s compliance with specified requirements. Our examination disclosed instances of material noncompliance, which are described in the accompanying Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs as items (identify finding numbers). In our opinion, except for the material noncompliance described in the preceding paragraph, (name of entity) complied, in all material respects, with the aforementioned requirements during the year ended (date). This report is intended solely for the use of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, [for public colleges add - the Office of the State Auditor and the Office of the State Comptroller] and the Board of Trustees and management of (name of entity), and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. (Date)


Exhibit B-4

Independent Accountants' Report on Compliance with Specified Requirements Applicable to the Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance Program

Cluster (Material and nonmaterial noncompliance identified)

Addressee (Name of Entity): We have examined (name of entity)’s compliance with the following requirements as specified in The Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance (MOSFA) Student Financial Assistance Attestation Guide, Fourth Edition, during the year ended (date): • Institutional eligibility • Student eligibility • Reporting • Disbursements • Refunds Management is responsible for (name of entity)'s compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on (name of entity)’s compliance based on our examination. Our examination was conducted in accordance with standards established by the American Institution of Certified Public Accountants and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about (name of entity)'s compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on (name of entity)'s compliance with specified requirements. Our examination disclosed instances of material noncompliance, which are described in the accompanying Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs as items (identify finding numbers). In our opinion, except for the material noncompliance described in the preceding paragraph, (name of entity) complied, in all material respects, with the aforementioned requirements during the year ended (date). However, our examination disclosed instances of nonmaterial noncompliance, which are described in the accompanying Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs as items (identify finding number). This report is intended solely for the use of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, [for public colleges add - the Office of the State Auditor and the Office of the State Comptroller] and the Board of Trustees and management of (name of entity), and


is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. (Date)


Exhibit C

Opinion on Financial Statements and Supplementary Schedule of Population, Items Tested, and Findings for Massachusetts State Financial Aid

Program Cluster

Independent Auditors’ Report Addressee (Name of Entity): We have audited the accompanying statement of financial position (statement of net assets) of (name of entity) as of (date), and the related statements of activities (revenues, expenses and changes in net assets) and cash flows for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of (name of entity)’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on (name of entity)’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and the significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of (name of entity) as of (date), and the changes in its net assets and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued a report dated (date) on our consideration of (name of entity)’s internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts and grant agreements and other matters. The purpose of that report is to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards and should be considered in assessing the results of our audit.


Our audit was performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying Schedule of Population, Items Tested, and Findings for Massachusetts State Financial Aid Program Cluster is presented for purposes of additional analysis as required by the Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance Compliance Attestation Guide, and is not a required part of the basic financial statements. Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. Date


Exhibit D

Example Entity

Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs

(List findings or state that no matters are reported.) Reference Number Program: Description A well developed finding has the following elements: • The condition (what is) • Criteria (what should be) • The effect (the difference between what is and what should be) • The cause (why it happened) Questioned Costs Amount, and if applicable, the computation Recommendations How would the problem be corrected?


Exhibit E

Example Entity

Summary Schedule of Prior Review Findings

Year Ended (Date)

Reference Summary of Findings Status Planned/Partial

Corrective Action

0X-01 Description of findings and questioned costs

Not Corrected (see note 1).

0X-02 Description of findings and questioned costs Corrected

Note: Listed planned corrective actions above or partial corrective action taken.

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a te

ache

r sho

rtage

su

bjec

t are

a in

Mas

sach

uset

ts p

ublic

scho

ols

• Tu

ition

and

requ

ired

fees

are

pai

d to

in

stitu

tion

at th

e be

ginn

ing

of e

ach

sem

este

r up

on sc

hool

’s c

ompl

etio

n of

a c

ertif

icat

ion

rost

er.

CH

RIS

TIA

N A

. HE

RTE

R M

EM

OR

IAL

SC

HO

LAR

SH

IP

• A

ny p

ublic

or p

rivat

e in

stitu

tion

in th

e co

ntin

enta

l U

nite

d St

ates

and

in th

e C

omm

onw

ealth

of

Mas

sach

uset

ts, o

ffer

ing

any

appr

oved

deg

ree

or

certi

ficat

e pr

ogra

m

• V

alid

Par

ticip

atio

n A

gree

men

t mus

t be

on fi

le w

ith

OSF

A

• M

assa

chus

etts

resi

dent

for a

t lea

st o

ne y

ear p

rior t

o th

e st

art o

f the

trad

ition

al a

cade

mic

yea

r and

mai

ntai

n su

ch

resi

dent

stat

us th

roug

hout

the

entir

e pe

riod

of e

ligib

ility

•

U.S

. Citi

zen

or E

ligib

le N

on-C

itize

n

• En

rolle

d fu

ll tim

e (a

t lea

st 1

2 un

derg

radu

ate

cred

its o

r eq

uiva

lent

) •

Cum

ulat

ive

seco

ndar

y sc

hool

GPA

of 2

.75

on a

4.0

sc

ale

• Ex

hibi

ts d

iffic

ult p

erso

nal c

ircum

stan

ces,

high

fina

ncia

l ne

ed a

nd st

rong

aca

dem

ic p

rom

ise

• Pr

ovid

es e

vide

nce

of d

ocum

ente

d fin

anci

al n

eed

• Is

in c

ompl

ianc

e w

ith S

elec

tive

Serv

ice

requ

irem

ents

•

Is n

ot in

def

ault

of a

Fed

eral

or S

tate

loan

and

doe

s not

ow

e a

refu

nd o

f pre

viou

s fin

anci

al a

id

• N

ot a

MA

SSG

rant

reci

pien

t •

Com

plet

e al

l ver

ifica

tion

requ

irem

ents

man

date

d by

the

U.S

. Dep

artm

ent o

f Edu

catio

n an

d th

e in

stitu

tion

• If

enr

olle

d in

a c

lock

hou

r pro

gram

, mus

t:

1) c

ompl

ete

a m

inim

um o

f 24

cloc

k

hour

s per

wee

k 2)

com

plet

e a

min

imum

of 3

20 h

ours

dur

ing

the

perio

d of

July

1- D

ecem

ber 3

1 to

qua

lify

for a

Fal

l di

sbur

sem

ent

3) c

ompl

ete

a m

inim

um o

f 320

hou

rs d

urin

g th

e pe

riod

of Ja

nuar

y 1-

June

30

to q

ualif

y fo

r a S

prin

g di

sbur

sem

ent

• If

enr

olle

d in

Eng

lish

as a

Sec

ond

Lang

uage

(ESL

) pr

ogra

m c

ours

es, s

tude

nt m

ust b

e si

mul

tane

ousl

y en

rolle

d in

eith

er a

cer

tific

ate,

ass

ocia

te o

r bac

helo

rs

degr

ee p

rogr

am

• A

war

d m

ay n

ot e

xcee

d st

uden

t's d

emon

stra

ted

finan

cial

ne

ed

• Pr

epai

d am

ount

to b

e re

ceiv

ed b

y th

e in

stitu

tion

for

each

sem

este

r upo

n st

uden

t's c

ertif

icat

ion

GIL

BE

RT

MA

TCH

ING

GR

AN

T

Stat

e ap

prov

ed in

depe

nden

t col

lege

or n

ursi

ng sc

hool

with

in th

e C

omm

onw

ealth

of M

assa

chus

etts

that

: •

Adm

it re

gula

r stu

dent

s •

Is le

gally

aut

horiz

ed to

pro

vide

a p

rogr

am o

f pos

t se

cond

ary

educ

atio

n •

Off

ers a

pro

gram

of s

tudy

that

lead

s to

an a

ssoc

iate

or

bach

elor

's de

gree

, or,

• Pr

ovid

es a

n ed

ucat

ion

that

lead

s to

a di

plom

a in

dica

ting

satis

fact

ory

com

plet

ion

of a

hos

pita

l sch

ool o

f pr

ofes

sion

al n

ursi

ng p

rogr

am a

ppro

ved

by th

e St

ate

Boa

rd o

f Reg

istra

tion

in N

ursi

ng

• Is

acc

redi

ted

by th

e N

ew E

ngla

nd A

ssoc

iatio

n of

Sch

ools

an

d C

olle

ges

• D

oes n

ot h

ave

as it

s prim

ary

purp

ose

educ

atio

n fo

r re

ligio

us p

urpo

ses

• V

alid

Par

ticip

atio

n A

gree

men

t on

file

with

OSF

A

• M

assa

chus

etts

resi

dent

for a

t lea

st o

ne y

ear p

rior t

o th

e st

art o

f the

trad

ition

al a

cade

mic

yea

r and

mai

ntai

n su

ch

resi

dent

stat

us th

roug

hout

the

entir

e pe

riod

of e

ligib

ility

•

U.S

. Citi

zen

or E

ligib

le N

on-C

itize

n

• N

ot in

def

ault

of a

Fed

eral

or S

tate

loan

or o

we

a re

fund

fo

r any

pre

viou

s fin

anci

al a

id re

ceiv

ed

• C

ompl

ete

all v

erifi

catio

n re

quire

men

ts m

anda

ted

by th

e U

.S. D

epar

tmen

t of E

duca

tion

and

the

inst

itutio

n •

Enro

lled

full-

time

(at l

east

12

unde

rgra

duat

e cr

edits

or

equi

vale

nt)

• M

aint

ain

satis

fact

ory

acad

emic

pro

gres

s •

Com

ply

with

Sel

ectiv

e Se

rvic

e re

quire

men

ts

• D

emon

stra

tes f

inan

cial

nee

d as

evi

denc

ed b

y in

curr

ing

educ

atio

nal e

xpen

ses a

t lea

st $

500

grea

ter t

han

the

stud

ent's

tota

l res

ourc

es u

nder

the

Fede

ral m

etho

dolo

gy

• N

ot y

et re

ceiv

ed fi

rst B

ache

lor's

or p

rofe

ssio

nal d

egre

e •

Has

not

yet

ear

ned

a fir

st d

iplo

ma

from

a h

ospi

tal o

f pr

ofes

sion

al n

ursi

ng p

rogr

am

• 10

0% o

f fun

ds d

isbu

rsed

to st

uden

ts

• N

o aw

ard

in e

xces

s $2,

500

per a

cade

mic

yea

r •

No

awar

d le

ss th

an $

200

• A

war

ded

only

in in

crem

ents

of $

100

• B

e re

ceiv

ed a

nd d

isbu

rsed

from

a se

para

te fi

nanc

ial a

id

acco

unt

• Fu

nds f

or a

dmin

istra

tion

and

supp

ort o

f GM

SGP

do n

ot

cons

titut

e ex

pend

iture

s fro

m a

mou

nt a

lloca

ted

for

scho

lars

hip

aid

• N

o po

rtion

of s

chol

arsh

ip g

rant

shal

l be

used

to re

duce

th

e in

stitu

tion'

s exp

endi

ture

s of i

nstit

utio

nal f

unds

MA

SS

AC

HU

SE

TTS

AS

SIS

TAN

CE

FO

R S

TUD

EN

T S

UC

CE

SS

(MA

SS

GR

AN

T)

Any

elig

ible

deg

ree

or c

ertif

icat

e pr

ogra

m o

ffer

ed b

y •

Stat

e ap

prov

ed p

ublic

, priv

ate,

inde

pend

ent,

for p

rofit

or

nonp

rofit

inst

itutio

n in

the

Com

mon

wea

lth o

f M

assa

chus

etts

or,

• St

ate

appr

oved

pub

lic, p

rivat

e, in

depe

nden

t, no

npro

fit

inst

itutio

n in

New

Ham

pshi

re, C

onne

ctic

ut, M

aine

, V

erm

ont,

Rho

de Is

land

, Pen

nsyl

vani

a an

d th

e D

istri

ct

of C

olom

bia

• A

ccre

dite

d an

d el

igib

le to

par

ticip

ate

in th

e Fe

dera

l Ti

tle IV

stud

ent f

inan

cial

ass

ista

nce

prog

ram

•

Val

id p

artic

ipat

ion

agre

emen

t on

file

with

the

OSF

A

• M

assa

chus

etts

resi

dent

for a

t lea

st o

ne y

ear p

rior t

o th

e st

art o

f the

trad

ition

al a

cade

mic

yea

r and

mai

ntai

n su

ch

resi

dent

stat

us th

roug

hout

the

entir

e pe

riod

of e

ligib

ility

•

U.S

. Citi

zen

or E

ligib

le N

on-C

itize

n

• M

ust h

ave

docu

men

ted

elig

ibili

ty fo

r the

Pel

l Gra

nt

Prog

ram

•

Enro

lled

as a

full

time

stud

ent (

at le

ast 1

2 un

derg

radu

ate

cred

its o

r equ

ival

ent)

• M

aint

ain

satis

fact

ory

acad

emic

pro

gres

s •

Com

plet

e al

l ver

ifica

tion

requ

irem

ents

man

date

d by

the

U.S

. Dep

artm

ent o

f Edu

catio

n an

d th

e in

stitu

tion

• N

ot in

def

ault

of a

Fed

eral

or S

tate

loan

or o

we

a re

fund

fo

r any

pre

viou

s fin

anci

al a

id re

ceiv

ed

• C

ompl

y w

ith S

elec

tive

Serv

ice

requ

irem

ents

•

All

U.S

. Dep

artm

ent o

f Edu

catio

n ve

rific

atio

n re

quire

men

ts m

ust b

e m

et

• N

ot h

ave

reac

hed

the

max

imum

sem

este

r of e

ligib

ility

•

Mus

t not

hav

e re

ceiv

ed a

prio

r bac

helo

rs d

egre

e or

its

equi

vale

nt

• If

enr

olle

d in

a c

lock

hou

r pro

gram

, mus

t: 1)

com

plet

e a

min

imum

of 2

4 cl

ock

hour

s per

wee

k 2)

com

plet

e a

min

imum

of 3

20 h

ours

dur

ing

the

perio

d of

July

1-D

ecem

ber 3

1 to

qua

lify

for F

all D

isbu

rsem

ent

3) c

ompl

ete

a m

inim

um o

f 320

hou

rs d

urin

g th

e pe

riod

of Ja

nuar

y 1

- Jun

e 30

to q

ualif

y fo

r a S

prin

g di

sbur

sem

ent

• If

enr

olle

d in

Eng

lish

as S

econ

d La

ngua

ge (E

SL)

prog

ram

cou

rses

, stu

dent

mus

t be

sim

ulta

neou

sly

enro

lled

in a

cer

tific

ate,

ass

ocia

te o

r bac

helo

rs d

egre

e pr

ogra

m

• Sh

all b

e di

sbur

sed

in tw

o (2

) equ

al p

aym

ents

for t

he fa

ll an

d sp

ring

sem

este

rs

• 10

0% o

f fun

ds sh

all b

e us

ed to

cre

dit t

he st

uden

t's

acco

unt

• Fu

nds m

ust b

e di

sbur

sed

to st

uden

t dur

ing

the

tradi

tiona

l aca

dem

ic y

ear

• In

stitu

tion

may

acc

ept p

artia

l pay

men

t for

a st

uden

t w

hen

stud

ent i

s ine

ligib

le fo

r the

tota

l gra

nt a

mou

nt

P

rogr

am G

uide

lines

P

RO

GR

AM

Elig

ible

Inst

itutio

n

Elig

ible

Stu

dent

Dis

burs

emen

ts

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

A

ttest

atio

n G

uide

- V

ersi

on 4

.0

Pag

e 39

Apr

il 20

07

TOM

OR

RO

W'S

TE

AC

HE

RS

SC

HO

LAR

SH

IP

• A

s req

uire

d by

the

Mas

sach

uset

ts B

oard

of H

ighe

r Ed

ucat

ion

• In

stitu

tiona

l Yea

r End

Dat

a fil

e m

ust b

e su

bmitt

ed

annu

ally

• Fu

nds n

ot d

isbu

rsed

shal

l be

retu

rned

to th

e M

assa

chus

etts

Off

ice

of S

tude

nt F

inan

cial

Ass

ista

nce

with

in 3

0 da

ys

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly.

• A

ll bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

shal

l be

open

ed to

in

spec

tion

and

audi

t by

the

Cha

ncel

lor

• R

ecor

ds sh

all b

e m

aint

aine

d fo

r a p

erio

d of

seve

n ye

ars

• Pr

ogra

m su

bjec

t to

OSF

A's

requ

irem

ents

Publ

ic c

olle

ge

• V

alue

of t

uitio

n an

d re

quire

d fe

e ch

arge

s at p

ublic

in

stitu

tion

Inde

pend

ent c

olle

ge

• V

alue

of m

axim

um fu

ll-tim

e in

-sta

te tu

ition

and

re

quire

d fe

e ch

arge

s at a

pub

lic in

stitu

tion

CH

RIS

TIA

N A

. HE

RTE

R M

EM

OR

IAL

SC

HO

LAR

SH

IP

• A

s req

uire

d by

the

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Boa

rd o

f Hig

her E

duca

tion

• In

stitu

tiona

l Yea

r End

Dat

a fil

e m

ust

be su

bmitt

ed a

nnua

lly

• C

hris

tian

A. H

erte

r fun

ds n

ot

disb

urse

d sh

all b

e re

turn

ed to

the

Mas

sach

uset

ts O

ffic

e of

Stu

dent

Fi

nanc

ial A

ssis

tanc

e •

Ref

unds

to O

SFA

may

be

due

as a

re

sult

of a

djus

tmen

ts to

EFC

, cha

nge

in d

epen

denc

y st

atus

, tra

nsfe

r, w

ithdr

awal

, dro

ppin

g be

low

full

time

stat

us o

r an

appr

oved

leav

e of

abs

ence

•

OSF

A’s

refu

nd p

olic

y sh

all a

pply

.

• A

ll bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

op

ened

to in

spec

tion,

revi

ew a

nd a

udit

by C

hanc

ello

r •

Rec

ords

shal

l be

mai

ntai

ned

for a

pe

riod

of se

ven

(7) y

ears

•

Prog

ram

subj

ect t

o O

SFA

's re

quire

men

ts

• U

p to

50%

of s

tude

nts f

inan

cial

nee

d fo

r eac

h of

the

four

und

ergr

adua

te

year

s

GIL

BE

RT

MA

TCH

ING

GR

AN

T

App

licat

ion

shal

l be

filed

ann

ually

•

May

be

requ

ired

to su

bmit

a re

port

prio

r to

Apr

il 30

of

each

fisc

al y

ear p

roje

ctin

g po

rtion

, if a

ny, o

f allo

catio

n th

at w

ill n

ot b

e us

ed

Shal

l be

requ

ired

to fu

rnis

h an

nual

ly

• To

tal a

mou

nt G

MSG

pro

gram

fund

s rec

eive

d an

d ex

pand

ed

• To

tal a

mou

nt G

MSG

P aw

ards

mad

e to

stud

ents

•

Ave

rage

GM

SG a

war

d •

Inst

itutio

nal Y

ear E

nd D

ata

file

mus

t be

subm

itted

an

nual

ly

• G

MSG

P fu

nds n

ot a

war

ded/

disb

urse

d sh

all b

e re

paid

to

Com

mon

wea

lth

• R

efun

ds to

OSF

A m

ay b

e du

e as

a re

sult

of a

djus

tmen

ts

to E

FC, c

hang

e in

dep

ende

ncy

stat

us, t

rans

fer,

with

draw

al, d

ropp

ing

belo

w fu

ll tim

e st

atus

, or a

n ap

prov

ed le

ave

of a

bsen

ce.

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly.

• A

ll bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

ope

ned

to in

spec

tion,

re

view

and

aud

it by

Cha

ncel

lor

• R

ecor

ds sh

all b

e m

aint

aine

d fo

r a p

erio

d of

seve

n (7

) ye

ars

P

rogr

am su

bjec

t to

OSF

A's

requ

irem

ents

•

No

awar

d in

exc

ess o

f $2,

500

per a

cade

mic

yea

r •

No

awar

d le

ss th

an $

200

• A

war

ded

only

incr

emen

ts o

f $10

0

MA

SS

AC

HU

SE

TTS

AS

SIS

TAN

CE

FO

R S

TUD

EN

T S

UC

CE

SS

(MA

SS

GR

AN

T)

• In

stitu

tions

are

requ

ired

to fi

le a

reco

ncili

atio

n re

port

with

OSF

A a

nnua

lly

• In

stitu

tiona

l Yea

r End

Dat

a fil

e m

ust b

e su

bmitt

ed

annu

ally

• R

efun

ds to

OSF

A m

ay b

e du

e as

a re

sult

of a

djus

tmen

ts

to E

FC, c

hang

e in

dep

ende

ncy

stat

us, t

rans

fer,

with

draw

al, d

ropp

ing

belo

w fu

ll tim

e st

atus

, or a

n ap

prov

ed le

ave

of a

bsen

ce.

• R

efun

ds sh

ould

be

mad

e in

a ti

mel

y m

anne

r to

OSF

A

and

acco

mpa

nied

by

a co

mpl

eted

refu

nd fo

rm.

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly.

• A

ll bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

ope

ned

to in

spec

tion,

re

view

and

aud

it by

Cha

ncel

lor

• R

ecor

ds sh

all b

e m

aint

aine

d fo

r a p

erio

d of

seve

n (7

) ye

ars

• Pr

ogra

m su

bjec

t to

OSF

A's

requ

irem

ents

• A

war

ds v

ary

acco

rdin

g to

EFC

and

scho

ol ty

pe.

See

MA

SSG

rant

pay

men

t sch

edul

e in

OSF

A’s

Gui

delin

es

and

Proc

edur

es M

anua

l. •

May

not

exc

eed

calc

ulat

ed fi

nanc

ial n

eed

PR

OG

RA

M

Rep

ortin

g R

equi

rem

ents

Ref

unds

Atte

stat

ion

Rev

iew

Aw

ard

Am

ount

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

A

ttest

atio

n G

uide

- V

ersi

on 4

.0

Pag

e 40

Apr

il 20

07

MA

SS

AC

HU

SE

TTS

NO

INTE

RE

ST

LOA

N P

RO

GR

AM

• M

assa

chus

etts

priv

ate,

pub

lic, i

ndep

ende

nt, f

or p

rofit

, no

npro

fit o

ffer

ing

a pr

ogra

m o

f stu

dy le

adin

g to

ba

chel

ors d

egre

e or

cer

tific

ate

• El

igib

le to

par

ticip

ate

in th

e Fe

dera

l Titl

e IV

pro

gram

s •

Be

fully

acc

redi

ted

• V

alid

Par

ticip

atio

n A

gree

men

t on

file

with

the

OSF

A

• M

assa

chus

etts

resi

dent

for a

t lea

st o

ne y

ear p

rior t

o th

e st

art o

f the

trad

ition

al a

cade

mic

yea

r and

mai

ntai

n su

ch

resi

dent

stat

us th

roug

hout

the

entir

e pe

riod

of e

ligib

ility

•

U.S

. Citi

zen

or E

ligib

le N

on-C

itize

n

• N

ot h

ave

rece

ived

firs

t bac

helo

rs d

egre

e •

Be

enro

lled

full-

time

• M

aint

ain

satis

fact

ory

acad

emic

pro

gres

s •

Not

in d

efau

lt of

a F

eder

al o

r Sta

te lo

an o

r ow

e a

refu

nd fo

r any

pre

viou

s fin

anci

al a

id re

ceiv

ed

• C

ompl

y w

ith S

elec

tive

Serv

ice

requ

irem

ents

•

Dem

onst

rate

fina

ncia

l nee

d as

evi

denc

ed b

y an

el

igib

le E

stim

ated

Fam

ily C

ontri

butio

n (E

FC)

• A

ll U

S D

epar

tmen

t of E

duca

tion

verif

icat

ion

requ

irem

ents

mus

t be

met

•

Has

pro

vide

d hi

s or h

er fu

lly le

gibl

e si

gnat

ure

on a

va

lid N

IL p

rom

isso

ry n

ote

• H

as a

doc

umen

ted

EFC

bet

wee

n 0-

6500

at t

he

inst

itutio

n •

If e

nrol

led

in a

clo

ck h

our p

rogr

am, m

ust:

1

) com

plet

e a

min

imum

of 2

4 cl

ock

hour

s per

wee

k 2)

com

plet

e a

min

imum

of 3

20 h

ours

dur

ing

the

pe

riod

of Ju

ly 1

- Dec

embe

r 31

to q

ualif

y fo

r a F

all

disb

urse

men

t 3)

com

plet

e a

min

imum

of 3

20 h

ours

dur

ing

the

pe

riod

of Ja

nuar

y 1-

June

30

to q

ualif

y fo

r a S

prin

g di

sbur

sem

ent

• If

enr

olle

d in

Eng

lish

as a

Sec

ond

Lang

uage

(ESL

) pr

ogra

m c

ours

es, s

tude

nt m

ust b

e si

mul

tane

ousl

y en

rolle

d in

a c

ertif

icat

e, a

ssoc

iate

or b

ache

lors

deg

ree

prog

ram

• Lo

an p

erio

ds g

reat

er th

an 1

55 d

ays r

equi

re a

t lea

st tw

o (2

) dis

burs

emen

ts

• Si

ngle

dis

burs

emen

t if c

urre

nt d

ate

is g

reat

er th

an

loan

per

iod

end

date

; or,

loan

per

iod

is le

ss th

an 1

55

days

in le

ngth

•

Subs

eque

nt d

isbu

rsem

ents

mus

t occ

ur o

n or

afte

r pr

evio

us d

isbu

rsem

ent d

ate

• Fi

rst D

isbu

rsem

ent

Cur

rent

dat

e is

less

than

or e

qual

to 2

0 da

ys p

rior t

o

star

t of l

oan

per

iod;

20

days

prio

r to

star

t of l

oan

pe

riod

in a

ll ot

her c

ases

. •

Seco

nd d

isbu

rsem

ent (

no 3

rd d

isbu

rsem

ent)

If c

urre

nt d

ate

is le

ss th

an o

r equ

al to

20

days

prio

r to

m

idpo

int o

f loa

n pe

riod,

then

dis

burs

emen

t dat

e is

20

days

prio

r to

mid

poin

t of

loan

per

iod.

Oth

erw

ise

curr

ent d

ate

is d

isbu

rsem

ent d

ate.

At n

o tim

e sh

all

seco

nd d

isbu

rsem

ent o

ccur

prio

r to

first

dis

burs

emen

t. •

Seco

nd d

isbu

rsem

ent (

3rd d

isbu

rsem

ent s

elec

ted)

If

cur

rent

dat

e is

less

than

or e

qual

to 2

0 da

ys p

rior

to 1

/3 p

oint

of l

oan

perio

d, th

en d

isbu

rsem

ent d

ate

is

20 d

ays p

rior t

o 1/

3 po

int o

f loa

n pe

riod.

Oth

erw

ise

curr

ent d

ate

is d

isbu

rsem

ent d

ate.

At n

o tim

e sh

all

seco

nd d

isbu

rsem

ent o

ccur

prio

r to

first

dis

burs

emen

t.

PU

BLI

C S

ER

VIC

E G

RA

NT

PR

OG

RA

M

• Pu

blic

, or i

ndep

ende

nt c

olle

ge o

r uni

vers

ity in

the

Com

mon

wea

lth o

f Mas

sach

uset

ts th

at is

acc

redi

ted

by

the

New

Eng

land

Ass

ocia

tion

of S

choo

ls a

nd C

olle

ges

• V

alid

Par

ticip

atio

n ag

reem

ent o

n fil

e w

ith O

SFA

• M

assa

chus

etts

resi

dent

for a

t lea

st o

ne y

ear p

rior t

o th

e st

art o

f the

trad

ition

al a

cade

mic

yea

r and

mai

ntai

n su

ch

resi

dent

stat

us th

roug

hout

the

entir

e pe

riod

of e

ligib

ility

•

U.S

. Citi

zen

or E

ligib

le N

on-C

itize

n

• M

ust f

ile F

ree

App

licat

ion

for F

eder

al S

tude

nt A

id

(FA

FSA

) •

Not

yet

rece

ived

firs

t Bac

helo

rs d

egre

e •

Enro

lled

full-

time

(at l

east

12

unde

rgra

duat

e cr

edits

or

equi

vale

nt)

• In

com

plia

nce

with

Sel

ectiv

e Se

rvic

e re

quire

men

ts

• N

ot in

def

ault

of a

Fed

eral

or S

tate

loan

or o

we

a re

fund

fo

r any

pre

viou

s fin

anci

al a

id re

ceiv

ed

• M

aint

ain

satis

fact

ory

acad

emic

pro

gres

s •

Prov

ide

docu

men

tatio

n ev

iden

cing

that

the

stud

ent i

s th

e ch

ild o

r spo

use

of a

Mas

sach

uset

ts P

olic

e

Off

icer

, Fire

fight

er o

r Cor

rect

ions

Off

icer

kill

ed in

th

e lin

e of

dut

y, o

r , is

the

child

or a

Pris

oner

of W

ar

or M

IA w

hose

serv

ice

was

bet

wee

n Fe

brua

ry 1

, 19

55 a

nd th

e en

d of

the

Vie

tnam

cam

paig

n; o

r, is

the

child

of a

Vet

eran

who

se se

rvic

e w

as c

redi

ted

to th

e C

omm

onw

ealth

and

who

was

kill

ed in

act

ion

or d

ied

as

a re

sult

of su

ch se

rvic

e If

enr

olle

d in

a c

lock

hou

r pro

gram

, mus

t:

1) c

ompl

ete

a m

inim

um o

f 24

cloc

k ho

urs p

er w

eek

2) c

ompl

ete

a m

inim

um o

f 320

hou

rs d

urin

g th

e

perio

d of

July

1- D

ecem

ber 3

1 to

qua

lify

for a

Fal

l di

sbur

sem

ent

3) c

ompl

ete

a m

inim

um o

f 320

hou

rs d

urin

g th

e

perio

d of

Janu

ary

1- Ju

ne 3

0 to

qua

lify

for a

Spr

ing

disb

urse

men

t •

If e

nrol

led

in E

nglis

h as

a S

econ

d La

ngua

ge (E

SL)

cour

ses,

stud

ent m

ust b

e si

mul

tane

ousl

y en

rolle

d in

ei

ther

a c

ertif

icat

e, a

ssoc

iate

or b

ache

lors

deg

ree

prog

ram

• Fu

nds r

ecei

ved

dire

ctly

from

Tre

asur

er's

offic

e •

Cer

tific

atio

n of

stud

ent e

ligib

ility

requ

ired

as p

er

paym

ent r

oste

r rec

eive

d by

inst

itutio

n at

beg

inni

ng o

f ac

adem

ic se

mes

ter

CA

SH

GR

AN

T P

RO

GR

AM

• A

n in

stitu

tion

with

in th

e sy

stem

of p

ublic

inst

itutio

ns

of h

ighe

r edu

catio

n un

der §

5 of

Cha

pter

15a

of t

he

Gen

eral

Law

s •

Val

id P

artic

ipat

ion

Agr

eem

ent o

n fil

e w

ith O

SFA

• M

assa

chus

etts

resi

dent

for a

t lea

st o

ne y

ear p

rior t

o th

e st

art o

f the

trad

ition

al a

cade

mic

yea

r and

mai

ntai

n su

ch

resi

dent

stat

us th

roug

hout

the

entir

e pe

riod

of

elig

ibili

ty

• U

.S. C

itize

n or

Elig

ible

Non

-Citi

zen

•

In c

ompl

ianc

e w

ith S

elec

tive

Serv

ice

regi

stra

tion

• N

ot in

def

ault

of a

Fed

eral

or S

tate

loan

or o

we

a re

fund

for a

ny p

revi

ous f

inan

cial

aid

rece

ived

•

Com

plet

e al

l ver

ifica

tion

requ

irem

ent m

anda

ted

by th

e U

S D

epar

tmen

t of E

duca

tion

and

the

inst

itutio

n •

Evid

ence

s fin

anci

al n

eed

as m

easu

red

by a

Fed

eral

ly

appr

oved

syst

em o

f nee

ds a

naly

sis,

unle

ss o

ther

wis

e de

sign

ated

•

Enro

lled

for a

t lea

st th

ree

unde

rgra

duat

e cr

edits

per

se

mes

ter

• M

aint

aini

ng sa

tisfa

ctor

y ac

adem

ic p

rogr

ess

• Su

pplie

d al

l doc

umen

tatio

n re

quire

d to

com

plet

e ve

rific

atio

n •

Not

yet

rece

ived

firs

t bac

helo

rs d

egre

e

• C

ash

gran

ts a

re a

war

ded

as a

com

pone

nt o

f the

st

uden

t's fi

nanc

ial a

id p

acka

ge

PA

RT

TIM

E G

RA

NT

PRO

GR

AM

• Pu

blic

, Priv

ate

or In

depe

nden

t for

pr

ofit

or n

ot-f

or p

rofit

inst

itutio

n in

th

e C

omm

onw

ealth

of M

assa

chus

etts

•

Inst

itutio

n is

elig

ible

to p

artic

ipat

e in

Fe

dera

l Titl

e IV

pro

gram

s •

Val

id P

artic

ipat

ion

Agr

eem

ent o

n fil

e w

ith O

SFA

•

Mus

t be

fully

acc

redi

ted

• M

assa

chus

etts

resi

dent

for a

t lea

st

one

year

prio

r to

the

star

t of t

he

tradi

tiona

l aca

dem

ic y

ear a

nd

mai

ntai

n su

ch re

side

nt st

atus

th

roug

hout

the

entir

e pe

riod

of

elig

ibili

ty

• U

.S. C

itize

n or

Elig

ible

Non

-Citi

zen

•

In c

ompl

ianc

e w

ith S

elec

tive

Serv

ice

requ

irem

ents

•

Mai

ntai

n sa

tisfa

ctor

y ac

adem

ic

prog

ress

•

All

U.S

. Dep

artm

ent o

f Edu

catio

n ve

rific

atio

n re

quire

men

ts m

ust b

e m

et

• El

igib

le fo

r Fed

eral

Titl

e IV

Stu

dent

fin

anci

al a

ssis

tanc

e •

Not

in d

efau

lt of

a F

eder

al o

r Sta

te

loan

or o

we

a re

fund

for a

ny p

revi

ous

finan

cial

aid

rece

ived

•

Dem

onst

rate

s fin

anci

al n

eed

• A

chie

ving

Sat

isfa

ctor

y A

cade

mic

Pr

ogre

ss

• En

rolle

d fo

r at l

east

six

(6) b

ut fe

wer

th

an tw

elve

(12)

und

ergr

adua

te

cred

its

• M

ust h

ave

an e

ligib

le E

stim

ated

Fa

mily

Con

tribu

tion

(EFC

) as p

er

prog

ram

requ

irem

ents

•

Has

not

ear

ned

a ba

ccal

aure

ate

or

prof

essi

onal

deg

ree

• 10

0% o

f fun

ds d

isbu

rsed

to st

uden

ts

• Fu

nds m

ust b

e aw

arde

d/di

sbur

sed

durin

g tra

ditio

nal a

cade

mic

term

s

PR

OG

RA

M

Elig

ible

Inst

itutio

n

Elig

ible

Stu

dent

Dis

burs

emen

ts

__

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

__

Atte

stat

ion

Gui

de -

Ver

sion

4.0

P

age

41

Apr

il 20

07

MA

SS

AC

HU

SE

TTS

NO

INTE

RE

ST

LOA

N P

RO

GR

AM

• D

isbu

rsem

ents

mus

t be

who

le d

olla

r am

ount

s de

term

ined

by

divi

ding

loan

am

ount

by

the

num

ber o

f di

sbur

sem

ents

•

Loan

is in

crea

ses w

ithin

a lo

an p

erio

d ar

e co

nsid

ered

ne

w lo

ans

• La

te d

isbu

rsem

ent m

ay o

ccur

up

to 4

5 da

ys fr

om th

e bo

rrow

ers l

ast d

ate

of e

nrol

lmen

t if p

rom

isso

ry n

ote

is

rece

ived

by

OSF

A p

rior t

o th

e ex

pira

tion

of th

e lo

an

perio

d.

• In

stitu

tions

are

requ

ired

to n

otify

the

C

omm

onw

ealth

's se

rvic

e pr

ovid

er a

nytim

e th

eir i

s a

chan

ge in

enr

ollm

ent s

tatu

s and

or t

o pr

ovid

e th

e

stud

ent's

gra

duat

ion/

sepa

ratio

n da

te

• In

stitu

tions

are

requ

ired

to re

tain

the

Scho

ol’s

Cop

y of

th

e pr

omis

sory

not

e as

wel

l as a

cop

y of

the

com

plet

ed

Entra

nce

Cou

nsel

ing

Form

•

Inst

itutio

ns a

re re

quire

d to

reta

in d

ocum

enta

tion

that

th

e st

uden

t com

plet

ed E

xit C

ouns

elin

g up

on

grad

uatio

n/se

para

tion/

with

draw

al o

r les

s tha

n ½

tim

e en

rollm

ent a

t the

inst

itutio

n •

Inst

itutio

nal Y

ear E

nd D

ata

file

mus

t be

subm

itted

an

nual

ly

• In

stitu

tions

are

exp

ecte

d to

refu

nd a

ll or

any

por

tion

of

dis

burs

emen

ts n

ot a

pplie

d by

the

borr

ower

to

educ

atio

nal e

xpen

ses d

urin

g th

e ac

adem

ic y

ear

• R

efun

ds a

re to

occ

ur in

a ti

mel

y m

anne

r •

Inst

itutio

ns m

ust u

se M

assa

chus

etts

NIL

refu

nd fo

rm

• If

a st

uden

t los

es e

ligib

ility

as a

resu

lt of

a c

hang

e in

en

rollm

ent s

tatu

s, lo

an p

roce

eds s

hall

be re

turn

ed to

O

SFA

with

in 3

0 da

ys

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly.

• A

ll bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

ope

ned

to

insp

ectio

n, re

view

and

aud

it by

Cha

ncel

lor

• R

ecor

ds sh

all b

e m

aint

aine

d fo

r a p

erio

d of

seve

n (7

) ye

ars

• Pr

ogra

m su

bjec

t to

OSF

A's

requ

irem

ents

• A

cade

mic

yea

r max

imum

aw

ard

of $

4,00

0 •

Life

time

borr

owin

g lim

it of

$20

,000

•

Min

imum

aw

ard

$1,0

00

• M

inim

um lo

an in

crea

se $

1000

PU

BLI

C S

ER

VIC

E G

RA

NT

PR

OG

RA

M

• A

S re

quire

d by

the

Mas

sach

uset

ts B

oard

of H

ighe

r Ed

ucat

ion

• In

stitu

tiona

l Yea

r End

Dat

a fil

e m

ust b

e su

bmitt

ed

annu

ally

• M

ust a

ccom

pany

com

plet

ed p

aym

ent r

oste

r ret

urne

d to

OSF

A

• R

efun

ds to

OSF

A m

ay b

e du

e as

a re

sult

of

adju

stm

ents

to E

FC, c

hang

e in

dep

ende

ncy

stat

us,

trans

fer,

with

draw

al, d

ropp

ing

belo

w fu

ll-tim

e st

atus

or

an

appr

oved

leav

e of

abs

ence

•

OSF

A’s

refu

nd p

olic

y sh

all a

pply

.

• A

ll bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

ope

ned

to

insp

ectio

n, re

view

and

aud

it by

Cha

ncel

lor

• R

ecor

ds sh

all b

e m

aint

aine

d fo

r a p

erio

d of

seve

n (7

) ye

ars

• Pr

ogra

m su

bjec

t to

OSF

A's

requ

irem

ents

• Pu

blic

: C

ost o

f the

inst

itutio

n's f

ull-t

ime

annu

al

tuiti

on c

harg

es

• In

depe

nden

t: N

ot to

exc

eed

annu

al tu

ition

at U

Mas

s A

mhe

rst

CA

SH

GR

AN

T P

RO

GR

AM

• In

stitu

tions

shal

l fur

nish

ann

ually

by

Aug

ust 3

1st, a

re

port

deta

iling

the

num

ber a

nd c

hara

cter

istic

s of

Cas

h G

rant

reci

pien

ts fo

r the

pre

viou

s aca

dem

ic

Yea

r •

Inst

itutio

nal Y

ear E

nd D

ata

file

mus

t be

subm

itted

an

nual

ly

• R

efun

ds to

OSF

A m

ay b

e du

e as

a re

sult

of

adju

stm

ents

to E

FC, c

hang

e in

dep

ende

ncy

stat

us,

trans

fer,

with

draw

al, d

ropp

ing

belo

w fu

ll-tim

e st

atus

, or

an

appr

oved

leav

e of

abs

ence

•

OSF

A’s

refu

nd p

olic

y sh

all a

pply

.

• A

ll bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

ope

ned

to

insp

ectio

n, re

view

and

aud

it by

Cha

ncel

lor

• R

ecor

ds sh

all b

e m

aint

aine

d fo

r a p

erio

d of

seve

n (7

) ye

ars

• Pr

ogra

m su

bjec

t to

OSF

A's

requ

irem

ents

• C

ash

Gra

nt a

war

d m

ay n

ot e

xcee

d co

mbi

ned

inst

itutio

nal t

uitio

n an

d fe

es

• C

ash

Gra

nts,

in c

ombi

natio

n w

ith o

ther

reso

urce

s m

ay n

ot e

xcee

d a

stud

ent's

dem

onst

rate

d fin

anci

al

need

, unl

ess o

ther

wis

e de

sign

ated

•

Stud

ents

may

qua

lify

for f

ull o

r par

tial g

rant

s to

cove

r dire

ct c

harg

es

PA

RT

TIM

E G

RA

NT

PRO

GR

AM

Shal

l be

requ

ired

to fu

rnis

h an

nual

ly

• To

tal a

mou

nt o

f PTS

G p

rogr

am

fund

s rec

eive

d an

d ex

pend

ed

• To

tal n

umbe

r of P

TSG

aw

ards

mad

e to

stud

ents

•

Ave

rage

PTS

G a

war

d •

Am

ount

of F

eder

al P

ell G

rant

dol

lars

re

ceiv

ed b

y M

assa

chus

etts

par

t tim

e st

uden

ts

• N

umbe

r of p

art t

ime

Pell

Gra

nt

reci

pien

ts

• In

stitu

tiona

l Yea

r End

Dat

a fil

e m

ust

be su

bmitt

ed a

nnua

lly

• U

nexp

ende

d fu

nds m

ust b

e re

turn

ed

to th

e M

assa

chus

etts

Off

ice

of

Stud

ent F

inan

cial

Ass

ista

nce

• R

efun

ds to

OSF

A m

ay b

e du

e as

a

resu

lt of

adj

ustm

ents

to E

FC, c

hang

e in

dep

ende

ncy

stat

us, t

rans

fer,

with

draw

al, d

ropp

ing

belo

w p

art t

ime

stat

us o

r an

appr

oved

leav

e of

ab

senc

e •

OSF

A’s

refu

nd p

olic

y sh

all a

pply

.

• A

ll bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

op

ened

to in

spec

tion,

revi

ew a

nd

audi

t by

Cha

ncel

lor

• R

ecor

ds sh

all b

e m

aint

aine

d fo

r a

perio

d of

seve

n (7

) yea

rs

• Pr

ogra

m su

bjec

t to

OSF

A's

requ

irem

ents

• B

ased

on

awar

d sc

hedu

le fo

r par

t-tim

e gr

ants

not

to e

xcee

d de

mon

stra

ted

finan

cial

nee

d

PR

OG

RA

M

Rep

ortin

g R

equi

rem

ents

Ref

unds

Atte

stat

ion

Rev

iew

Aw

ard

Am

ount

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

A

ttest

atio

n G

uide

- V

ersi

on 4

.0

Pag

e 42

A

pril

2007

GR

AD

UA

TE T

UIT

ION

WA

IVE

R P

RO

GR

AM

• A

n in

stitu

tion

with

in th

e sy

stem

of p

ublic

inst

itutio

ns

of h

ighe

r edu

catio

n un

der §

5 of

Cha

pter

15A

of t

he

Gen

eral

Law

s •

Val

id P

artic

ipat

ion

Agr

eem

ent o

n fil

e w

ith O

SFA

• M

assa

chus

etts

resi

dent

for a

t lea

st o

ne y

ear p

rior t

o th

e st

art o

f the

trad

ition

al a

cade

mic

yea

r and

mai

ntai

n su

ch re

side

nt st

atus

thro

ugho

ut th

e en

tire

perio

d of

el

igib

ility

•

U.S

. Citi

zen

or E

ligib

le N

on-C

itize

n

• N

ot in

def

ault

of a

Fed

eral

or S

tate

loan

or o

we

a re

fund

for a

ny p

revi

ous f

inan

cial

aid

rece

ived

•

Enro

lled

in a

ny g

radu

ate

degr

ee o

r pos

t ba

ccal

aure

ate

certi

ficat

e pr

ogra

m o

ffer

ed b

y an

in

stitu

tion

• M

eets

oth

er c

riter

ia e

stab

lishe

d by

inst

itutio

n

• Tu

ition

wai

vers

are

aw

arde

d as

a c

ompo

nent

of t

he

stud

ents

fina

ncia

l aid

pac

kage

• In

stitu

tions

gra

ntin

g fu

ll or

par

tial t

uitio

n w

aive

rs

unde

r thi

s cat

egor

y m

ust a

nnua

lly fi

le g

uide

lines

with

th

e B

oard

of H

ighe

r Edu

catio

n. S

uch

Gui

delin

es

shal

l inc

lude

but

not

lim

ited

to th

e aw

ard

valu

e,

crite

ria fo

r det

erm

inat

ion

of n

eed,

and

elig

ibili

ty

crite

ria.

• In

stitu

tion

shal

l fur

nish

ann

ually

by

Aug

ust 3

1st, a

re

port

deta

iling

the

num

ber a

nd c

hara

cter

istic

s of

Gra

duat

e Tu

ition

Wai

ver r

ecip

ient

s for

the

prev

ious

ac

adem

ic y

ear

• In

stitu

tiona

l Yea

r End

Dat

a fil

e m

ust b

e su

bmitt

ed

annu

ally

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly.

• A

ll bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

ope

ned

to

insp

ectio

n, re

view

and

aud

it by

Cha

ncel

lor

• R

ecor

ds sh

all b

e m

aint

aine

d fo

r a p

erio

d of

seve

n (7

) ye

ars

• Pr

ogra

m su

bjec

t to

OSF

A's

atte

stat

ion

requ

irem

ents

CA

TEG

OR

ICA

L TU

ITIO

N W

AIV

ER

PR

OG

RA

M

• A

n in

stitu

tion

with

in th

e sy

stem

of p

ublic

inst

itutio

ns

of h

ighe

r edu

catio

n un

der §

5 of

Cha

pter

15A

of t

he

Gen

eral

Law

s •

Val

id P

artic

ipat

ion

Agr

eem

ent o

n fil

e w

ith O

SFA

• M

assa

chus

etts

resi

dent

for a

t lea

st o

ne y

ear p

rior t

o th

e st

art o

f the

trad

ition

al a

cade

mic

yea

r and

mai

ntai

n su

ch re

side

nt st

atus

thro

ugho

ut th

e en

tire

perio

d of

el

igib

ility

•

U.S

. Citi

zen

or E

ligib

le N

on-C

itize

n

• En

rolle

d in

a p

ublic

col

lege

or u

nive

rsity

un

derg

radu

ate

degr

ee o

r cer

tific

ate

prog

ram

•

Not

in d

efau

lt of

any

Fed

eral

or S

tate

loan

for

atte

ndan

ce a

t any

inst

itutio

n or

ow

e a

refu

nd fo

r any

pr

evio

us st

uden

t fin

anci

al a

id re

ceiv

ed

• C

ompl

ete

all v

erifi

catio

n re

quire

men

t man

date

d by

th

e U

.S. D

epar

tmen

t of E

duca

tion

and

the

inst

itutio

n •

Supp

lied

all r

equi

red

docu

men

tatio

n to

satis

fy

cate

goric

al w

aive

r elig

ibili

ty

• Is

a m

embe

r of a

n el

igib

le c

ateg

ory

as d

efin

ed b

elow

: •

Vet

eran

(as p

rovi

ded

in M

.G.L

. Cha

p 4

Sec

7(43

) •

Nat

ive

Am

eric

an a

s cer

tifie

d by

the

Bur

eau

of

Ind

ian

Aff

airs

•

Seni

or C

itize

n (P

erso

n ov

er th

e ag

e of

60)

•

Act

ive

duty

Arm

ed F

orce

s •

Is c

ertif

ied

as c

lient

of t

he M

assa

chus

etts

R

ehab

ilita

tion

Com

mis

sion

or C

omm

issi

on fo

r the

Blin

d

• Tu

ition

wai

vers

are

aw

arde

d as

a c

ompo

nent

of t

he

stud

ents

fina

ncia

l aid

pac

kage

•

Cat

egor

ical

wai

ver e

ligib

ility

is li

mite

d to

spac

e av

aila

ble

basi

s

• In

stitu

tion

shal

l fur

nish

ann

ually

by

Aug

ust 3

1st, a

re

port

deta

iling

the

num

ber a

nd c

hara

cter

istic

s of

Cat

egor

ical

Tui

tion

Wai

ver r

ecip

ient

s for

the

prev

ious

aca

dem

ic y

ear

• In

stitu

tiona

l Yea

r End

Dat

a fil

e m

ust b

e su

bmitt

ed

annu

ally

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly.

• In

stitu

tions

mus

t mai

ntai

n ad

equa

te d

ocum

enta

tion

of

stud

ents

cat

egor

ical

wai

ver e

ligib

ility

•

All

book

s, re

cord

s and

doc

umen

ts o

pene

d to

in

spec

tion,

revi

ew a

nd a

udit

by C

hanc

ello

r •

Rec

ords

shal

l be

mai

ntai

ned

for a

per

iod

of se

ven

(7)

year

s •

Prog

ram

subj

ect t

o O

SFA

's at

test

atio

n re

quire

men

ts

NE

ED

BA

SED

TU

TIO

N W

AIV

ER

• A

n in

stitu

tion

with

in th

e sy

stem

of p

ublic

in

stitu

tions

of h

ighe

r edu

catio

n un

der §

5 of

Cha

pter

15

A o

f the

Gen

eral

Law

s •

Val

id P

artic

ipat

ion

Agr

eem

ent o

n fil

e w

ith O

SFA

• M

assa

chus

etts

resi

dent

for a

t lea

st o

ne y

ear p

rior t

o th

e st

art o

f the

trad

ition

al a

cade

mic

yea

r and

m

aint

ain

such

resi

dent

stat

us th

roug

hout

the

entir

e pe

riod

of e

ligib

ility

•

U.S

. Citi

zen

or E

ligib

le N

on-C

itize

n

• In

com

plia

nce

with

Sel

ectiv

e Se

rvic

e re

gist

ratio

n •

Not

in d

efau

lt of

any

Fed

eral

or S

tate

stud

ent l

oan

for a

ttend

ance

at a

ny in

stitu

tion

or o

we

a re

fund

for

any

prev

ious

fina

ncia

l aid

rece

ived

•

Evid

ence

s fin

anci

al n

eed

as m

easu

red

by a

Fe

dera

lly a

ppro

ved

syst

em o

f nee

ds a

naly

sis

• En

rolle

d fo

r at l

east

thre

e un

derg

radu

ate

cred

its p

er

sem

este

r •

Mai

ntai

ning

satis

fact

ory

acad

emic

pro

gres

s •

Com

plet

e al

l ver

ifica

tion

requ

irem

ent m

anda

ted

by

the

US

Dep

artm

ent o

f Edu

catio

n an

d th

e in

stitu

tion

• Tu

ition

wai

vers

are

aw

arde

d as

a c

ompo

nent

of t

he

stud

ents

fina

ncia

l aid

pac

kage

• In

stitu

tion

shal

l fur

nish

ann

ually

by

Aug

ust 3

1st, a

re

port

deta

iling

the

num

ber a

nd c

hara

cter

istic

s of

Nee

d B

ased

Tui

tion

Wai

ver r

ecip

ient

s for

the

prev

ious

aca

dem

ic y

ear

• In

stitu

tiona

l Yea

r End

Dat

a fil

e m

ust b

e su

bmitt

ed

annu

ally

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly.

• A

ll bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

ope

ned

to

insp

ectio

n, re

view

and

aud

it by

Cha

ncel

lor

• R

ecor

ds sh

all b

e m

aint

aine

d fo

r a p

erio

d of

seve

n (7

) yea

rs

• Pr

ogra

m su

bjec

t to

OSF

A's

atte

stat

ion

requ

irem

ents

PE

RFO

RM

AN

CE

BO

NU

S P

RO

GR

AM

• M

assa

chus

etts

pub

lic a

nd p

rivat

e co

llege

s and

nur

sing

scho

ols.

Prop

rieta

ry in

stitu

tions

and

out

-of-

stat

e in

stitu

tions

are

not

elig

ible

. •

Val

id P

artic

ipat

ion

Agr

eem

ent o

n fil

e w

ith O

SFA

•

Mas

sach

uset

ts re

side

nt fo

r at l

east

one

ye

ar p

rior t

o th

e st

art o

f the

trad

ition

al

acad

emic

yea

r and

mai

ntai

n su

ch

resi

dent

stat

us th

roug

hout

the

entir

e pe

riod

of e

ligib

ility

•

U.S

. Citi

zen

or E

ligib

le N

on-C

itize

n

• N

ot in

def

ault

of a

Fed

eral

or S

tate

loan

or

ow

e a

refu

nd fo

r any

pre

viou

s fin

anci

al a

id re

ceiv

ed

• El

igib

le fo

r the

MA

SSG

rant

Pro

gram

•

Enro

lled

in a

n as

soci

ate

or b

ache

lors

de

gree

pro

gram

•

Mus

t hav

e ac

hiev

ed a

GPA

of 3

.0 o

r gr

eate

r prio

r to

the

sem

este

r dur

ing

whi

ch a

war

d is

rece

ived

•

Hav

e an

EFC

of z

ero

(0) i

n an

elig

ibili

ty

inde

x sy

stem

app

rove

d by

the

Boa

rd o

f H

ighe

r Edu

catio

n •

Com

plet

ed a

t lea

st 2

4 co

llege

cre

dits

be

yond

hig

h sc

hool

• Sh

all b

e di

sbur

sed

in tw

o (2

) equ

al

paym

ents

for t

he fa

ll an

d sp

ring

sem

este

rs

• In

stitu

tion'

s mus

t pro

vide

GPA

's fo

r all

elig

ible

stud

ents

, at t

he ti

me

of th

e in

itial

aw

ard

for t

he p

rogr

am y

ear,

and

certi

fy th

at th

e st

uden

t als

o m

eets

oth

er

crite

ria fo

r the

Bon

us

• In

stitu

tiona

l Yea

r End

Dat

a fil

e m

ust b

e su

bmitt

ed a

nnua

lly

• R

efun

ds to

OSF

A m

ay b

e du

e as

a re

sult

of a

djus

tmen

ts to

EFC

, cha

nge

in

depe

nden

cy st

atus

, tra

nsfe

r, w

ithdr

awal

, dr

oppi

ng b

elow

full-

time

stat

us, o

r an

appr

oved

leav

e of

abs

ence

. •

OSF

A’s

refu

nd p

olic

y sh

all a

pply

. •

Ref

unds

shou

ld b

e m

ade

in a

tim

ely

man

ner t

o O

SFA

and

acc

ompa

nied

by

a co

mpl

ete

refu

nd fo

rm

• A

ll bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

op

ened

to in

spec

tion,

revi

ew a

nd a

udit

by C

hanc

ello

r •

Rec

ords

shal

l be

mai

ntai

ned

for a

per

iod

of se

ven

(7) y

ears

•

Prog

ram

subj

ect t

o O

SFA

's at

test

atio

n re

quire

men

ts

PR

OG

RA

M

Elig

ible

Inst

itutio

n

Elig

ible

Stu

dent

Dis

burs

emen

ts

Rep

ortin

g R

equi

rem

ent

Ref

unds

Atte

stat

ion

Rev

iew

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

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e 43

A

pril

2007

GR

AD

UA

TE T

UIT

ION

WA

IVE

R P

RO

GR

AM

• In

divi

dual

aw

ard

may

not

exc

eed

the

inst

itutio

nal

tuiti

on c

harg

ed fo

r the

aw

ard

perio

d •

Tuiti

on w

aive

rs in

com

bina

tion

with

oth

er re

sour

ces

may

not

exc

eed

stud

ent's

dem

onst

rate

d fin

anci

al n

eed

• Q

ualif

ying

stud

ents

may

be

gran

ted

full

or p

artia

l tu

ition

wai

vers

CA

TEG

OR

ICA

L TU

ITIO

N W

AIV

ER

PR

OG

RA

M

• A

war

d m

ay n

ot e

xcee

d th

e in

stitu

tiona

l tui

tion

and

fees

cha

rged

for t

he a

war

d pe

riod

• Tu

ition

wai

vers

in c

ombi

natio

n w

ith o

ther

reso

urce

s m

ay n

ot e

xcee

d st

uden

t's d

emon

stra

ted

finan

cial

ne

ed

need

•

If re

cipi

ent r

ecei

ves b

oth

need

bas

ed tu

ition

wai

ver

and

a ca

tego

rical

tuiti

on w

aive

r the

tota

l val

ue o

f bo

th w

aive

rs m

ay n

ot e

xcee

d th

e to

tal c

ost o

f tui

tion

• Q

ualif

ying

stud

ents

may

be

gran

ted

full

or p

artia

l tu

ition

wai

vers

to c

over

dire

ct c

harg

es

• C

ampu

s fee

s are

not

incl

uded

in w

aive

rs

NE

ED

BA

SED

TU

TIO

N W

AIV

ER

• A

mou

nt d

eter

min

ed b

y el

igib

le in

stitu

tion

PE

RFO

RM

AN

CE

BO

NU

S P

RO

GR

AM

• $5

00 p

er a

cade

mic

yea

r if t

he

stud

ent i

s enr

olle

d in

a d

egre

e pr

ogra

m a

t a fo

ur-y

ear i

nstit

utio

n •

$350

per

aca

dem

ic y

ear i

f the

st

uden

t is

enr

olle

d in

a d

egre

e pr

ogra

m a

t tw

o-ye

ar in

stitu

tion

• $3

50 p

er a

cade

mic

yea

r at a

n ap

prov

ed sc

hool

of n

ursi

ng

PR

OG

RA

M

Aw

ard

Am

ount

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

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n G

uide

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ersi

on 4

.0

Pag

e 44

A

pril

2007

CO

OP

ER

TAV

IE A

SSO

CIA

TIO

N O

F S

TATE

S F

OR

S

CH

OLA

RS

HIP

PR

OG

RA

M

• B

erks

hire

Com

mun

ity C

olle

ge a

nd o

ther

in

stitu

tions

app

rove

d by

the

Boa

rd o

f Hig

her

Educ

atio

n •

Has

val

id P

artic

ipat

ion

Agr

eem

ent o

n fil

e w

ith

OSF

A

• St

uden

t is e

ligib

le u

nder

the

ausp

ices

of t

he

Coo

pera

tive

Ass

ocia

tion

of S

tate

s for

Sc

hola

rshi

ps (C

ASS

) pro

gram

fund

ed b

y th

e U

S A

genc

y fo

r Int

erna

tiona

l Dev

elop

men

t •

Stud

ents

shal

l be

cons

ider

ed n

on-r

esid

ent s

tude

nts

• U

.S. C

itize

n or

Elig

ible

Non

-Citi

zen

•

Not

in d

efau

lt of

a F

eder

al o

r Sta

te lo

an o

r ow

e a

refu

nd fo

r any

pre

viou

s fin

anci

al a

id re

ceiv

ed

• Tu

ition

wai

vers

are

aw

arde

d as

a c

ompo

nent

of

the

stud

ents

fina

ncia

l aid

pac

kage

•

Each

inst

itutio

n is

elig

ible

to a

war

d up

to

$250

,000

ann

ually

• In

stitu

tion

shal

l fur

nish

ann

ually

by

Aug

ust 3

1st, a

re

port

deta

iling

the

num

ber a

nd c

hara

cter

istic

s of

Coo

pera

tive

Ass

ocia

tion

of S

tate

s for

Sc

hola

rshi

ps P

rogr

am re

cipi

ents

for t

he p

revi

ous

acad

emic

yea

r •

Inst

itutio

nal Y

ear E

nd D

ata

file

mus

t be

subm

itted

an

nual

ly

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly.

• In

stitu

tions

mus

t mai

ntai

n ad

equa

te

docu

men

tatio

n of

stud

ents

elig

ibili

ty a

s a

Coo

pera

tive

Ass

ocia

tion

of S

tate

s Sch

olar

ship

s Tu

ition

Wai

ver r

ecip

ient

•

All

book

s, re

cord

s and

doc

umen

ts o

pene

d to

in

spec

tion,

revi

ew a

nd a

udit

by C

hanc

ello

r •

Rec

ords

shal

l be

mai

ntai

ned

for a

per

iod

of se

ven

(7) y

ears

•

Prog

ram

subj

ect t

o O

SFA

's at

test

atio

n re

quire

men

ts

• Tu

ition

wai

vers

may

be

gran

ted

up to

the

full

amou

nt o

f non

-res

iden

t tui

tion

or a

ny p

ortio

n th

ereo

f

UN

IIVE

RS

ITY

OF

MAS

SA

CH

US

ETT

S A

THLE

TIC

P

RO

GR

AM

• Th

e fiv

e ca

mpu

ses o

f the

Uni

vers

ity o

f M

assa

chus

etts

•

Has

val

id P

artic

ipat

ion

Agr

eem

ent o

n fil

e w

ith

OSF

A

• A

ny st

uden

t enr

olle

d in

the

Uni

vers

ity o

f M

assa

chus

etts

who

mee

ts th

e cr

iteria

est

ablis

hed

by th

e U

nive

rsity

of M

assa

chus

etts

•

U.S

. Citi

zen

or E

ligib

le N

on-C

itize

n

• N

ot in

def

ault

of a

Fed

eral

or S

tate

loan

or o

we

a re

fund

for a

ny p

revi

ous f

inan

cial

aid

rece

ived

•

Tuiti

on w

aive

rs a

re a

war

ded

as a

com

pone

nt o

f th

e st

uden

ts fi

nanc

ial a

id p

acka

ge

• C

ampu

ses c

olle

ctiv

ely

may

aw

ard

up to

$1

,500

,000

ann

ually

• A

s req

uire

d by

the

Mas

sach

uset

ts B

oard

of

Hig

her E

duca

tion

• In

stitu

tiona

l Yea

r End

Dat

a fil

e m

ust b

e su

bmitt

ed

annu

ally

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly.

• In

stitu

tions

mus

t mai

ntai

n ad

equa

te

docu

men

tatio

n of

stud

ents

elig

ibili

ty a

s an

Ath

letic

Pro

gram

Tui

tion

Wai

ver r

ecip

ient

•

Uni

vers

ity o

f Mas

sach

uset

ts P

resi

dent

's O

ffic

e sh

all p

rovi

de a

dequ

ate

docu

men

tatio

n of

Ath

letic

Pr

ogra

m T

uitio

n W

aive

rs a

war

ded

• A

ll bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

ope

ned

to

insp

ectio

n, re

view

and

aud

it by

Cha

ncel

lor

• R

ecor

ds sh

all b

e m

aint

aine

d fo

r a p

erio

d of

seve

n (7

) yea

rs

• Pr

ogra

m su

bjec

t to

OSF

A's

atte

stat

ion

requ

irem

ents

• A

n am

ount

det

erm

ined

by

the

Uni

vers

ity o

f M

assa

chus

etts

UN

IVE

RS

ITY

OF

MA

SS

AC

HU

SE

TTS

EX

CH

AN

GE

P

RO

GR

AM

• Th

e fiv

e ca

mpu

ses o

f the

Uni

vers

ity o

f M

assa

chus

etts

•

Has

val

id P

artic

ipat

ion

Agr

eem

ent o

n fil

e w

ith

OSF

A

• A

ny st

uden

t enr

olle

d in

the

Uni

vers

ity o

f M

assa

chus

etts

who

mee

ts th

e cr

iteria

est

ablis

hed

by th

e U

nive

rsity

of M

assa

chus

etts

•

U.S

. Citi

zen

or E

ligib

le N

on-C

itize

n

• N

ot in

def

ault

of a

Fed

eral

or S

tate

loan

or o

we

a re

fund

for a

ny p

revi

ous f

inan

cial

aid

rece

ived

•

Tuiti

on w

aive

rs a

re a

war

ded

as a

com

pone

nt o

f th

e st

uden

ts fi

nanc

ial a

id p

acka

ge

• C

ampu

ses c

olle

ctiv

ely

may

aw

ard

up to

$6

5,00

0 an

nual

ly

• A

s req

uire

d by

the

Mas

sach

uset

ts B

oard

of

Hig

her E

duca

tion

• In

stitu

tiona

l Yea

r End

Dat

a fil

e m

ust b

e su

bmitt

ed

annu

ally

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly.

• In

stitu

tions

mus

t mai

ntai

n ad

equa

te

docu

men

tatio

n of

stud

ents

elig

ibili

ty a

s an

Exch

ange

Pro

gram

Tui

tion

Wai

ver r

ecip

ient

•

Uni

vers

ity o

f Mas

sach

uset

ts P

resi

dent

's O

ffic

e sh

all p

rovi

de a

dequ

ate

docu

men

tatio

n of

Ex

chan

ge P

rogr

am tu

ition

wai

vers

aw

arde

d •

All

book

s, re

cord

s and

doc

umen

ts o

pene

d to

in

spec

tion,

revi

ew a

nd a

udit

by C

hanc

ello

r •

Rec

ords

shal

l be

mai

ntai

ned

for a

per

iod

of se

ven

(7) y

ears

•

Prog

ram

subj

ect t

o O

SFA

's at

test

atio

n re

quire

men

ts

• A

n am

ount

det

erm

ined

by

the

Uni

vers

ity o

f M

assa

chus

etts

PA

UL

E. T

SO

NG

AS

SC

HO

LAR

SH

IP

• Th

e ni

ne M

assa

chus

etts

Sta

te C

olle

ges

• H

as v

alid

Par

ticip

atio

n A

gree

men

t on

file

with

O

SFA

Any

stud

ent e

nrol

led

in a

Sta

te c

olle

ge w

ho:

• Is

a M

assa

chus

etts

resi

dent

for a

t lea

st o

ne y

ear

prio

r to

the

star

t of t

he tr

aditi

onal

aca

dem

ic

year

and

mai

ntai

n su

ch re

side

nt st

atus

th

roug

hout

the

entir

e pe

riod

of e

ligib

ility

•

U.S

. Citi

zen

of E

ligib

le N

on-C

itize

n

• N

ot in

def

ault

or a

Fed

eral

or S

tate

loan

or o

we

a re

fund

for a

ny p

revi

ous f

inan

cial

aid

rece

ived

•

Gra

duat

ed fr

om h

igh

scho

ol w

ithin

thre

e ye

ars

• H

as a

gra

de p

oint

ave

rage

of 3

.75;

and

, •

Has

a S

chol

astic

Apt

itude

Tes

t sco

re o

f at l

east

1,

200;

or,

• H

as m

et th

e on

e ye

ar re

side

ncy

requ

irem

ent f

or

tuiti

on c

lass

ifica

tion

at th

e St

ate

Col

lege

; and

•

Has

pur

sued

oth

er e

ndea

vors

for a

min

imum

of

five

year

s; a

nd,

• M

eets

the

requ

irem

ents

est

ablis

hed

unde

r the

ex

cept

iona

l life

exp

erie

nce

cate

gory

set f

orth

in

the

guid

elin

es

• M

aint

ain

a cu

mul

ativ

e gr

ade

poin

t ave

rage

of

3.3

• Tu

ition

wai

vers

are

aw

arde

d as

a c

ompo

nent

of

the

stud

ents

fina

ncia

l aid

pac

kage

•

Each

Sta

te C

olle

ge m

ay p

rovi

de fi

ve n

ew S

tate

C

olle

ge S

chol

ars w

aive

rs p

er a

cade

mic

yea

r

• In

stitu

tion'

s sha

ll de

velo

p el

igib

ility

crit

eria

and

a

met

hod

for s

elec

ting

Stat

e C

olle

ge sc

hola

rs

that

shal

l be

filed

with

the

Boa

rd o

f Hig

her

Educ

atio

n up

on a

dopt

ion

• In

stitu

tiona

l Yea

r End

Dat

a fil

e m

ust b

e su

bmitt

ed a

nnua

lly

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly.

• In

stitu

tions

mus

t mai

ntai

n ad

equa

te

docu

men

tatio

n of

stud

ents

elig

ibili

ty a

s a P

aul

Tson

gas S

chol

arsh

ip re

cipi

ent

• A

ll bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

ope

ned

to

insp

ectio

n, re

view

and

aud

it by

Cha

ncel

lor

• R

ecor

ds sh

all b

e m

aint

aine

d fo

r a p

erio

d of

se

ven

(7) y

ears

•

Prog

ram

subj

ect t

o O

SFA

's at

test

atio

n re

quire

men

ts

• C

ost o

f tui

tion

and

fees

PR

OG

RA

M

Elig

ible

Inst

itutio

n

Elig

ible

Stu

dent

Dis

burs

emen

ts

Rep

ortin

g R

equi

rem

ent

Ref

unds

Atte

stat

ion

Rev

iew

Aw

ard

Am

ount

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

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atio

n G

uide

- V

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on 4

.0

Pag

e 45

A

pril

2007

ME

FA P

RE

PAI

D T

UIT

ION

WA

IVE

R

• A

n in

stitu

tion

with

in th

e sy

stem

of p

ublic

in

stitu

tions

of h

ighe

r edu

catio

n th

at p

artic

ipat

es

in th

e Pr

epai

d Tu

ition

Wai

ver

• V

alid

par

ticip

atio

n ag

reem

ent o

n fil

e w

ith th

e O

SFA

• A

ny st

uden

t tha

t is t

he o

wne

r or q

ualif

ying

be

nefic

iary

of a

MEF

A P

repa

id T

uitio

n Pr

ogra

m

• Tu

ition

wai

vers

are

aw

arde

d as

a c

ompo

nent

of

the

stud

ents

fina

ncia

l aid

pac

kage

• In

stitu

tion

shal

l fur

nish

ann

ually

by

Aug

ust 3

1st, a

re

port

deta

iling

the

num

ber a

nd c

hara

cter

istic

s of

Prep

aid

Tuiti

on W

aive

r rec

ipie

nts f

or th

e

prev

ious

aca

dem

ic y

ear

• In

stitu

tiona

l Yea

r End

Dat

a fil

e m

ust b

e su

bmitt

ed

annu

ally

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly.

• A

ll bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

ope

ned

to

insp

ectio

n, re

view

and

aud

it by

Cha

ncel

lor

• R

ecor

ds sh

all b

e m

aint

aine

d fo

r a p

erio

d of

seve

n (7

) yea

rs

• Pr

ogra

m su

bjec

t to

OSF

A's

atte

stat

ion

requ

irem

ents

JOIN

T A

DM

ISS

ION

S T

UIT

ION

AD

VA

NTA

GE

P

RO

GR

AM

• A

n in

stitu

tion

with

in th

e sy

stem

of p

ublic

in

stitu

tions

of h

ighe

r edu

catio

n •

Val

id p

artic

ipat

ion

agre

emen

t on

file

with

the

OSF

A

Any

stud

ent e

nrol

led

in a

Sta

te c

olle

ge w

ho:

• U

.S. C

itize

n or

Elig

ible

Non

-Citi

zen

•

Not

in d

efau

lt of

a F

eder

al o

r Sta

te lo

an o

r ow

e a

refu

nd fo

r any

pre

viou

s fin

anci

al a

id re

ceiv

ed

• C

ompl

eted

an

asso

ciat

e de

gree

at a

pub

lic

com

mun

ity c

olle

ge w

ithin

the

prio

r cal

enda

r yea

r as

a p

artic

ipan

t in

the

Join

t Adm

issi

ons P

rogr

am

with

a m

inim

um 3

.0 G

rade

Poi

nt A

vera

ge

• Pr

esen

ted

the

rece

ivin

g in

stitu

tion

docu

men

tatio

n of

Tui

tion

Adv

anta

ge P

rogr

am E

ligib

ility

to

incl

ude

trans

crip

ts d

emon

stra

ting

com

plia

nce

w

ith Jo

int A

dmis

sion

s Req

uire

men

ts; o

r, •

Upo

n ap

prov

al o

f the

Join

t Adm

issi

ons T

uitio

n A

dvan

tage

Pro

gram

by

the

Uni

vers

ity o

f M

assa

chus

etts

a st

uden

t enr

olle

d at

the

univ

ersi

ty

who

has

•

Com

plet

ed a

n as

soci

ate

degr

ee a

t a p

ublic

co

mm

unity

col

lege

with

in th

e pr

ior c

alen

dar y

ear

as a

par

ticip

ant i

n th

e Jo

int A

dmis

sion

s Pro

gram

w

ith a

min

imum

3.0

Gra

de P

oint

Ave

rage

•

Pres

ente

d th

e re

ceiv

ing

inst

itutio

n do

cum

enta

tion

of T

uitio

n A

dvan

tage

Pro

gram

Elig

ibili

ty to

in

clud

e tra

nscr

ipts

dem

onst

ratin

g co

mpl

ianc

e

with

Join

t Adm

issi

ons R

equi

rem

ents

•

To b

e el

igib

le fo

r the

tuiti

on w

aive

r in

the

seco

nd

year

of m

atric

ulat

ion

the

stud

ent m

ust o

btai

n a

cum

ulat

ive

grad

e po

int a

vera

ge o

f 3.0

for t

he

first

two

sem

este

rs o

f enr

ollm

ent a

t the

Sat

e,

colle

ge o

r uni

vers

ity

• Tu

ition

wai

vers

are

aw

arde

d as

a c

ompo

nent

of

the

stud

ents

fina

ncia

l aid

pac

kage

• In

stitu

tion

shal

l fur

nish

ann

ually

by

Aug

ust 3

1st, a

re

port

deta

iling

the

num

ber a

nd c

hara

cter

istic

s of

Join

t Adm

issi

ons T

uitio

n A

dvan

tage

Pro

gram

re

cipi

ents

for t

he

prev

ious

aca

dem

ic y

ear

• In

stitu

tiona

l Yea

r End

Dat

a fil

e m

ust b

e su

bmitt

ed

annu

ally

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly.

• In

stitu

tions

mus

t mai

ntai

n ad

equa

te

docu

men

tatio

n of

stud

ents

Tui

tion

Adv

anta

ge

Prog

ram

Elig

ibili

ty

• A

ll bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

ope

ned

to

insp

ectio

n, re

view

and

aud

it by

Cha

ncel

lor

• R

ecor

ds sh

all b

e m

aint

aine

d fo

r a p

erio

d of

seve

n (7

) yea

rs

• Pr

ogra

m su

bjec

t to

OSF

A's

atte

stat

ion

requ

irem

ents

WA

SH

ING

TON

CE

NTE

R P

RO

GR

AM

• Th

e ni

ne M

assa

chus

etts

Sta

te C

olle

ges a

nd th

e fo

ur u

nder

grad

uate

cam

puse

s of t

he U

nive

rsity

of

Mas

sach

uset

ts; a

nd,

• In

stitu

tion

has e

stab

lishe

d ad

ditio

nal e

ligib

ility

cr

iteria

and

a m

etho

d fo

r sel

ectin

g W

ashi

ngto

n C

ampu

s Aw

ard

reci

pien

ts

• V

alid

par

ticip

atio

n ag

reem

ent o

n fil

e w

ith th

e O

SFA

A st

uden

t enr

olle

d in

an

elig

ible

deg

ree

prog

ram

at t

he

Uni

vers

ity o

f Mas

sach

uset

ts o

r at a

Sta

te c

olle

ge w

ho:

• Is

a M

assa

chus

etts

resi

dent

for a

t lea

st o

ne y

ear

prio

r to

the

star

t of t

he tr

aditi

onal

aca

dem

ic y

ear

and

mai

ntai

n su

ch re

side

nt st

atus

thro

ugho

ut th

e en

tire

perio

d of

elig

ibili

ty

• U

.S. C

itize

n or

Elig

ible

Non

-Citi

zen

•

Not

in d

efau

lt of

a F

eder

al o

r Sta

te lo

an o

r ow

e a

refu

nd fo

r any

pre

viou

s fin

anci

al a

id re

ceiv

ed

• H

as o

btai

ned

a 3.

0 cu

mul

ativ

e gr

ade

poin

t av

erag

e; a

nd,

• M

eets

the

elig

ibili

ty re

quire

men

ts e

stab

lishe

d by

th

e in

stitu

tion

and

the

Was

hing

ton

Cen

ter

• El

igib

le In

stitu

tions

may

pro

vide

nin

e

Was

hing

ton

Cam

pus T

uitio

n W

aive

rs p

er

acad

emic

yea

r •

Tuiti

on w

aive

rs a

re a

war

ded

as a

com

pone

nt o

f th

e st

uden

ts fi

nanc

ial a

id p

acka

ge

• A

s req

uire

d by

the

Mas

sach

uset

ts B

oard

of

Hig

her E

duca

tion

• In

stitu

tiona

l Yea

r End

Dat

a fil

e m

ust b

e su

bmitt

ed

annu

ally

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly.

• In

stitu

tions

mus

t mai

ntai

n ad

equa

te

docu

men

tatio

n of

stud

ents

elig

ibili

ty a

s a

Was

hing

ton

Cen

ter T

uitio

n W

aive

r rec

ipie

nt

• A

ll bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

ope

ned

to

insp

ectio

n, re

view

and

aud

it by

Cha

ncel

lor

• R

ecor

ds sh

all b

e m

aint

aine

d fo

r a p

erio

d of

seve

n (7

) yea

rs

• Pr

ogra

m su

bjec

t to

OSF

A's

atte

stat

ion

requ

irem

ents

UN

IVE

RS

ITY

OF

MA

SSA

CH

US

ETT

S A

CA

DE

MIC

A

ND

AR

TIS

TIC

TA

LEN

T P

RO

GR

AM

• Th

e fiv

e ca

mpu

ses o

f the

Uni

vers

ity o

f M

assa

chus

etts

•

Val

id p

artic

ipat

ion

agre

emen

t on

file

with

the

OSF

A

• A

stud

ent e

nrol

led

in a

deg

ree

prog

ram

at t

he

Uni

vers

ity o

f Mas

sach

uset

ts w

ho m

eets

the

crite

ria e

stab

lishe

d by

the

Uni

vers

ity o

f M

assa

chus

etts

•

Is a

Mas

sach

uset

ts re

side

nt fo

r at l

east

one

yea

r pr

ior t

o th

e st

art o

f the

trad

ition

al a

cade

mic

yea

r an

d m

aint

ain

such

resi

dent

stat

us th

roug

hout

the

entir

e pe

riod

of e

ligib

ility

•

U.S

. Citi

zen

or E

ligib

le N

on-C

itize

n

• N

ot in

def

ault

of a

Fed

eral

or S

tate

loan

or o

we

a re

fund

for a

ny p

revi

ous f

inan

cial

aid

rece

ived

•

Tuiti

on w

aive

rs a

re a

war

ded

as a

com

pone

nt o

f th

e st

uden

ts fi

nanc

ial a

id p

acka

ge

• A

s req

uire

d by

the

Mas

sach

uset

ts B

oard

of

Hig

her E

duca

tion

• In

stitu

tiona

l Yea

r End

Dat

a fil

e m

ust b

e su

bmitt

ed

annu

ally

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly.

• In

stitu

tions

mus

t mai

ntai

n ad

equa

te

docu

men

tatio

n of

stud

ents

elig

ibili

ty a

s an

Aca

dem

ic o

r Arti

stic

Tal

ent T

uitio

n W

aive

r re

cipi

ent

• U

nive

rsity

of M

assa

chus

etts

Pre

side

nt's

Off

ice

shal

l pro

vide

ade

quat

e do

cum

enta

tion

of a

cade

mic

an

d ar

tistic

tale

nt w

aive

r aw

arde

d •

All

book

s, re

cord

s and

doc

umen

ts o

pene

d to

in

spec

tion,

revi

ew a

nd a

udit

by C

hanc

ello

r •

Rec

ords

shal

l be

mai

ntai

ned

for a

per

iod

of se

ven

(7) y

ears

•

Prog

ram

subj

ect t

o O

SFA

's at

test

atio

n re

quire

men

ts

PR

OG

RA

M

Elig

ible

Inst

itutio

n

Elig

ible

Stu

dent

Dis

burs

emen

ts

Rep

ortin

g R

equi

rem

ent

Ref

unds

Atte

stat

ion

Rev

iew

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

A

ttest

atio

n G

uide

- V

ersi

on 4

.0

Pag

e 46

A

pril

2007

ME

FA P

RE

PAI

D T

UIT

ION

WA

IVE

R

• Pa

rtici

patin

g in

stitu

tions

shal

l wai

ver t

he a

mou

nt

of tu

ition

that

wou

ld o

ther

wis

e be

due

from

the

elig

ible

stud

ent i

f the

tuiti

on c

harg

ed b

y th

e pa

rtici

patin

g pu

blic

inst

itutio

n ex

ceed

s the

am

ount

rece

ived

as a

tuiti

on c

redi

t pur

suan

t to

th

e Pr

epai

d Tu

ition

Pro

gram

JOIN

T A

DM

ISS

ION

S T

UIT

ION

AD

VA

NTA

GE

P

RO

GR

AM

• El

igib

le st

uden

ts re

ceiv

e a

tuiti

on w

aive

r equ

al to

33

% o

f the

resi

dent

tuiti

on ra

te a

t a S

tate

col

lege

or

mat

ricul

atio

n th

at im

med

iate

ly fo

llow

thei

r co

mm

unity

col

lege

enr

ollm

ent

WA

SH

ING

TON

CE

NTE

R P

RO

GR

AM

• A

wai

ver o

f tui

tion,

regu

lar m

anda

tory

fees

and

a

hous

ing

scho

lars

hip

prov

ided

by

the

Was

hing

ton

Cen

ter

UN

IVE

RS

ITY

OF

MA

SSA

CH

US

ETT

S A

CA

DE

MIC

A

ND

AR

TIS

TIC

TA

LEN

T P

RO

GR

AM

• El

igib

le st

uden

ts re

ceiv

e a

tuiti

on w

aive

r in

an

amou

nt d

eter

min

ed b

y th

e U

nive

rsity

of

Mas

sach

uset

ts

PR

OG

RA

M

Aw

ard

Am

ount

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

A

ttest

atio

n G

uide

- V

ersi

on 4

.0

Pag

e 47

A

pril

2007

HIG

H T

EC

HN

OLO

GY

SC

HO

LAR

/INTE

RN

• A

ny in

stitu

tion

with

in th

e sy

stem

of p

ublic

in

stitu

tions

of h

ighe

r edu

catio

n Se

ctio

n 5

of C

hapt

er

15A

of t

he G

ener

al L

aws

• V

alid

par

ticip

atio

n ag

reem

ent o

n fil

e w

ith th

e O

SFA

• En

rolle

d in

an

elig

ible

pro

gram

as d

eter

min

ed b

y th

e B

oard

of H

ighe

r Edu

catio

n •

As d

eter

min

ed b

y th

e pa

rtici

patin

g co

mpa

ny o

r co

rpor

atio

n •

Enro

lled

in C

ompu

ter I

nfor

mat

ion

Scie

nce/

Tech

nolo

gy a

nd E

ngin

eerin

g pr

ogra

ms t

o

be re

view

ed a

nnua

lly b

y th

e B

oard

of H

ighe

r Ed

ucat

ion

• Is

a M

assa

chus

etts

resi

dent

for a

t lea

st o

ne y

ear p

rior

to th

e st

art o

f the

trad

ition

al a

cade

mic

yea

r and

m

aint

ain

such

resi

dent

stat

us th

roug

hout

the

entir

e pe

riod

of e

ligib

ility

•

U.S

. Citi

zen

or E

ligib

le N

on-C

itize

n

• N

ot in

def

ault

of a

Fed

eral

or S

tate

loan

or o

we

a re

fund

for a

ny p

revi

ous f

inan

cial

aid

rece

ived

•

Tuiti

on w

aive

rs a

re a

war

ded

as a

com

pone

nt o

f the

st

uden

ts fi

nanc

ial a

id p

acka

ge

• Se

e "A

ttest

atio

n R

evie

w"

belo

w

• In

stitu

tiona

l Yea

r End

Dat

a fil

e m

ust b

e su

bmitt

ed

annu

ally

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly.

• It

shal

l be

the

resp

onsi

bilit

y of

eac

h in

stitu

tion

of

high

er e

duca

tion

to m

aint

ain

adeq

uate

do

cum

enta

tion

of a

stud

ent's

elig

ibili

ty in

the

Indu

stry

and

Hig

h Te

chno

logy

/Inte

rn T

uitio

n

Wai

ver P

rogr

am

• Th

e C

hanc

ello

r sha

ll re

quire

eac

h ca

mpu

s to

furn

ish

annu

ally

by

Aug

ust 3

1 a

repo

rt de

taili

ng th

e nu

mbe

r of

Com

mon

wea

lth F

utur

es P

rogr

am re

cipi

ents

for t

he

prev

ious

yea

r and

the

corr

espo

ndin

g am

ount

of

tuiti

on w

aive

d.

• A

ll fin

anci

al b

ooks

, rec

ords

and

doc

umen

ts

perta

inin

g to

this

pro

gram

shal

l at a

ll tim

es b

e op

en

to in

spec

tion,

revi

ew, a

nd a

udit

by th

e C

hanc

ello

r, th

e St

ate

Aud

itor o

r the

ir au

thor

ized

repr

esen

tativ

es

who

shal

l hav

e ac

cess

to th

e p

rem

ises

whe

reve

r suc

h bo

oks r

ecor

ds a

nd d

ocum

ents

are

loca

ted.

•

The

inst

itutio

n sh

all r

etai

n su

ch fi

nanc

ial b

ooks

, re

cord

s and

doc

umen

ts fo

r sev

en y

ears

. A

n in

stitu

tion

may

reta

in su

ch re

cord

s for

a p

erio

d of

fiv

e ye

ars i

f app

rova

l is r

ecei

ved

from

the

Rec

ords

C

onse

rvat

ion

Boa

rd in

ac

cord

ance

with

Gen

eral

La

ws,

Cha

pter

30,

Sec

tion

42.

• Pr

ogra

m su

bjec

t to

OSF

A's

atte

stat

ion

requ

irem

ents

CA

RE

ER

AD

VA

NC

EM

EN

T P

RO

GR

AM

• Th

e ni

ne M

assa

chus

etts

Sta

te C

olle

ges a

nd

the

four

und

ergr

adua

te c

ampu

ses o

f the

U

nive

rsity

of M

assa

chus

etts

•

Val

id p

artic

ipat

ion

agre

emen

t on

file

with

the

OSF

A

• M

assa

chus

etts

resi

dent

for a

t lea

st o

ne y

ear

prio

r to

the

star

t of t

he tr

aditi

onal

aca

dem

ic

year

and

mai

ntai

n su

ch re

side

nt st

atus

th

roug

hout

the

entir

e pe

riod

of e

ligib

ility

•

U.S

. Citi

zen

or E

ligib

le N

on-C

itize

n •

Not

in d

efau

lt of

a F

eder

al o

r Sta

te lo

an o

r ow

e a

refu

nd fo

r any

pre

viou

s fin

anci

al a

id

rece

ived

•

Mas

sach

uset

ts p

ublic

scho

ol te

ache

rs w

ho

have

pas

sed

all t

hree

com

pone

nts o

f the

M

assa

chus

etts

Tea

cher

s Tes

t. E

ligib

ility

is

rest

ricte

d to

one

Sta

te-s

uppo

rted

grad

uate

co

urse

tuiti

on w

aive

r for

eac

h of

the

first

th

ree

year

s of t

each

ing.

•

An

elig

ible

stud

ent m

ust b

e a

publ

ic sc

hool

te

ache

r in

the

year

they

are

usi

ng th

e aw

ard.

• Tu

ition

wai

vers

are

aw

arde

d as

a

com

pone

nt o

f the

stud

ents

fina

ncia

l aid

pa

ckag

e

• Se

e "A

ttest

atio

n R

evie

w"

belo

w

• In

stitu

tiona

l Yea

r End

Dat

a fil

e m

ust b

e su

bmitt

ed a

nnua

lly

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly.

• It

shal

l be

the

resp

onsi

bilit

y of

eac

h st

ate

colle

ge a

nd u

nive

rsity

to m

aint

ain

adeq

uate

do

cum

enta

tion

of a

stud

ent's

elig

ibili

ty in

th

e Pr

ogra

m

• Th

e C

hanc

ello

r sha

ll re

quire

eac

h ca

mpu

s to

furn

ish

annu

ally

by

Aug

ust 3

1 a

repo

rt de

taili

ng th

e nu

mbe

r of C

aree

r Adv

ance

men

t Pr

ogra

m T

each

er re

cipi

ents

for t

he p

revi

ous

year

and

the

corr

espo

ndin

g am

ount

of t

uitio

n w

aive

d.

• A

ll fin

anci

al b

ooks

, rec

ords

and

doc

umen

ts

perta

inin

g to

this

pro

gram

shal

l at a

ll tim

es

be o

pen

to in

spec

tion,

revi

ew, a

nd a

udit

by

the

Cha

ncel

lor,

the

Stat

e A

udito

r or t

heir

auth

oriz

ed re

pres

enta

tives

who

shal

l hav

e ac

cess

to th

e pr

emis

es w

here

ver s

uch

book

s rec

ords

and

doc

umen

ts a

re lo

cate

d.

• T

he in

stitu

tion

shal

l ret

ain

such

fina

ncia

l bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

for s

even

(7)

year

s. A

n in

stitu

tion

may

reta

in su

ch re

cord

s fo

r a p

erio

d of

five

yea

rs if

app

rova

l is

rece

ived

from

the

Rec

ords

Con

serv

atio

n B

oard

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith G

ener

al L

aws,

Cha

pter

30,

Sec

tion

42.

• Pr

ogra

m su

bjec

t to

OSF

A's

atte

stat

ion

requ

irem

ents

CO

LLA

BOR

ATI

VE

TEA

CH

ER

S T

UIT

ION

W

AIV

ER

S

• Th

e ni

ne M

assa

chus

etts

Sta

te C

olle

ges a

nd

the

four

und

ergr

adua

te c

ampu

ses o

f the

U

nive

rsity

of M

assa

chus

etts

•

Val

id p

artic

ipat

ion

agre

emen

t on

file

with

the

OSF

A

• M

assa

chus

etts

resi

dent

for a

t lea

st o

ne y

ear

prio

r to

the

star

t of t

he tr

aditi

onal

aca

dem

ic

year

and

mai

ntai

n su

ch re

side

nt st

atus

th

roug

hout

the

entir

e pe

riod

of e

ligib

ility

•

U.S

. Citi

zen

or E

ligib

le N

on-C

itize

n •

Mas

sach

uset

ts p

ublic

scho

ol (c

olla

bora

tive)

te

ache

rs w

ho m

ento

r a st

uden

t tea

cher

from

a

Stat

e co

llege

or u

nive

rsity

in th

eir

cl

assr

oom

. A

n el

igib

le st

uden

t mus

t be

a pu

blic

scho

ol te

ache

r in

the

year

he/

she

is

usin

g th

e aw

ard.

•

Not

in d

efau

lt of

a F

eder

al o

r Sta

te lo

an o

r ow

e a

refu

nd fo

r any

pre

viou

s fin

anci

al a

id

rece

ived

•

Tuiti

on w

aive

rs a

re a

war

ded

as a

co

mpo

nent

of t

he st

uden

ts fi

nanc

ial a

id

pack

age

• Se

e "A

ttest

atio

n R

evie

w"

belo

w

• In

stitu

tiona

l Yea

r End

Dat

a fil

e m

ust b

e su

bmitt

ed a

nnua

lly

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly.

• It

shal

l be

the

resp

onsi

bilit

y of

eac

h st

ate

colle

ge a

nd u

nive

rsity

to m

aint

ain

adeq

uate

do

cum

enta

tion

of a

stud

ent's

elig

ibili

ty in

th

e Pr

ogra

m

• Th

e C

hanc

ello

r sha

ll re

quire

eac

h ca

mpu

s to

furn

ish

annu

ally

by

Aug

ust 3

1 a

repo

rt de

taili

ng th

e nu

mbe

r of C

olla

bora

tive

Teac

her r

ecip

ient

s for

the

prev

ious

yea

r and

th

e co

rres

pond

ing

amou

nt o

f tui

tion

wai

ved.

•

All

finan

cial

boo

ks, r

ecor

ds a

nd d

ocum

ents

pe

rtain

ing

to th

is p

rogr

am sh

all a

t all

times

be

ope

n to

insp

ectio

n, re

view

, and

aud

it by

th

e C

hanc

ello

r, th

e St

ate

Aud

itor o

r the

ir au

thor

ized

repr

esen

tativ

es w

ho sh

all h

ave

acce

ss to

the

prem

ises

whe

reve

r suc

h bo

oks

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

are

loca

ted.

•

The

inst

itutio

n sh

all r

etai

n su

ch fi

nanc

ial

book

s, re

cord

s and

doc

umen

ts fo

r sev

en (7

) ye

ars.

An

inst

itutio

n m

ay re

tain

such

reco

rds

for a

per

iod

of fi

ve y

ears

if a

ppro

val i

s re

ceiv

ed fr

om th

e R

ecor

ds C

onse

rvat

ion

Boa

rd in

acc

orda

nce

with

Gen

eral

Law

s, C

hapt

er 3

0, S

ectio

n 42

. •

Prog

ram

subj

ect t

o O

SFA

's at

test

atio

n re

quire

men

ts.

INC

EN

TIV

E P

RO

GR

AM F

OR

AS

PIR

ING

TE

AC

HE

RS

• Th

e ni

ne M

assa

chus

etts

Sta

te C

olle

ges a

nd th

e fo

ur u

nder

grad

uate

cam

puse

s of t

he

Uni

vers

ity o

f Mas

sach

uset

ts

• V

alid

par

ticip

atio

n ag

reem

ent o

n fil

e w

ith th

e O

SFA

• M

assa

chus

etts

resi

dent

for a

t lea

st o

ne y

ear

prio

r to

the

star

t of t

he tr

aditi

onal

aca

dem

ic

year

and

mai

ntai

n su

ch re

side

nt st

atus

th

roug

hout

the

entir

e pe

riod

of e

ligib

ility

•

U.S

. Citi

zen

or E

ligib

le N

on-C

itize

n

• N

ot in

def

ault

of a

Fed

eral

or S

tate

loan

or

owe

a re

fund

for a

ny p

revi

ous f

inan

cial

aid

re

ceiv

ed

• Is

in h

is/h

er th

ird a

nd/o

r fou

rth y

ear e

nrol

led

in S

tate

app

rove

d te

ache

r edu

catio

n pr

ogra

ms

in fi

elds

with

teac

her s

horta

ges

• H

as a

cum

ulat

ive

3.0

grad

e po

int a

vera

ge in

ge

nera

l edu

catio

n co

urse

s •

Com

mits

to te

achi

ng fo

r tw

o ye

ars (

one

year

fo

r eac

h ye

ar o

f ful

l or p

artia

l tui

tion

wai

ver

rece

ived

) in

a pu

blic

scho

ol in

the

Com

mon

wea

lth u

pon

succ

essf

ul c

ompl

etio

n of

a b

ache

lor's

deg

ree

from

the

colle

ge o

r un

iver

sity

and

the

appr

opria

te c

ertif

icat

ion

purs

uant

to se

ctio

n 38

G o

f Cha

pter

71

M.G

.L.

• A

s det

erm

ined

by

the

inst

itutio

n

• Tu

ition

wai

vers

are

aw

arde

d as

a c

ompo

nent

of

the

stud

ents

fina

ncia

l aid

pac

kage

• Se

e "A

ttest

atio

n R

evie

w"

belo

w

• In

stitu

tiona

l Yea

r End

Dat

a fil

e m

ust b

e su

bmitt

ed a

nnua

lly

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly.

• It

shal

l be

the

resp

onsi

bilit

y of

eac

h st

ate

colle

ge a

nd u

nive

rsity

to m

aint

ain

adeq

uate

do

cum

enta

tion

of a

stud

ent's

elig

ible

in th

e In

cent

ive

Prog

ram

for A

spiri

ng T

each

ers

• Th

e C

hanc

ello

r sha

ll re

quire

eac

h ca

mpu

s to

furn

ish

at th

e en

d of

eac

h se

mes

ter a

repo

rt de

taili

ng th

e nu

mbe

r of

Ince

ntiv

e Pr

ogra

m fo

r A

spiri

ng T

each

ers r

ecip

ient

s for

the

prev

ious

se

mes

ter,

the

corr

espo

ndin

g am

ount

of t

uitio

n w

aive

d, a

nd c

opie

s of t

he st

uden

t-sig

ned

agre

emen

ts (p

rom

isso

ry n

otes

) •

All

finan

cial

boo

ks, r

ecor

ds a

nd d

ocum

ents

pe

rtain

ing

to th

is p

rogr

am sh

all a

t all

times

be

open

to in

spec

tion,

revi

ew a

nd a

udit

by th

e C

hanc

ello

r, th

e St

ate

Aud

itor o

r the

ir au

thor

ized

repr

esen

tativ

es w

ho sh

all h

ave

acce

ss to

the

prem

ises

whe

reve

r suc

h bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

are

loca

ted.

•

The

Inst

itutio

n sh

all r

etai

n su

ch fi

nanc

ial

book

s, re

cord

s and

doc

umen

ts fo

r sev

en y

ears

. A

n in

stitu

tion

may

reta

in su

ch re

cord

s for

a

perio

d of

five

yea

rs if

app

rova

l is r

ecei

ved

from

the

Rec

ords

Con

vers

atio

n B

oard

in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith G

ener

al L

aws,

Cha

pter

30,

Se

ctio

n 42

. •

Prog

ram

subj

ect t

o O

SFA

's at

test

atio

n re

quire

men

ts.

PR

OG

RA

M

Elig

ible

Inst

itutio

n

Elig

ible

Stu

dent

Dis

burs

emen

ts

Rep

ortin

g R

equi

rem

ent

Ref

unds

Atte

stat

ion

Rev

iew

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____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

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____

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__

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e 48

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il 20

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HIG

H T

EC

HN

OLG

OY

SC

HO

LAR

/INTE

RN

• In

divi

dual

stud

ent a

war

ds sh

all m

atch

indu

stry

scho

lars

hips

up

to th

e re

side

nt u

nder

grad

uate

tuiti

on ra

te a

t the

pa

rtici

patin

g in

stitu

tion.

•

The

Boa

rd o

f Hig

her E

duca

tion

is a

utho

rized

to p

rovi

de

Hig

h Te

chno

logy

Sch

olar

/Inte

rn T

uitio

n W

aive

rs to

su

ppor

t enr

ollm

ent i

n co

mpu

ter a

nd in

form

atio

n sc

ienc

e/te

chno

logy

and

eng

inee

ring

prog

ram

s •

Cam

pus f

ees a

re n

ot in

clud

ed in

the

wai

vers

. In

stitu

tions

m

ay, b

ut a

re n

ot re

quire

d to

, w

aive

spec

ific

fees

for

parti

cipa

ting

stud

ents

CA

RE

ER

AD

VA

NC

EM

EN

T P

RO

GR

AM

• Te

ache

rs sh

all b

e el

igib

le fo

r a

tuiti

on w

aive

r for

up

to th

ree

stat

e-su

ppor

ted

grad

uate

cou

rses

(in

educ

atio

n or

are

as re

late

d to

the

teac

her's

subj

ect m

atte

r), o

ne fo

r ea

ch o

f the

ir fir

st th

ree

year

s of

teac

hing

.

• W

aive

rs m

ust b

e us

ed w

ithin

two

year

s of t

he y

ear o

f tea

chin

g in

a

publ

ic sc

hool

that

has

pro

vide

d el

igib

ility

for t

he w

aive

r.

• In

divi

dual

stud

ent a

war

ds sh

all b

e up

to th

e re

side

nt tu

ition

rate

at t

he

parti

cipa

ting

inst

itutio

n.

CO

LLA

BOR

ATI

VE

TEA

CH

ER

S T

UIT

ION

W

AIV

ER

S

• C

olla

bora

tive

Teac

hers

shal

l be

elig

ible

for a

tu

ition

wai

ver f

or u

p to

one

stat

e-su

ppor

ted

grad

uate

-leve

l cou

rse

for e

ach

stud

ent

teac

her m

ento

red

with

a m

axim

um o

f one

st

uden

t tea

cher

men

tore

d pe

r sem

este

r.

• C

olla

bora

tive

Teac

hers

can

requ

est w

aive

rs

for u

p to

two

year

s afte

r the

com

plet

ion

of

the

men

torin

g re

latio

nshi

p fo

r whi

ch

elig

ibili

ty is

bas

ed.

•

Indi

vidu

al st

uden

t aw

ards

shal

l be

no m

ore

than

the

resi

dent

gra

duat

e tu

ition

rate

at t

he

parti

cipa

ting

inst

itutio

n.

INC

EN

TIV

E P

RO

GR

AM F

OR

AS

PIR

ING

TE

AC

HE

RS

• St

uden

ts e

ligib

le fo

r the

Ince

ntiv

e Pr

ogra

m fo

r A

spiri

ng T

each

ers w

ill b

e en

title

d to

a tu

ition

w

aive

r equ

al to

the

resi

dent

tuiti

on ra

te a

t the

st

ate

colle

ge o

r par

ticip

atin

g un

iver

sity

cam

pus

at w

hich

they

are

enr

olle

d fo

r tw

o (2

) yea

rs.

The

tuiti

on w

aive

r for

the

seco

nd y

ear o

f elig

ibili

ty

(sen

ior y

ear)

is c

ontin

gent

upo

n th

e st

uden

t ea

rnin

g a

3.0

grad

e po

int a

vera

ge in

the

third

ye

ar.

Stud

ents

are

requ

ired

to c

ompl

ete

an

agre

emen

t reg

ardi

ng se

rvic

es a

nd/o

r rep

aym

ent

(incl

udin

g in

tere

st)

PR

OG

RA

M

Aw

ard

Am

ount

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____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

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__

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il 20

07

STA

NLE

Y Z.

KO

PLI

K C

ER

TIFI

CA

TE O

F M

ASTE

RY

TU

ITIO

N

WA

IVE

R

• A

n in

stitu

tion

with

in th

e sy

stem

of p

ublic

inst

itutio

ns o

f hig

her

educ

atio

n un

der S

ectio

n 5

of C

hapt

er 1

5A o

f the

Gen

eral

La

ws.

• H

as fi

led

a St

ate

Fina

ncia

l Aid

Par

ticip

atio

n A

gree

men

t with

th

e M

assa

chus

etts

Off

ice

of S

tude

nt F

inan

cial

Ass

ista

nce

• M

assa

chus

etts

resi

dent

for a

t lea

st o

ne y

ear p

rior t

o th

e st

art o

f th

e tra

ditio

nal a

cade

mic

yea

r and

mai

ntai

n su

ch re

side

nt st

atus

th

roug

hout

the

entir

e pe

riod

of e

ligib

ility

•

U.S

. Citi

zen

or E

ligib

le N

on-C

itize

n

• N

ot in

def

ault

of a

Fed

eral

or S

tate

loan

or o

we

a re

fund

for

any

prev

ious

fina

ncia

l aid

rece

ived

•

Any

stud

ent w

ho h

as g

radu

ated

from

a M

assa

chus

etts

hig

h sc

hool

and

aw

arde

d a

Cer

tific

ate

of M

aste

ry b

y th

e M

assa

chus

etts

Dep

artm

ent o

f Edu

catio

n •

Initi

al re

cipi

ents

of t

he S

tanl

ey Z

. Kop

lik C

ertif

icat

e of

M

aste

ry T

uitio

n W

aive

r sha

ll m

aint

ain

a G

.P.A

. of 3

.3 fo

r co

ntin

ued

elig

ible

for t

he tu

ition

wai

ver f

or u

p to

eig

ht

sem

este

r of s

tudy

.

• N

/A

• N

/A

• Tu

ition

wai

vers

are

aw

arde

d as

a c

ompo

nent

of t

he st

uden

t's

finan

cial

aid

pac

kage

.

• Th

e C

hanc

ello

r sha

ll re

quire

eac

h ca

mpu

s to

furn

ish

annu

ally

by

Aug

ust 3

1st a

repo

rt de

taili

ng th

e nu

mbe

r of S

tanl

ey Z

. K

oplik

Cer

tific

ate

of M

aste

ry T

uitio

n W

aive

r rec

ipie

nts f

or th

e pr

evio

us y

ear a

nd th

e co

rres

pond

ing

amou

nt o

f tui

tion

wai

ved.

•

Inst

itutio

nal Y

ear E

nd D

ata

file

mus

t be

subm

itted

ann

ually

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly.

• It

shal

l be

the

resp

onsi

bilit

y of

eac

h co

llege

and

uni

vers

ity to

m

aint

ain

adeq

uate

doc

umen

tatio

n of

a st

uden

t's e

ligib

ility

. •

All

finan

cial

boo

ks, r

ecor

ds a

nd d

ocum

ents

per

tain

ing

to th

is

prog

ram

shal

l at a

ll tim

es b

e op

en to

insp

ectio

n, re

view

, and

au

dit b

y th

e C

hanc

ello

r, th

e St

ate

Aud

itor o

r the

ir au

thor

ized

re

pres

enta

tives

who

shal

l hav

e ac

cess

to th

e pr

emis

es w

here

ver

such

boo

ks re

cord

s and

doc

umen

ts a

re lo

cate

d.

• Th

e in

stitu

tion

shal

l ret

ain

such

fina

ncia

l boo

ks, r

ecor

ds a

nd

docu

men

ts fo

r sev

en y

ears

. An

inst

itutio

n m

ay re

tain

such

re

cord

s for

a p

erio

d of

fiv

e ye

ars i

f app

rova

l is r

ecei

ved

from

th

e R

ecor

ds C

onse

rvat

ion

Boa

rd in

acc

orda

nce

with

Gen

eral

La

ws,

Cha

pter

30,

Sec

tion

42.

• Pr

ogra

ms s

ubje

ct to

OSF

A's

atte

stat

ion

requ

irem

ents

• In

divi

dual

stud

ent a

war

ds sh

all b

e no

mor

e th

an th

e re

side

nt

unde

rgra

duat

e tu

ition

rate

at t

he p

artic

ipat

ing

inst

itutio

n.

DS

S F

OS

TER

CA

RE

CH

ILD

RE

N T

UIT

ION

WA

IVE

R

• A

n in

stitu

tion

with

in th

e sy

stem

of p

ublic

hig

her e

duca

tion

unde

r Sec

tion

5 of

Cha

pter

15A

of t

he

Gen

eral

Law

s. •

Has

file

d a

Stat

e Fi

nanc

ial A

id P

artic

ipat

ion

Agr

eem

ent

with

the

Mas

sach

uset

ts O

ffic

e of

Stu

dent

Fin

anci

al

Ass

ista

nce

• To

be

elig

ible

for a

tuiti

on w

aive

r, a

fost

er c

hild

mus

t mee

t al

l of t

he fo

llow

ing

requ

irem

ents

:

1)

The

you

th is

a c

urre

nt o

r for

mer

fost

er c

hild

who

w

as p

lace

d in

the

cust

ody

of th

e St

ate

thro

ugh

a

C

are

and

Prot

ectio

n Pe

titio

n.

2

)

T

he y

outh

is a

ge tw

enty

-fou

r or u

nder

.

3)

The

you

th w

as in

the

cust

ody

of th

e

Com

mon

wea

lth fo

r at l

east

twel

ve c

onse

cutiv

e

m

onth

s 4)

Th

e yo

uth

was

not

ado

pted

or r

etur

ned

hom

e.

• N

ot in

def

ault

of a

Fed

eral

or S

tate

loan

or o

we

a re

fund

for

any

prev

ious

fina

ncia

l aid

rece

ived

•

N/A

• A

ny S

tate

-sup

porte

d co

urse

off

ered

by

an in

stitu

tion

at a

pu

blic

col

lege

or u

nive

rsity

, exc

ludi

ng a

ll gr

adua

te c

ours

es

and

cour

ses i

n th

e M

D p

rogr

am a

t the

Uni

vers

ity o

f M

assa

chus

etts

Med

ical

Cen

ter.

Elig

ible

cou

rses

incl

ude

thos

e to

war

d an

und

ergr

adua

te d

egre

e pr

ogra

m, a

nd n

on-

cred

it co

urse

s. In

stitu

tions

are

enc

oura

ged

to d

evel

op

wai

ver p

rogr

ams f

or e

ligib

le st

uden

ts th

at w

ould

pro

vide

50

% tu

ition

wai

ver f

or a

ny n

on-S

tate

s

uppo

rted

cour

ses

and/

or c

ertif

icat

e pr

ogra

ms.

• Tu

ition

wai

vers

are

aw

arde

d as

a c

ompo

nent

of t

he st

uden

t's

finan

cial

aid

pac

kage

.

• Th

e C

hanc

ello

r sha

ll re

quire

eac

h ca

mpu

s to

furn

ish

annu

ally

by

Aug

ust 3

1st a

repo

rt de

taili

ng th

e nu

mbe

r of

DSS

Fos

ter C

are

Chi

ldre

n re

cipi

ents

for t

he p

revi

ous

year

an

d th

e co

rres

pond

ing

amou

nt o

f tui

tion

wai

ved.

•

Inst

itutio

nal Y

ear E

nd D

ata

file

mus

t be

subm

itted

ann

ually

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly.

• A

ll fin

anci

al b

ooks

, rec

ords

and

doc

umen

ts p

erta

inin

g to

th

is p

rogr

am sh

all a

t all

times

be

open

to in

spec

tion,

revi

ew,

and

audi

t by

the

Cha

ncel

lor,

the

Stat

e A

udito

r or t

heir

auth

oriz

ed re

pres

enta

tives

who

shal

l hav

e ac

cess

to th

e pr

emis

es w

here

ver s

uch

book

s rec

ords

and

doc

umen

ts a

re

loca

ted.

•

The

inst

itutio

n sh

all r

etai

n su

ch fi

nanc

ial b

ooks

, rec

ords

an

d do

cum

ents

for s

even

yea

rs.

An

inst

itutio

n m

ay re

tain

su

ch re

cord

s for

a p

erio

d of

five

yea

rs if

app

rova

l is

rece

ived

from

the

Rec

ords

Con

serv

atio

n B

oard

in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith G

ener

al L

aws,

Cha

pter

30,

Sec

tion

42.

• Pr

ogra

ms s

ubje

ct to

OSF

A's

atte

stat

ion

requ

irem

ents

• St

uden

ts e

ligib

le fo

r the

DSS

Fos

ter C

are

Chi

ldre

n Tu

ition

W

aive

r pro

gram

will

be

entit

led

to a

tuiti

on w

aive

r equ

al to

10

0% o

f the

resi

dent

tuiti

on ra

te fo

r elig

ible

Sta

te-s

uppo

rted

cour

se o

ffer

ed a

t the

par

ticip

atin

g pu

blic

hig

her e

duca

tion

inst

itutio

n.

DS

S A

DO

PTE

D C

HIL

DR

EN

TU

ITIO

N W

AIV

ER

• A

n in

stitu

tion

with

in th

e sy

stem

of p

ublic

hig

her e

duca

tion

unde

r Sec

tion

5 of

Cha

pter

15A

of

the

Gen

eral

Law

s. •

Has

file

d a

Stat

e Fi

nanc

ial A

id P

artic

ipat

ion

Agr

eem

ent w

ith th

e M

assa

chus

etts

Off

ice

of

Stud

ent F

inan

cial

Ass

ista

nce

• A

ll ch

ildre

n in

the

cust

ody

of th

e D

epar

tmen

t of S

ocia

l Ser

vice

s ado

pted

by

an e

ligib

le

Mas

sach

uset

ts S

tate

em

ploy

ee th

roug

h th

e D

epar

tmen

t of S

ocia

l Ser

vice

s who

are

age

tw

enty

-fou

r or u

nder

. •

All

child

ren

in th

e cu

stod

y of

the

Dep

artm

ent o

f Soc

ial S

ervi

ces a

dopt

ed b

y an

elig

ible

M

assa

chus

etts

resi

dent

thro

ugh

the

Dep

artm

ent o

f Soc

ial S

ervi

ces w

ho a

re a

ge tw

enty

-fou

r or

und

er.

• N

ot in

def

ault

of a

Fed

eral

or S

tate

loan

or o

we

a re

fund

for a

ny p

revi

ous f

inan

cial

aid

re

ceiv

ed

• El

igib

le S

tate

em

ploy

ees s

hall

incl

ude

all i

ndiv

idua

ls d

eter

min

ed to

be

Mas

sach

uset

ts S

tate

em

ploy

ees a

t the

tim

e of

ado

ptio

n of

the

elig

ible

stud

ent i

nclu

ding

: 1)

All

full

and

part-

time

empl

oyee

s at t

he ti

me

of th

e ad

optio

n by

the

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Stat

e go

vern

men

t for

at l

east

six

mon

ths,

2) e

mpl

oyee

s who

are

wor

king

for t

he S

tate

for a

t le

ast s

ix m

onth

s af

ter t

he a

dopt

ion

• El

igib

le M

assa

chus

etts

resi

dent

s sha

ll in

clud

e:

All

indi

vidu

als d

eter

min

ed to

be

Mas

sach

uset

ts S

tate

resi

dent

s at t

he ti

me

of

the

adop

tion

of th

e el

igib

le st

uden

t. •

Any

Sta

te-s

uppo

rted

cour

se o

ffer

ed b

y an

inst

itutio

n at

a p

ublic

col

lege

or u

nive

rsity

, ex

clud

ing

all g

radu

ate

cour

ses a

nd c

ours

es in

the

MD

pro

gram

at

the

Uni

vers

ity o

f M

assa

chus

etts

Med

ical

Cen

ter.

•

Elig

ible

cou

rses

incl

ude

thos

e to

war

d an

und

ergr

adua

te d

egre

e pr

ogra

m, c

ertif

icat

e pr

ogra

m, s

hort-

te

rm c

ertif

icat

e pr

ogra

m, a

nd n

on-c

redi

t cou

rses

.

• In

stitu

tions

are

enc

oura

ged

to

deve

lop

wai

ver p

rogr

ams f

or e

ligib

le st

uden

ts th

at w

ould

pr

ovid

e 50

% tu

ition

wai

ver f

or n

on-S

tate

supp

orte

d co

urse

s and

/or c

ertif

icat

e pr

ogra

ms.

• Tu

ition

wai

vers

are

aw

arde

d as

a c

ompo

nent

of t

he st

uden

t's fi

nanc

ial a

id p

acka

ge.

• Th

e C

hanc

ello

r sha

ll re

quire

eac

h ca

mpu

s to

furn

ish

annu

ally

by

Aug

ust 3

1st a

repo

rt de

taili

ng th

e nu

mbe

r of D

SS re

cipi

ents

for t

he p

revi

ous y

ear a

nd th

e co

rres

pond

ing

amou

nt

of tu

ition

wai

ved.

•

Inst

itutio

nal Y

ear E

nd D

ata

file

mus

t be

subm

itted

ann

ually

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly.

• A

ll fin

anci

al b

ooks

, rec

ords

and

doc

umen

ts p

erta

inin

g to

this

pro

gram

shal

l at a

ll tim

es b

e op

en to

insp

ectio

n, re

view

, and

aud

it by

the

Cha

ncel

lor,

the

Stat

e A

udito

r or t

heir

auth

oriz

ed re

pres

enta

tives

who

shal

l hav

e ac

cess

to th

e p

rem

ises

whe

reve

r suc

h

boo

ks

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

are

loca

ted.

The

inst

itutio

n sh

all r

etai

n su

ch fi

nanc

ial b

ooks

, rec

ords

an

d do

cum

ents

for s

even

yea

rs.

An

inst

itutio

n m

ay re

tain

such

reco

rds f

or a

per

iod

of fi

ve

year

s if a

ppro

val i

s rec

eive

d fr

om th

e R

ecor

ds C

onse

rvat

ion

Boa

rd in

acc

orda

nce

with

G

ener

al L

aws,

Cha

pter

30,

Sec

tion

42.

• Pr

ogra

ms s

ubje

ct to

OSF

A's

atte

stat

ion

requ

irem

ents

• St

uden

t ent

itled

to a

t tui

tion

wai

ver e

qual

to 1

00%

of t

he re

side

nt ra

te fo

r elig

ible

Sta

te-

supp

orte

d co

urse

s off

ered

at t

he p

artic

ipat

ing

publ

ic h

ighe

r edu

catio

n in

stitu

tion.

PR

OG

RA

M

Elig

ible

Inst

itutio

n

Elig

ible

Stu

dent

Elig

ible

Sta

te E

mpl

oyee

and

Res

iden

t

Elig

ible

Cou

rse

Dis

burs

emen

ts

Rep

ortin

g R

equi

rem

ents

Ref

unds

Atte

stat

ion

Rev

iew

Aw

ard

Am

ount

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

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____

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____

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____

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ttest

atio

n G

uide

- V

ersi

on 4

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Pag

e 50

A

pril

2007

PA

RA

PR

OFE

SS

ION

AL T

EA

CH

ER

PR

EPA

RA

TIO

N

GR

AN

T

• A

ny re

gion

ally

acc

redi

ted

publ

ic o

r ind

epen

dent

col

lege

or

uni

vers

ity in

the

Com

mon

wea

lth o

f Mas

sach

uset

ts th

at

offe

rs a

teac

her p

repa

ratio

n pr

ogra

m le

adin

g to

lice

nsur

e,

appr

oved

by

the

Mas

sach

uset

ts D

epar

tmen

t of E

duca

tion

(MD

OE)

; or a

two-

year

pub

lic c

olle

ge th

at h

as a

sign

ed

artic

ulat

ion

or jo

int-a

dmis

sion

s agr

eem

ent w

ith su

ch a

n in

stitu

tion

for a

teac

her p

repa

ratio

n pr

ogra

m.

• H

as fi

led

a St

ate

Fina

ncia

l Aid

Par

ticip

atio

n A

gree

men

t w

ith th

e M

assa

chus

etts

Off

ice

of S

tude

nt F

inan

cial

A

ssis

tanc

e.

• M

assa

chus

etts

resi

dent

for a

t lea

st o

ne y

ear p

rior t

o th

e st

art o

f the

trad

ition

al a

cade

mic

yea

r and

mai

ntai

n su

ch

resi

dent

stat

us th

roug

hout

the

entir

e pe

riod

of e

ligib

ility

•

U.S

. Citi

zen

or E

ligib

le N

on-C

itize

n

• N

ot y

et re

ceiv

ed fi

rst B

ache

lor's

deg

ree

• Is

in c

ompl

ianc

e w

ith a

pplic

able

law

rega

rdin

g Se

lect

ive

Serv

ice

regi

stra

tion

• Is

not

in d

efau

lt w

ith a

pplic

able

law

rega

rdin

g an

y Fe

dera

l or

Sta

te st

uden

t edu

catio

n lo

ans f

or a

ttend

ance

at a

ny

inst

itutio

n or

ow

es a

refu

nd fo

r any

pre

viou

s fin

anci

al a

id

rece

ived

. •

Is e

nrol

led

full-

time

(12

sem

este

r cre

dits

or t

he

equi

vale

nt) o

r par

t-tim

e (3

-11

cred

its o

r the

equ

ival

ent)

in

a tra

ditio

nal a

cade

mic

sem

este

r. •

Has

wor

ked,

and

con

tinue

s to

wor

k, a

s a p

arap

rofe

ssio

nal

in a

pub

lic sc

hool

in th

e C

omm

onw

ealth

of M

assa

chus

etts

fo

r a m

inim

um o

f tw

o ye

ars o

r is e

mpl

oyed

as a

pa

rapr

ofes

sion

al a

nd is

enr

olle

d in

an

purs

uing

cou

rses

of

stud

y th

at w

ill le

ad to

cer

tific

atio

n as

a te

ache

r in

bilin

gual

edu

catio

n, sp

ecia

l edu

catio

n, m

ath,

scie

nce,

or

fore

ign

lang

uage

, whi

le w

orki

ng a

s a p

arap

rofe

ssio

nal i

n a

publ

ic sc

hool

in th

e C

omm

onw

ealth

. •

Mai

ntai

ns sa

tisfa

ctor

y ac

adem

ic p

rogr

ess i

n ac

cord

ance

w

ith in

stitu

tiona

l sta

ndar

ds.

• A

nnua

lly fi

les t

he F

ree

App

licat

ion

for F

eder

al S

tude

nt

Aid

(FA

FSA

) and

com

plet

es a

min

imum

of c

redi

ts e

ach

acad

emic

yea

r as p

art o

f the

app

licat

ion

for r

enew

al o

f the

gr

ant

• Pr

ovid

es d

ocum

enta

tion

to th

e O

ffic

e of

Stu

dent

Fin

anci

al

Ass

ista

nce

of C

ompl

ianc

e w

ith re

quire

d pr

ogra

m o

f stu

dy

and

acad

emic

pro

gres

s, as

requ

este

d •

Sign

s an

agre

emen

t to

teac

h in

a p

ublic

scho

ol in

the

Com

mon

wea

lth o

f Mas

sach

uset

ts u

pon

grad

uatio

n an

d ce

rtific

atio

n, in

acc

orda

nce

with

sect

ion

38G

of C

hapt

er

71 M

.G.L

. •

Any

und

ergr

adua

te b

acca

laur

eate

deg

ree

prog

ram

, off

ered

by

an

elig

ible

inst

itutio

n, w

ith a

teac

her p

repa

ratio

n pr

ogra

m a

ppro

ved

by th

e M

assa

chus

etts

Dep

artm

ent o

f Ed

ucat

ion

or a

pro

gram

at a

com

mun

ity c

olle

ge w

ith a

si

gned

arti

cula

tion

or jo

int a

dmis

sion

s agr

eem

ent w

ith a

n in

stitu

tion

offe

ring

and

MD

OE

appr

oved

pro

gram

.

• A

cade

mic

yea

r aw

ards

with

be

disb

urse

d in

equ

al

paym

ents

for t

he fa

ll an

d sp

ring

sem

este

rs.

• Th

e C

hanc

ello

r sha

ll re

quire

eac

h ca

mpu

s to

furn

ish

annu

ally

to th

e B

oard

of H

ighe

r Edu

catio

n a

repo

rt de

taili

ng in

form

atio

n re

gard

ing

reci

pien

ts o

f the

Pa

rapr

ofes

sion

al T

each

er P

repa

ratio

n G

rant

Pro

gram

. Th

e O

ffic

e of

Stu

dent

Ass

ista

nce

will

coo

rdin

ate

spec

ifica

tion

and

proc

edur

es fo

r thi

s rep

ort t

o Fi

nanc

ial

Ass

ista

nce

(OSF

A).

• In

stitu

tiona

l Yea

r End

Dat

a fil

e m

ust b

e su

bmitt

ed

annu

ally

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly

FOS

TER

CH

ILD

GR

ANT

PR

OG

RA

M

• A

n el

igib

le in

stitu

tion

shal

l mea

n a

publ

ic, p

rivat

e,

inde

pend

ent,

for p

rofit

or n

on p

rofit

inst

itutio

n in

the

Com

mon

wea

lth o

f Mas

sach

uset

ts a

nd th

e co

ntin

enta

l U

nite

d St

ates

aut

horiz

ed to

off

er u

nder

grad

uate

deg

rees

or

certi

ficat

e pr

ogra

ms.

The

inst

itutio

n m

ust b

e ac

cred

ited

and

elig

ible

to p

artic

ipat

e in

the

Fede

ral T

itle

IV

prog

ram

s. •

Has

file

d a

Stat

e Fi

nanc

ial A

id P

artic

ipat

ion

Agr

eem

ent

with

the

Mas

sach

uset

ts O

ffic

e of

Stu

dent

Fin

anci

al

Ass

ista

nce.

Sh

all m

ean

a st

uden

t who

has

not

ear

ned

his o

r her

bac

cala

urea

te

degr

ee a

nd m

eets

the

follo

win

g co

nditi

ons:

•

Is a

per

man

ent l

egal

resi

dent

of M

assa

chus

etts

•

Was

pla

ced

in th

e cu

stod

y of

the

Dep

artm

ent o

f Soc

ial

Serv

ices

thro

ugh

a C

are

and

Prot

ectio

n Pe

titio

n •

Is n

ot o

ver t

he a

ge o

f 24

• H

as si

gned

a v

olun

tary

agr

eem

ent w

ith th

e D

epar

tmen

t of

Soci

al S

ervi

ces e

stab

lishi

ng th

e te

rms a

nd c

ondi

tions

for

rece

ivin

g su

ch a

id

• Is

enr

olle

d fu

ll-tim

e (1

2 cr

edits

or i

ts e

quiv

alen

t) •

Has

app

lied

for f

inan

cial

aid

, usi

ng th

e st

anda

rd F

ree

App

licat

ion

for F

eder

al S

tude

nt A

id (F

AFS

A) a

nd,

• Is

in c

ompl

ianc

e w

ith a

pplic

able

law

rega

rdin

g Se

lect

ive

Serv

ice.

•

Mai

ntai

n sa

tisfa

ctor

y ac

adem

ic p

rogr

ess

• Is

not

in d

efau

lt of

any

Fed

eral

or S

tate

Stu

dent

Loa

ns fo

r at

tend

ance

at a

ny in

stitu

tion

or o

we

a re

fund

for a

ny

prev

ious

fina

ncia

l aid

rece

ived

•

Not

in d

efau

lt of

a F

eder

al o

r Sta

te lo

an o

r ow

e a

refu

nd

for a

ny p

revi

ous f

inan

cial

aid

rece

ived

•

Any

elig

ible

deg

ree

or c

ertif

icat

e pr

ogra

m o

ffer

ed b

y th

e in

stitu

tion.

• A

war

d is

sent

to th

e in

stitu

tion

in tw

o eq

ual

disb

urse

men

ts

• It

shal

l be

the

resp

onsi

bilit

y of

eac

h in

stitu

tion

to m

aint

ain

adeq

uate

doc

umen

tatio

n of

a re

cipi

ent s

tude

nt’s

elig

ibili

ty

for t

he F

oste

r Chi

ld G

rant

Pro

gram

•

The

Cha

ncel

lor s

hall

requ

ire e

ach

inst

itutio

n to

com

plet

e an

ann

ual r

epor

t to

the

Boa

rd o

f Hig

her E

duca

tion

whi

ch

deta

ils re

cipi

ent d

ata

for t

he C

omm

onw

ealth

of

Mas

sach

uset

ts F

oste

r Chi

ld G

rant

Pro

gram

•

Inst

itutio

nal Y

ear E

nd D

ata

file

mus

t be

subm

itted

an

nual

ly•

OSF

A’s

refu

nd p

olic

y sh

all a

pply

CO

MM

ON

WE

ALT

H S

EP

TEM

BE

R 1

1, 2

001

TRA

GE

DY

TU

ITIO

N W

AIV

ER

• A

n in

stitu

tion

with

in th

e sy

stem

of p

ublic

hig

her

educ

atio

n un

der S

ectio

n 5

of C

hapt

er 1

5A o

f the

G

ener

al L

aws.

• H

as fi

led

a St

ate

Fina

ncia

l Aid

Par

ticip

atio

n A

gree

men

t w

ith th

e M

assa

chus

etts

Off

ice

of S

tude

nt F

inan

cial

A

ssis

tanc

e

• U

.S. C

itize

n or

Elig

ible

Non

-Citi

zen

•

Not

in d

efau

lt of

a F

eder

al o

r Sta

te lo

an o

r ow

e a

refu

nd

for a

ny p

revi

ous f

inan

cial

aid

rece

ived

•

The

spou

se o

r chi

ld o

f a re

side

nt o

f Mas

sach

uset

ts w

ho

was

the

vict

im o

f the

trag

ic e

vent

s tha

t occ

urre

d on

Se

ptem

ber 1

1, 2

001,

who

die

d or

is m

issi

ng a

nd o

ffic

ially

pr

esum

ed d

ead

as a

dire

ct re

sult

of th

e ac

t of t

erro

rism

th

at o

ccur

red

in th

e U

nite

d St

ates

on

Sept

embe

r 11,

200

1.

• Th

e st

uden

t mus

t sub

mit

the

follo

win

g to

the

inst

itutio

n:

1) C

opy

of th

e st

uden

t’s le

gal b

irth

certi

ficat

e 2)

Cer

tific

ate

of D

eath

for t

he sp

ouse

, par

ent o

r leg

al

guar

dian

(or o

ther

off

icia

l doc

umen

tatio

n of

dea

th).

3) P

roof

that

the

deat

h is

con

nect

ed to

the

terr

oris

m th

at

occu

rred

on

Sept

embe

r 11,

200

1.

• A

ny st

ate-

supp

orte

d co

urse

off

ered

by

an in

stitu

tion

at a

pu

blic

col

lege

or u

nive

rsity

, exc

ludi

ng a

ll gr

adua

te

cour

ses a

nd c

ours

es in

the

M.D

. pro

gram

at t

he

Uni

vers

ity o

f Mas

sach

uset

ts M

edic

al C

ente

r. E

ligib

le

cour

ses i

nclu

de th

ose

tow

ard

an u

nder

grad

uate

deg

ree

prog

ram

, cer

tific

ate

prog

ram

, sho

rt te

rm c

ertif

icat

e pr

ogra

m, a

nd n

on-c

redi

t cou

rses

. •

Tuiti

on w

aive

rs a

re a

war

ded

as a

com

pone

nt o

f the

st

uden

t's fi

nanc

ial a

id p

acka

ge.

• Th

e C

hanc

ello

r sha

ll re

quire

eac

h ca

mpu

s to

furn

ish

annu

ally

by

Aug

ust 3

1, a

repo

rt de

taili

ng th

e nu

mbe

r of

Com

mon

wea

lth S

epte

mbe

r 11,

200

1, T

uitio

n W

aive

r re

cipi

ents

for t

he p

revi

ous y

ear a

nd th

e co

rres

pond

ing

amou

nt o

f tui

tion

wai

ved.

•

Inst

itutio

nal Y

ear E

nd D

ata

file

mus

t be

subm

itted

an

nual

ly

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly.

VA

LED

ICTO

RIA

N T

UIT

ION

WA

IVE

R

PR

OG

RA

M

• A

n in

stitu

tion

with

in th

e sy

stem

of

publ

ic h

ighe

r edu

catio

n un

der S

ectio

n 5

of C

hapt

er 1

5A o

f the

Gen

eral

Law

s. •

Has

file

d a

Stat

e Fi

nanc

ial A

id

Parti

cipa

tion

Agr

eem

ent w

ith th

e M

assa

chus

etts

Off

ice

of S

tude

nt

Fina

ncia

l Ass

ista

nce

• St

uden

t enr

olle

d in

a d

egre

e pr

ogra

m a

t a

publ

ic h

ighe

r edu

catio

n in

stitu

tion

in

the

Com

mon

wea

lth w

ho w

as b

een

desi

gnat

ed b

y a

publ

ic o

r priv

ate

high

sc

hool

in th

e st

ate

as a

val

edic

toria

n an

d m

eets

the

elig

ibili

ty c

riter

ia a

s es

tabl

ishe

d by

the

publ

ic h

ighe

r ed

ucat

ion

inst

itutio

n fo

r thi

s pro

gram

. •

Mai

ntai

ns sa

tisfa

ctor

y ac

adem

ic

prog

ram

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith

inst

itutio

nal s

tand

ards

. •

A p

erm

anen

t leg

al re

side

nt o

f M

assa

chus

etts

for a

t lea

st o

ne y

ear

prio

r to

the

open

ing

of th

e ac

adem

ic

year

•

U.S

. citi

zen

or a

n El

igib

le n

on-c

itize

n.

• In

com

plia

nce

with

app

licab

le la

w

rega

rdin

g Se

lect

ive

Serv

ice

Reg

istra

tion

• N

ot in

def

ault

of a

ny F

eder

al o

r Sta

te

Stud

ent L

oans

for a

ttend

ance

at a

ny

inst

itutio

n or

ow

e a

refu

nd fo

r any

pr

evio

us fi

nanc

ial a

id re

ceiv

ed.

• A

ny st

ate

supp

orte

d co

urse

off

ered

by

an in

stitu

tion

at a

pub

lic c

olle

ge o

r un

iver

sity

, exc

ludi

ng a

ll gr

adua

te

cour

ses a

nd c

ours

e in

the

M.D

. pro

gram

at

the

Uni

vers

ity o

f Mas

sach

uset

ts

Med

ical

Cen

ter.

• Tu

ition

wai

vers

are

aw

arde

d as

a

com

pone

nt o

f the

stud

ent's

fina

ncia

l aid

pa

ckag

e.

• Th

e C

hanc

ello

r sha

ll re

quire

eac

h ca

mpu

s to

furn

ish

annu

ally

by

Sept

embe

r 1 a

repo

rt de

taili

ng th

e nu

mbe

r of V

aled

icto

rian

Prog

ram

re

cipi

ents

for t

he p

revi

ous y

ear a

nd th

e co

rres

pond

ing

amou

nt o

f tui

tion

wai

ved.

•

Inst

itutio

nal Y

ear E

nd D

ata

file

mus

t be

subm

itted

annu

ally

OSF

A's

refu

nd p

olic

y sh

all a

pply

PR

OG

RA

M

Elig

ible

Inst

itutio

n

Elig

ible

Stu

dent

Elig

ible

Cou

rse

Dis

burs

emen

ts

Rep

ortin

g R

equi

rem

ents

Ref

unds

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

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A

ttest

atio

n G

uide

– V

ersi

on 4

.0

Pag

e 51

A

pril

2007

PA

RA

PR

OFE

SS

ION

AL T

EA

CH

ER

PR

EPA

RA

TIO

N

GR

AN

T

• A

ll fin

anci

al b

ooks

, rec

ords

and

doc

umen

ts p

erta

inin

g to

th

is p

rogr

am sh

all a

t all

times

be

open

to in

spec

tion,

re

view

, and

aud

it by

the

Cha

ncel

lor,

the

Stat

e A

udito

r or

thei

r aut

horiz

ed re

pres

enta

tives

who

shal

l hav

e ac

cess

to

the

prem

ises

whe

reve

r suc

h bo

oks r

ecor

ds a

nd d

ocum

ents

ar

e lo

cate

d.

• Th

e in

stitu

tion

shal

l ret

ain

such

fina

ncia

l boo

ks, r

ecor

ds

and

docu

men

ts fo

r sev

en y

ears

. A

n in

stitu

tion

may

reta

in

such

reco

rds f

or a

per

iod

of fi

ve y

ears

if a

ppro

val i

s re

ceiv

ed fr

om th

e R

ecor

ds C

onse

rvat

ion

Boa

rd in

ac

cord

ance

with

Gen

eral

Law

s, C

hapt

er 3

0, S

ectio

n 42

.

• U

p to

$62

5 do

llars

per

cre

dit a

t an

inde

pend

ent c

olle

ge o

r un

iver

sity

, not

to e

xcee

d $7

,500

per

aca

dem

ic y

ear

• U

p to

$62

5 do

llars

per

cre

dit a

t a p

ublic

uni

vers

ity, n

ot to

ex

ceed

$7,

500

per a

cade

mic

yea

r. •

Up

to $

450

per c

redi

t at a

pub

lic fo

ur y

ear c

olle

ge, n

ot to

ex

ceed

the

max

imum

of $

6,00

0 pe

r aca

dem

ic y

ear.

• U

p to

$25

0 pe

r cre

dit f

or p

ublic

two

year

col

lege

s, no

t to

exce

ed th

e m

axim

um o

f $4,

000

per a

cade

mic

yea

r. •

The

Boa

rd o

f Hig

her E

duca

tion

will

ann

ually

revi

ew

publ

ic u

nive

rsity

and

col

lege

tuiti

on a

nd fe

e ch

arge

s and

ad

just

the

prog

ram

and

val

ues,

as it

dee

ms n

eces

sary

.

FOS

TER

CH

ILD

GR

ANT

PR

OG

RA

M

• It

shal

l be

the

resp

onsi

bilit

y of

eac

h co

llege

and

uni

vers

ity

to m

aint

ain

adeq

uate

doc

umen

tatio

n of

a st

uden

t's

elig

ibili

ty.

• A

ll fin

anci

al b

ooks

, rec

ords

and

doc

umen

ts p

erta

inin

g to

th

is p

rogr

am sh

all a

t all

times

be

open

to in

spec

tion,

re

view

, and

aud

it by

the

Cha

ncel

lor,

the

Stat

e A

udito

r or

thei

r aut

horiz

ed re

pres

enta

tives

who

shal

l hav

e ac

cess

to

the

prem

ises

whe

reve

r suc

h

boo

ks re

cord

s and

do

cum

ents

are

loca

ted.

The

inst

itutio

n sh

all r

etai

n su

ch

finan

cial

boo

ks, r

ecor

ds a

nd d

ocum

ents

for s

even

yea

rs.

An

inst

itutio

n m

ay re

tain

such

reco

rds f

or a

per

iod

of fi

ve

year

s if a

ppro

val i

s rec

eive

d fr

om th

e R

ecor

ds

Con

serv

atio

n B

oard

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith G

ener

al L

aws,

Cha

pter

30,

Sec

tion

42.

• M

axim

um o

f $6,

000

per a

cade

mic

yea

r for

elig

ible

st

uden

ts e

nrol

led

in p

ublic

inst

itutio

ns fo

r not

mor

e th

an

five

cons

ecut

ive

year

s •

Max

imum

of $

6,00

0 pe

r aca

dem

ic y

ear f

or st

uden

ts

enro

lled

in p

rivat

e no

n-pr

ofit

or p

rivat

e fo

r pro

fit

inst

itutio

ns fo

r not

mor

e th

an fi

ve c

onse

cutiv

e ye

ars

• In

all

case

s, fu

nds m

ust b

e aw

arde

d as

“la

st d

olla

r” g

rant

s, w

ith e

ligib

ility

det

erm

ined

afte

r con

side

ratio

n of

all

othe

r st

ate,

fede

ral a

nd in

stitu

tiona

l sch

olar

ship

and

gra

nt

reso

urce

s.

• In

stitu

tions

may

not

use

the

Fost

er C

hild

Gra

nt to

su

ppla

nt o

ther

stat

e, fe

dera

l or i

nstit

utio

nal a

id p

revi

ousl

y aw

arde

d to

the

stud

ent.

Whe

reve

r pos

sibl

e, in

stitu

tions

ar

e en

cour

aged

to u

se th

e Fo

ster

Chi

ld G

rant

to re

duce

st

uden

t edu

catio

n lo

an d

ebt.

CO

MM

ON

WE

ALT

H S

EP

TEM

BE

R 1

1, 2

001

TRA

GE

DY

TU

ITIO

N W

AIV

ER

• A

ll fin

anci

al b

ooks

, rec

ords

and

doc

umen

ts p

erta

inin

g to

th

is p

rogr

am sh

all a

t all

times

be

open

to in

spec

tion,

re

view

, and

aud

it by

the

Cha

ncel

lor,

the

Stat

e A

udito

r or

thei

r aut

horiz

ed re

pres

enta

tives

who

shal

l hav

e ac

cess

to

the

prem

ises

whe

reve

r suc

h bo

oks r

ecor

ds a

nd d

ocum

ents

ar

e lo

cate

d.

• Th

e in

stitu

tion

shal

l ret

ain

such

fina

ncia

l boo

ks, r

ecor

ds

and

docu

men

ts fo

r sev

en y

ears

. A

n in

stitu

tion

may

reta

in

such

reco

rds f

or a

per

iod

of fi

ve y

ears

if a

ppro

val i

s re

ceiv

ed fr

om th

e R

ecor

ds C

onse

rvat

ion

Boa

rd in

ac

cord

ance

with

Gen

eral

Law

s, C

hapt

er 3

0, S

ectio

n 42

. •

Prog

ram

subj

ect t

o O

SFA

's re

quire

men

ts

• El

igib

le st

uden

t ent

itled

to a

tuiti

on w

aive

r equ

al to

100

%

of th

e re

side

nt tu

ition

rate

for e

ligib

le st

ate-

supp

orte

d co

urse

s off

ered

at t

he p

artic

ipat

ion

publ

ic h

ighe

r ed

ucat

ion

inst

itutio

n.

VA

LED

ICTO

RIA

N T

UIT

ION

WA

IVE

R

PR

OG

RA

M

• A

ll fin

anci

al b

ooks

, rec

ords

and

do

cum

ents

per

tain

ing

to th

is p

rogr

am

shal

l at a

ll tim

es b

e op

en to

insp

ectio

n,

revi

ew, a

nd a

udit

by th

e C

hanc

ello

r, th

e St

ate

Aud

itor o

r the

ir au

thor

ized

re

pres

enta

tives

who

shal

l hav

e ac

cess

to

the

pre

mis

es w

here

ver s

uch

b

ooks

re

cord

s and

doc

umen

ts a

re lo

cate

d. T

he

inst

itutio

n sh

all r

etai

n su

ch fi

nanc

ial

book

s, re

cord

s and

doc

umen

ts fo

r sev

en

year

s. A

n in

stitu

tion

may

reta

in su

ch

reco

rds f

or a

per

iod

of fi

ve y

ears

if

appr

oval

is re

ceiv

ed fr

om th

e R

ecor

ds

Con

serv

atio

n B

oard

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith

Gen

eral

Law

s, C

hapt

er 3

0, S

ectio

n 42

. •

Prog

ram

s sub

ject

to O

SFA

's re

quire

men

ts

• St

uden

t ent

itled

to a

t tui

tion

wai

ver

equa

l to

100%

of t

he re

side

nt ra

te fo

r el

igib

le S

tate

-sup

porte

d co

urse

s off

ered

at

the

parti

cipa

ting

publ

ic h

ighe

r ed

ucat

ion

inst

itutio

n.

PR

OG

RA

M

Atte

stat

ion

Rev

iew

Aw

ard

Am

ount

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ttest

atio

n G

uide

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ersi

on 4

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Pag

e 52

A

pril

2007

HU

RR

ICA

NE

KA

TRIN

A T

UIT

ION

WA

IVE

R

• A

n in

stitu

tion

with

in th

e sy

stem

of p

ublic

in

stitu

tions

of h

ighe

r edu

catio

n as

iden

tifie

d in

Se

ctio

n 5

of C

hapt

er 1

5A o

f the

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Gen

eral

Law

s •

An

unde

rgra

duat

e st

uden

t who

is u

nabl

e to

atte

nd

an in

stitu

tion

due

to th

e ef

fect

s of H

urric

ane

Kat

rina

and

prov

ides

as d

ocum

enta

tion

one

of th

e fo

llow

ing:

•

Ver

ifica

tion

of a

dmis

sion

to o

r enr

ollm

ent

in a

n in

stitu

tion

of h

ighe

r edu

catio

n fo

r fal

l se

mes

ter,

2005

and

/or s

prin

g, 2

006;

or

• A

sign

ed C

omm

onw

ealth

Hur

rican

e K

atrin

a Em

erge

ncy

Tuiti

on W

aive

r aff

idav

it at

test

ing

adm

issi

on o

r enr

ollm

ent i

n an

ac

adem

ic p

rogr

am le

adin

g to

a d

egre

e,

certi

ficat

e or

oth

er re

cogn

ized

cre

dent

ial f

or

the

2005

-200

6 ac

adem

ic y

ear a

t an

inst

itutio

n

• Tu

ition

wai

ver a

war

ded

as a

com

pone

nt o

f st

uden

t’s fi

nanc

ial a

id p

acka

ge

EA

RLY

CH

ILD

HO

OD

ED

UC

ATO

RS

’ SC

HO

LAR

SH

IP

• A

ny re

gion

ally

acc

redi

ted

publ

ic o

r ind

epen

dent

(priv

ate)

co

llege

or u

nive

rsity

in th

e C

omm

onw

ealth

off

erin

g an

as

soci

ate’

s bac

helo

r’s o

r mas

ter’

s deg

ree

pro

gram

in

eith

er E

arly

Chi

ldho

od E

duca

tion

(infa

ncy

thro

ugh

pre-

scho

ol) o

r a re

late

d fie

ld

A m

atric

ulat

ed u

nder

grad

uate

stud

ent e

nrol

led

full

or p

art-

time

in a

n el

igib

le p

rogr

am m

eetin

g th

e fo

llow

ing

requ

irem

ents

: •

Is a

per

man

ent l

egal

resi

dent

of M

assa

chus

etts

for a

t lea

st

one

year

prio

r to

the

star

t of t

he a

cade

mic

yea

r •

Is a

U.S

. citi

zen

or e

ligib

le n

on-c

itize

n el

igib

le u

nder

Titl

e IV

regu

latio

ns

• Is

em

ploy

ed o

r is a

lice

nsed

fam

ily c

hild

car

e pr

ovid

er a

nd

cont

inue

s to

wor

k as

an

early

edu

cato

r in

an e

arly

ed

ucat

ion

and

care

pro

gram

in M

assa

chus

etts

•

Has

mai

ntai

ned

empl

oym

ent o

r has

pro

vide

d lic

ense

d fa

mily

chi

ld c

are

for a

t lea

st o

ne y

ear t

o re

ceip

t of g

rant

fu

nds a

nd h

as p

rovi

ded

docu

men

tatio

n of

such

em

ploy

men

t •

If e

nrol

led

in a

n un

derg

radu

ate

prog

ram

, has

not

ear

ned

a pr

ior b

ache

lor’

s deg

ree

• M

aint

ains

satis

fact

ory

acad

emic

pro

gres

s in

acco

rdan

ce

with

inst

itutio

nal s

tand

ards

•

Ann

ually

file

s the

Fre

e A

pplic

atio

n fo

r Fed

eral

Stu

dent

Aid

•

Sign

s an

agre

emen

t to

cont

inue

em

ploy

men

t as a

n ea

rly

educ

ator

or p

rovi

der i

n th

e C

omm

onw

ealth

of

Mas

sach

uset

ts, w

ith th

e ex

cept

ion

that

the

stud

ent w

ill

cont

inue

to b

e em

ploy

ed in

the

Early

Chi

ldho

od E

duca

tion

field

as a

n ed

ucat

or o

r pro

vide

r in

Mas

sach

uset

ts fo

r six

m

onth

s per

sem

este

r of s

chol

arsh

ip re

ceip

t, no

t to

exce

ed a

tw

o ye

ar m

axim

um c

omm

itmen

t upo

n gr

adua

tion

from

an

asso

ciat

e’s d

egre

e pr

ogra

m a

nd a

four

yea

r max

imum

co

mm

itmen

t upo

n gr

adua

tion

from

a b

ache

lor’

s deg

ree

prog

ram

• In

stitu

tion

mus

t cer

tify

that

reci

pien

t is e

ligib

le in

acc

orda

nce

with

pro

gram

’s g

uide

lines

•

Aca

dem

ic y

ear a

war

ds to

be

disb

urse

d in

equ

al p

aym

ents

for

the

fall

and

sprin

g se

mes

ters

or a

s cal

cula

ted

base

d on

en

rolle

d cr

edits

with

in th

e es

tabl

ishe

d lim

its fo

r the

fall

and

sprin

g se

mes

ters

•

Gra

nts m

ay b

e aw

arde

d fo

r sum

mer

term

s bas

ed o

n av

aila

bilit

y

JOH

N &

AB

IGA

IL A

DAM

S S

CH

OLA

RS

HIP

• A

n in

stitu

tion

with

in th

e sy

stem

of p

ublic

inst

itutio

ns o

f hi

gher

edu

catio

n as

iden

tifie

d in

Sec

tion

5 of

Cha

pter

15A

of

the

Mas

sach

uset

ts G

ener

al L

aws,

exce

pt th

ose

inst

itutio

ns re

tain

ing

Mas

sach

uset

ts re

side

nt tu

ition

pa

ymen

ts

• H

as v

alid

Par

ticip

atio

n A

gree

men

t on

file

with

OSF

A

An

unde

rgra

duat

e st

uden

t who

has

bee

n ad

mitt

ed t

o an

elig

ible

in

stitu

tion

and

mee

ts th

e fo

llow

ing

requ

irem

ents

: •

Has

gra

duat

ed fr

om o

r und

er th

e au

spic

es o

f a M

assa

chus

etts

pu

blic

hig

h sc

hool

, as o

f Jun

e 20

05 o

r the

reaf

ter,

and

by th

e en

d of

the

juni

or y

ear,

was

in th

e hi

ghes

t 25

perc

ent i

n th

eir

dist

rict o

n th

e 10

th g

rade

Mas

sach

uset

ts C

ompr

ehen

sive

A

sses

smen

t tes

t, an

d sc

ored

in th

e A

dvan

ced

Cat

egor

y on

one

te

st a

nd P

rofic

ient

or A

dvan

ced

on th

e ot

her t

est

• Is

a p

erm

anen

t leg

al re

side

nt fo

r at l

east

one

yea

r prio

r to

the

star

t of t

he a

cade

mic

yea

r and

who

is a

Uni

ted

Stat

es c

itize

n or

a

non-

citiz

en e

ligib

le u

nder

Fed

eral

Titl

e IV

•

In e

nrol

led

full-

time

in th

e fir

st tr

aditi

onal

aca

dem

ic se

mes

ter

follo

win

g hi

gh sc

hool

gra

duat

ion

• C

ontin

ues t

o en

roll

as a

full-

time

stud

ent i

n co

nsec

utiv

e tra

ditio

nal a

cade

mic

sem

este

rs

• M

aint

ains

a C

umul

ativ

e 3.

0 G

PA o

n al

l aca

dem

ic c

ours

ewor

k at

the

inst

itutio

n aw

ardi

ng th

e de

gree

; if t

he st

uden

t dro

ps

belo

w re

quire

d 3.

0 G

PA a

t the

con

clus

ion

of th

e sp

ring

sem

este

r, th

e sc

hola

rshi

p is

forf

eite

d fo

r the

dur

atio

n of

his

/her

co

llege

enr

ollm

ent.

• A

nnua

lly fi

les t

he F

ree

App

licat

ion

for F

eder

al S

tude

nt A

id

(FA

FSA

) •

Mai

ntai

ns S

atis

fact

ory

Aca

dem

ic P

rogr

ess i

n ac

cord

ance

with

in

stitu

tiona

l sta

ndar

ds

• Is

in c

ompl

ianc

e w

ith a

pplic

able

law

rega

rdin

g Se

lect

ive

Serv

ice

Reg

istra

tion

• Is

not

in d

efau

lt w

ith a

pplic

able

law

rega

rdin

g an

y Fe

dera

l or S

tate

stud

ent e

duca

tion

loan

s for

atte

ndan

ce a

t an

y in

stitu

tion

or o

wes

a re

fund

for a

ny p

revi

ous f

inan

cial

ai

d re

ceiv

ed

• A

tuiti

on w

aive

r is a

war

ded

as a

com

pone

nt o

f the

st

uden

t’s fi

nanc

ial a

id p

acka

ge

NA

TIO

NA

L G

UA

RD

TU

ITIO

N &

FE

E A

SSIS

TAN

CE

• A

n in

stitu

tion

with

in th

e sy

stem

of p

ublic

inst

itutio

ns

of h

ighe

r edu

catio

n un

der S

ectio

n 5

of C

hapt

er 1

5A o

f th

e M

assa

chus

etts

Gen

eral

Law

s •

Has

val

id P

artic

ipat

ion

Agr

eem

ent o

n fil

e w

ith O

SFA

An

activ

e m

embe

r of t

he M

assa

chus

etts

Arm

y or

Nat

iona

l G

uard

who

is in

goo

d st

andi

ng a

nd m

eets

the

follo

win

g cr

iteria

: •

Is a

ccep

ted

for a

dmis

sion

to, o

r is e

nrol

led,

full

or p

art-

time

in a

Mas

sach

uset

ts p

ublic

inst

itutio

n of

hig

her

educ

atio

n, a

s def

ined

abo

ve

• Is

elig

ible

to re

ceiv

e an

d ha

s bee

n is

sued

a C

ertif

icat

e of

Elig

ibili

ty b

y th

e M

ilita

ry D

ivis

ion

of th

e C

omm

onw

ealth

of M

assa

chus

etts

app

licab

le fo

r any

po

rtion

of t

he a

cade

mic

yea

r •

Has

not

exc

eede

d th

e 13

0 se

mes

ter c

redi

t hou

rs

max

imum

, or t

he e

quiv

alen

t qua

rter h

ours

or c

lock

ho

urs,

whe

n co

mbi

ned

with

Cer

tific

ates

issu

ed p

rior t

o Se

ptem

ber 1

, 200

6 •

M

aint

ains

satis

fact

ory

acad

emic

pro

gres

s as d

efin

ed

by th

e in

stitu

tion

• O

SFA

subm

its re

imbu

rsem

ent t

o sc

hool

for e

ligib

le

tuiti

on a

nd/o

r cha

rges

for w

hich

scho

ol in

voic

es

PR

OG

RA

M

Elig

ible

Inst

itutio

n

Elig

ible

Stu

dent

Dis

burs

emen

ts

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

A

ttest

atio

n G

uide

- V

ersi

on 4

.0

Pag

e 53

Apr

il 20

07

HU

RR

ICA

NE

KA

TRIN

A T

UIT

ION

WA

IVE

R

• In

stitu

tion

shal

l mai

ntai

n re

cord

of a

war

ds m

ade

unde

r th

is p

rogr

am a

nd p

rovi

de w

ritte

n re

port

to th

e B

oard

of

Hig

her E

duca

tion

each

sem

este

r, up

on re

ques

t

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly

• A

ll bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

ope

ned

to in

spec

tion,

revi

ew a

nd a

udit

by th

e C

hanc

ello

r •

Rec

ords

shal

l be

mai

ntai

ned

for a

per

iod

of (7

) sev

en

y

ears

•

Prog

ram

subj

ect t

o O

SFA

’s re

quire

men

ts

• V

alue

of t

uitio

n on

ly a

t eac

h el

igib

le in

stitu

tion

EA

RLY

CH

ILD

HO

OD

ED

UC

ATO

RS

’ S

CH

OLA

RS

HIP

• In

stitu

tion

shal

l mai

ntai

n re

cord

of a

war

ds m

ade

unde

r thi

s pro

gram

and

pro

vide

writ

ten

repo

rt to

the

Boa

rd o

f Hig

her E

duca

tion

each

sem

este

r, up

on

requ

est

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly

• A

ll bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

ope

ned

to in

spec

tion,

re

view

and

aud

it by

the

Cha

ncel

lor

• R

ecor

ds sh

all b

e m

aint

aine

d fo

r a p

erio

d of

seve

n (7

) ye

ars

• Pr

ogra

m su

bjec

t to

OSF

A’s

requ

irem

ents

• U

p to

$45

0 pe

r cr

edit

at a

pub

lic u

nive

rsity

or

priv

ate

colle

ge o

r uni

vers

ity, n

ot to

exc

eed

a m

axim

um o

f $4,

050

per s

emes

ter

• U

p to

$32

5 pe

r cre

dit a

t a p

ublic

four

-yea

r col

lege

, no

t to

exce

ed a

max

imum

of $

2,92

5 pe

r sem

este

r •

Up

to $

200

per c

redi

t at a

pub

lic tw

o-ye

ar c

olle

ge,

not t

o ex

ceed

a m

axim

um o

f $1,

800

per s

emes

ter

• G

rant

s may

be

awar

ded

for a

max

imum

of t

hree

co

urse

s per

sem

este

r, an

d re

cipi

ents

mus

t enr

oll i

n a

min

imum

of t

hree

cre

dits

in a

giv

en a

cade

mic

se

mes

ter t

o be

aw

arde

d fu

nds

• A

war

ds m

ay n

ot e

xcee

d th

e re

cipi

ent’s

cos

t of

atte

ndan

ce fo

r any

aca

dem

ic se

mes

ter

JOH

N &

AB

IGA

IL A

DAM

S S

CH

OLA

RS

HIP

• In

stitu

tion

shal

l mai

ntai

n re

cord

of a

war

ds m

ade

unde

r th

is p

rogr

am a

nd p

rovi

de w

ritte

n re

port

to th

e B

oard

of

Hig

her E

duca

tion

each

sem

este

r, up

on re

ques

t

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly

• A

ll bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

ope

ned

to in

spec

tion,

re

view

and

aud

it by

the

Cha

ncel

lor

• R

ecor

ds sh

all b

e m

aint

aine

d fo

r a p

erio

d of

seve

n (7

) yea

rs

• Pr

ogra

m su

bjec

t to

OSF

A’s

requ

irem

ents

• V

alue

of t

uitio

n on

ly a

t eac

h el

igib

le in

stitu

tion

NA

TIO

NA

L G

UA

RD

TU

ITIO

N &

FE

E A

SSIS

TAN

CE

• In

stitu

tion

shal

l mai

ntai

n a

reco

rd o

f tui

tion

and

fees

un

der t

his p

rogr

am a

nd p

rovi

de a

writ

ten

repo

rt to

the

Boa

rd o

f Hig

her E

duca

tion

each

sem

este

r, up

on re

ques

t •

Com

mon

wea

lth o

f Mas

sach

uset

ts M

ilita

ry D

ivis

ion

shal

l mai

ntai

n a

log

of a

ll el

igib

le N

atio

nal G

uard

m

embe

rs a

nd p

rovi

de a

writ

ten

repo

rt de

taili

ng n

umbe

r of

cer

tific

ates

issu

ed

• In

the

even

t of c

hang

es to

a so

ldie

r or a

irman

’s

en

rollm

ent o

r elig

ibili

ty st

atus

, ins

titut

ion

shal

l ref

und

une

arne

d po

rtion

of b

enef

its to

OSF

A

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly

• A

ll bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

ope

ned

to

insp

ectio

n,

revi

ew a

nd a

udit

by th

e C

hanc

ello

r •

Rec

ords

shal

l be

mai

ntai

ned

for a

per

iod

of se

ven

(7)

yea

rs

• Pr

ogra

m su

bjec

t to

OSF

A’s

requ

irem

ents

• V

alue

of e

ligib

le tu

ition

and

/or f

ee c

harg

es a

t eac

h el

igib

le in

stitu

tion

PR

OG

RA

M

Rep

ortin

g R

equi

rem

ents

Ref

unds

Atte

stat

ion

Rev

iew

Aw

ard

Am

ount

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

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____

A

ttest

atio

n G

uide

- V

ersi

on 4

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Pag

e 54

Apr

il 20

07

SC

HO

LAR

-INTE

RN

SH

IP M

ATC

H F

UN

D

PR

OG

RA

M

• A

n in

stitu

tion

with

in th

e sy

stem

of p

ublic

in

stitu

tions

of h

ighe

r edu

catio

n, a

s ide

ntifi

ed

in S

ectio

n 5

of C

hapt

er 1

5A o

f the

M

assa

chus

etts

Gen

eral

Law

s

A M

assa

chus

etts

hig

h sc

hool

seni

or o

r col

lege

stud

ent

who

mee

ts th

e fo

llow

ing

crite

ria:

• Is

a p

erm

anen

t leg

al re

side

nt o

f the

C

omm

onw

ealth

of M

assa

chus

etts

for a

t lea

st o

ne

year

prio

r to

the

star

t of t

he a

cade

mic

yea

r •

Is a

U.S

. citi

zen

or e

ligib

le n

on-c

itize

n un

der

Fed

eral

Titl

e IV

Reg

ulat

ions

•

Is a

ccep

ted

for a

dmis

sion

to, o

r is c

urre

ntly

enr

olle

d, fu

ll-tim

e in

an

elig

ible

pro

gram

, at a

n

e

ligib

le in

stitu

tion

as d

efin

ed a

bove

•

Subm

its a

n ap

plic

atio

n fo

r the

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Scho

lar-

Inte

rnsh

ip P

rogr

am, a

nd fo

r app

rova

l mus

t: 1.

If

a h

igh

scho

ol se

nior

, hav

e a

GPA

of 3

.0

2.

If a

cur

rent

col

lege

stud

ent,

mee

t sa

tisfa

ctor

y ac

adem

ic p

rogr

ess s

tand

ards

as

defin

ed b

y th

e in

stitu

tion,

and

hav

e m

aint

aine

d a

cum

ulat

ive

GPA

of 3

.0 o

n al

l col

lege

wor

k an

d m

eet o

ther

elig

ibili

ty c

riter

ia e

stab

lishe

d by

the

Boa

rd o

f Hig

her E

duca

tion

3.

Ann

ually

file

the

Free

App

licat

ion

for

Fede

ral S

tude

nt A

id (F

AFS

A)

4.

Sign

an

agre

emen

t to

com

ply

with

the

inte

rnsh

ip re

quire

men

ts o

f the

Sch

olar

-In

tern

ship

Pro

gram

with

a d

esig

nate

d M

assa

chus

etts

em

ploy

er in

a c

aree

r-re

late

d fie

ld u

nder

the

guid

ance

of t

he B

oard

of

Hig

her E

duca

tion

5.

Com

plet

e th

e m

inim

um n

umbe

r of

inte

rnsh

ips a

s req

uire

d

6.

Upo

n th

e co

mpl

etio

n of

the

unde

rgra

duat

e de

gree

pro

gram

, see

k an

d at

tain

em

ploy

men

t in

a c

aree

r-re

late

d fie

ld in

Mas

sach

uset

ts

• D

emon

stra

te c

ontin

ued

prog

ress

in th

e ac

adem

ic

dis

cipl

ine

thro

ugh

an a

nnua

l sub

mis

sion

of t

he

c

olle

ge a

cade

mic

tran

scrip

t to

the

Boa

rd o

f

Hig

her E

duca

tion

• Sc

hola

rshi

p fu

nds a

war

ded

unde

r thi

s pro

gram

are

di

sbur

sed

to th

e in

stitu

tion

for c

redi

t to

the

st

uden

t’s a

ccou

nt

• St

uden

t mus

t com

ply

with

any

inte

rnsh

ip

req

uire

men

ts b

efor

e sc

hola

rshi

p fu

nds m

ay b

e

d

isbu

rsed

MA

TH &

SC

IEN

CE

TE

AC

HE

RS

SC

HO

LAR

SH

IP

Any

regi

onal

ly a

ccre

dite

d pu

blic

or p

rivat

e co

llege

or

univ

ersi

ty in

the

Com

mon

wea

lth o

f Mas

sach

uset

ts th

at o

ffer

s a

mat

hem

atic

s or s

cien

ce p

rogr

am o

f stu

dy o

r pro

gram

in a

re

late

d fie

ld le

adin

g to

the

Dep

artm

ent o

f Edu

catio

n lic

ensu

re

requ

irem

ents

in m

athe

mat

ics o

r sci

ence

To b

e el

igib

le fo

r the

Mat

h an

d Sc

ienc

e Te

ache

rs S

chol

arsh

ip

Prog

ram

, an

appl

ican

t mus

t: •

Be

a pe

rman

ent l

egal

resi

dent

of M

assa

chus

etts

•

Be

a U

nite

d St

ates

citi

zen

or e

ligib

le n

on-c

itize

n •

Be

empl

oyed

, ful

l or p

art-t

ime,

as a

n ed

ucat

or in

a

Mas

sach

uset

ts p

ublic

scho

ol o

r sch

ools

that

pro

vide

pu

blic

ly-f

unde

d sp

ecia

l edu

catio

n an

d cu

rren

tly

teac

hing

mat

h an

d sc

ienc

e un

der a

wai

ver f

rom

ce

rtific

atio

n re

gula

tions

(edu

cato

r lic

ensu

re) o

r cu

rren

tly te

achi

ng o

utsi

de th

eir c

ertif

icat

ion

are

a (o

ut-o

f-fie

ld te

ache

rs)

• En

rolle

d in

up

to th

ree

high

er e

duca

tion

cour

ses p

er

acad

emic

sem

este

r in

a de

gree

gra

ntin

g pr

ogra

m fo

r m

ath

and

scie

nce

teac

hers

, or

• Pu

rsui

ng a

deg

ree

in o

rder

to sa

tisfy

requ

irem

ents

fo

r tea

cher

cer

tific

atio

n by

the

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Dep

artm

ent o

f Edu

catio

n fo

r Mat

hem

atic

s or

Scie

nce

• Si

gn a

n ag

reem

ent t

o co

ntin

ue te

achi

ng

Mat

hem

atic

s or S

cien

ce in

a M

assa

chus

etts

pub

lic

scho

ol fo

r a te

rm o

r ser

vice

afte

r com

plet

ion

of

cour

ses o

r pro

gram

(no

long

er te

achi

ng o

ut-o

f-fie

ld)

or re

pay

fund

s as d

efin

ed b

elow

•

Be

elig

ible

und

er T

itle

IV R

egul

atio

ns a

nd n

ot in

de

faul

t of a

stat

e or

fede

ral e

duca

tion

loan

or g

rant

•

Ann

ually

file

the

Free

App

licat

ion

for F

eder

al

Stud

ent A

id (F

AFS

A)

• Fu

nds a

re d

isbu

rsed

to in

stitu

tions

by

OSF

A

• Pa

rtici

patin

g in

stitu

tion

mus

t cer

tify

that

the

reci

pien

t is e

ligib

le in

acc

orda

nce

with

gui

delin

es

esta

blis

hed

for t

he M

ath

and

Scie

nce

Teac

hers

Sc

hola

rshi

p Pr

ogra

m

MA

ED

UC

ATI

ON

AL

RE

WA

RD

S G

RA

NT

• A

n el

igib

le in

stitu

tion

is d

efin

ed a

s a p

ublic

, priv

ate,

inde

pend

ent,

for p

rofit

or n

on-p

rofit

, or v

ocat

iona

l tec

hnic

al

in

stitu

tion

auth

oriz

ed to

off

er p

ost-s

econ

dary

cer

tific

ate

or

un

derg

radu

ate

degr

ees.

• Th

e in

stitu

tion

mus

t be

accr

edite

d an

d el

igib

le to

pa

rtici

pate

in b

oth

Fede

ral T

itle

IV a

nd M

assa

chus

etts

Sta

te

finan

cial

aid

pro

gram

s

An

elig

ible

stud

ent m

ust m

eet t

he fo

llow

ing

crite

ria:

• Sh

all b

e a

disl

ocat

ed w

orke

r or a

n in

divi

dual

who

se in

com

e is

o

r at b

elow

200

per

cent

of t

he fe

dera

l pov

erty

or m

eet o

ther

crit

eria

as e

stab

lishe

d by

the

Dep

artm

ent o

f Wor

kfor

ce

Dev

elop

men

t and

the

Boa

rd o

f Hig

her E

duca

tion,

in

con

sulta

tion

with

the

Wor

kfor

ce A

ccou

ntab

ility

Tas

k Fo

rce

• H

as a

pplie

d fo

r fin

anci

al a

id u

sing

the

Free

App

licat

ion

for

F

eder

al S

tude

nt A

id (F

AFS

A) a

nd su

bmit

nece

ssar

y

doc

umen

tatio

n to

ver

ify in

com

e at

or b

elow

200

per

cent

of t

he

fed

eral

pov

erty

leve

l •

Is n

ot in

def

ault

of a

ny fe

dera

l or s

tate

stud

ent l

oans

for

atte

ndan

ce a

t any

inst

itutio

n or

ow

e a

refu

nd fo

r any

pre

viou

s

f

inan

cial

aid

rece

ived

•

Is e

nrol

led

in a

cer

tific

ate

or d

egre

e pr

ogra

m a

nd m

eets

the

in

stitu

tion’

s req

uire

men

ts fo

r sat

isfa

ctor

y ac

adem

ic p

rogr

ess

• Is

a M

assa

chus

etts

resi

dent

dom

icile

d in

Mas

sach

uset

ts fo

r at

l

east

one

prio

r to

the

begi

nnin

g of

the

acad

emic

yea

r •

Is a

U.S

. citi

zen

or e

ligib

le n

on-c

itize

n •

OSF

A sh

all d

isbu

rse

awar

ds to

scho

ols u

pon

rece

ipt o

f a

det

aile

d fin

anci

al a

id C

ost o

f Atte

ndan

ce a

nd a

list

ing

of a

ll

fin

anci

al a

id a

war

ded

to e

ach

elig

ible

stud

ent

• In

stitu

tion

to a

lso

repo

rt st

uden

t’s e

nrol

lmen

t inf

orm

atio

n as

req

uest

ed

• O

ne h

undr

ed o

f fun

ds a

lloca

ted

shal

l be

used

for a

war

ds fo

r

stud

ents

•

Educ

atio

n R

ewar

ds G

rant

fund

s aw

arde

d in

exc

ess o

f bill

ed

tuiti

on a

nd fe

es m

ust b

e di

sbur

sed

to th

e st

uden

t for

boo

ks

and

rela

ted

livin

g ex

pens

es, a

ccor

ding

to p

rogr

am g

uide

lines

ON

E F

AM

ILY

INC

. SC

HO

LAR

SH

IP

• A

pub

lic, p

rivat

e, in

depe

nden

t, pr

ofit

or n

onpr

ofit

post

-se

cond

ary

inst

itutio

n in

the

Com

mon

wea

lth o

f M

assa

chus

etts

aut

horiz

ed to

off

er u

nder

grad

uate

deg

rees

or

certi

ficat

e pr

ogra

ms

• In

stitu

tion

mus

t be

accr

edite

d an

d el

igib

le to

par

ticip

ate

in

the

Fede

ral T

itle

IV p

rogr

ams

• M

ust v

alid

Par

ticip

atio

n A

gree

men

t on

file

with

OSF

A

An

elig

ible

pro

gram

at a

n el

igib

le in

stitu

tion

mus

t: •

Be

an a

ccre

dite

d po

st-s

econ

dary

cer

tific

ate

or v

ocat

iona

l te

chno

logy

pro

gram

or a

n as

soci

ate

or b

ache

lor d

egre

e pr

ogra

m

in h

igh-

dem

and

occu

patio

n fie

lds

The

Boa

rd o

f Hig

her E

duca

tion

and

the

Dep

artm

ent o

f W

orkf

orce

Dev

elop

men

t, in

con

sulta

tion

with

the

Mas

sach

uset

ts W

orkf

orce

Boa

rd A

ssoc

iatio

n, S

tate

Wor

kfor

ce

Inve

stm

ent B

oard

, Rea

ch H

ighe

r Ini

tiativ

e, a

nd th

e W

orkf

orce

A

ccou

ntab

ility

Tas

k Fo

rce,

shal

l det

erm

ine

the

elig

ible

hig

h de

man

d oc

cupa

tions

• B

e a

Mas

sach

uset

ts re

side

nt d

omic

iled

in th

e

Com

mon

wea

lth fo

r at l

east

one

yea

r (12

con

secu

tive

m

onth

s)

• B

e a

U.S

. citi

zen

or e

ligib

le n

on-c

itize

n •

Qua

lify

as a

hea

d-of

-hou

seho

ld, w

ith c

hild

ren

unde

r age

1

8 •

At r

isk

of h

omel

essn

ess,

base

d on

fede

ral p

over

ty

sta

ndar

ds, o

r has

exp

erie

nced

hom

eles

snes

s with

in th

e

prev

ious

12

mon

ths

• B

e an

act

ive

parti

cipa

nt o

f One

Fam

ily In

c., s

ervi

ces a

nd

act

iviti

es, i

nclu

ding

the

Lead

ersh

ip S

emin

ar P

rogr

am

• En

roll,

full-

or p

art-t

ime,

in a

n el

igib

le c

ertif

icat

e or

degr

ee p

rogr

am a

t an

elig

ible

inst

itutio

n •

Mai

ntai

n sa

tisfa

ctor

y ac

adem

ic p

rogr

ess o

n al

l aca

dem

ic

wor

k as

det

erm

ined

by

the

inst

itutio

n •

Com

plet

e an

d fil

e th

e Fr

ee A

pplic

atio

n fo

r Fed

eral

Stud

ent A

id (F

AFS

A)

• Ea

ch se

mes

ter,

Boa

rd o

f H

ighe

r Edu

catio

n sc

hola

rshi

p

expe

nses

pai

d on

beh

alf o

f elig

ible

stud

ent t

o O

ne F

amily

,

In

c.,

• O

ne F

amily

Inc.

, is r

equi

red

to su

pply

Boa

rd o

f Hig

her

Edu

catio

n w

ith su

ppor

ting

docu

men

tatio

n to

supp

ort s

tude

nt

e

nrol

lmen

t, liv

ing

expe

nses

and

mat

chin

g re

quire

men

ts a

s

stip

ulat

ed b

y th

e M

assa

chus

etts

Leg

isla

ture

•

Info

rmat

ion

prov

ided

by

One

Fam

ily In

c., t

o in

clud

e So

cial

S

ecur

ity N

umbe

r, sc

hola

rshi

p aw

ard,

inst

itutio

n en

rolle

d fo

r

ea

ch sc

hola

rshi

p re

cipi

ent

PR

OG

RA

M

Elig

ible

Inst

itutio

n

Elig

ible

Stu

dent

Dis

burs

emen

ts

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S

CH

OLA

R-IN

TER

NS

HIP

MA

TCH

FU

ND

PR

OG

RA

M

• Th

e C

hanc

ello

r sha

ll, n

o la

ter t

han

July

1, a

nnua

lly re

port

to

the

Hou

se a

nd S

enat

e C

omm

ittee

s on

Way

s and

M

eans

, th

e Jo

int C

omm

ittee

on

Econ

omic

Dev

elop

men

t

an

d Em

ergi

ng T

echn

olog

ies,

the

Join

t Com

mitt

ee o

n

La

bor a

nd W

orkf

orce

Dev

elop

men

t, th

e Jo

int C

omm

ittee

on

Edu

catio

n an

d th

e Jo

int C

omm

ittee

on

Hig

her

E

duca

tion,

the

follo

win

g:

1.

A li

st o

f mat

chin

g sc

hola

rshi

p re

cipi

ent

2.

The

asso

ciat

ed m

atch

am

ount

3.

Th

e am

ount

s of n

on-s

tate

fund

ing

as a

resu

lt of

the

m

atch

4.

Th

e pu

rpos

es o

f the

mat

ch

5.

Whe

ther

ther

e w

as a

n in

tern

ship

ass

ocia

ted

with

the

indu

stry

mat

ch

6.

An

annu

al st

atem

ent o

f cas

h in

flow

s and

out

flow

s

de

taili

ng th

e so

urce

s and

use

s of f

unds

7.

A

fore

cast

of f

utur

e pa

ymen

ts b

ased

on

curr

ent

bind

ing

oblig

atio

ns, a

nd

8.

A d

etai

led

acco

unt o

f the

pur

pose

s and

am

ount

of

adm

inis

trativ

e co

sts c

harg

ed to

the

fund

•

The

Cha

ncel

lor s

hall

incl

ude

in th

e an

nual

repo

rt a

d

etai

led

five-

year

legi

slat

ive

revi

ew o

f the

Sch

olar

-

Inte

rnsh

ip M

atch

Fun

d fo

r con

side

ratio

n fo

r

reca

pita

lizat

ion

• In

stitu

tion

shal

l mai

ntai

n re

cord

of a

war

ds m

ade

unde

r

this

pro

gram

and

pro

vide

writ

ten

repo

rt to

the

Boa

rd o

f

Hig

her E

duca

tion,

eac

h se

mes

ter,

upon

requ

est

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly

• It

is th

e re

spon

sibi

lity

of e

ach

colle

ge o

r uni

vers

ity to

m

aint

ain

docu

men

tatio

n of

reci

pien

t stu

dent

’s e

ligib

ility

for

the

Scho

lar-

Inte

rnsh

ip P

rogr

am

• Th

e C

hanc

ello

r sha

ll re

quire

eac

h ca

mpu

s to

furn

ish

a

nnua

lly to

the

Boa

rd o

f Hig

her E

duca

tion

a re

port

d

etai

ling

spec

ific

info

rmat

ion

rega

rdin

g re

cipi

ents

of t

he

Sch

olar

-Int

erns

hip

Prog

ram

. Th

e B

oard

of H

ighe

r

E

duca

tion

will

coo

rdin

ate

spec

ifica

tion

and

proc

edur

es fo

r

t

his r

epor

t •

All

finan

cial

boo

ks, r

ecor

ds a

nd d

ocum

ents

per

tain

ing

to

thi

s pro

gram

shal

l at a

ll tim

es b

e op

en to

insp

ectio

n,

rev

iew

and

aud

it by

the

Cha

ncel

lor,

the

Stat

e A

udito

r or

th

eir a

utho

rized

repr

esen

tativ

es, w

ho sh

all h

ave

acce

ss to

the

prem

ises

whe

reve

r suc

h bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd

docu

men

ts a

re lo

cate

d •

The

inst

itutio

n sh

all r

etai

n su

ch fi

nanc

ial b

ooks

,

re

cord

s and

doc

umen

ts fo

r sev

en y

ears

• A

nnua

l sch

olar

ship

aw

ard

to e

ach

reci

pien

t mus

t be

m

atch

ed th

roug

h th

e Sc

hola

r-In

tern

ship

Mat

ch F

und

• A

war

d sh

all n

ot e

xcee

d $5

,000

per

stud

ent a

mou

nt

• Sc

hola

rshi

p is

con

tinge

nt u

pon

rece

ivin

g a

corr

espo

ndin

g

indu

stry

scho

lars

hip

or in

tern

ship

of u

p to

the

sam

e

amou

nt

MA

TH &

SC

IEN

CE

TE

AC

HE

RS

SC

HO

LAR

SH

IP

• In

stitu

tion

shal

l mai

ntai

n re

cord

of a

war

ds m

ade

unde

r thi

s pro

gram

and

pro

vide

writ

ten

repo

rt to

th

e B

oard

of H

ighe

r Edu

catio

n ea

ch se

mes

ter,

upon

requ

est

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly

• It

shal

l be

the

resp

onsi

bilit

y of

eac

h in

stitu

tion

to

mai

ntai

n do

cum

enta

tion

of a

reci

pien

t stu

dent

’s

el

igib

ility

•

The

Cha

ncel

lor s

hall

requ

ire e

ach

cam

pus t

o fu

rnis

h

to th

e B

oard

of H

ighe

r Edu

catio

n a

repo

rt de

taili

ng

spec

ific

info

rmat

ion

rega

rdin

g re

cipi

ents

. The

O

ffic

e of

Stu

dent

Fin

anci

al A

ssis

tanc

e w

ill

coo

rdin

ate

spec

ifica

tion

and

proc

edur

es fo

r thi

s

re

port

• A

ll fin

anci

al b

ooks

, rec

ords

and

doc

umen

ts

perta

inin

g to

this

pro

gram

shal

l at a

ll tim

es b

e op

en

to

insp

ectio

n, re

view

and

aud

it by

the

Cha

ncel

lor,

th

e St

ate

Aud

itor o

r the

ir au

thor

ized

re

pres

enta

tives

, who

shal

l hav

e su

ch a

cces

s to

the

p

rem

ises

whe

re su

ch b

ooks

, rec

ords

and

doc

umen

tatio

ns a

re lo

cate

d •

The

inst

itutio

n sh

all r

etai

n su

ch fi

nanc

ial b

ooks

,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

for s

even

yea

rs

• A

war

d am

ount

s for

elig

ible

app

lican

ts sh

all i

nclu

de

the

cost

tuiti

on, f

ees a

nd re

late

d ex

pens

es a

s

dete

rmin

ed b

y th

e B

oard

of H

ighe

r Edu

catio

n an

d th

e

Dep

artm

ent o

f Edu

catio

n fo

r up

to th

ree

elig

ible

co

urse

s per

aca

dem

ic se

mes

ter

• Te

ache

rs in

hig

h-ne

ed d

istri

cts a

re e

ligib

le to

rece

ive

fu

ll fu

ndin

g fo

r tui

tion,

fees

, and

rela

ted

expe

nses

•

Teac

hers

em

ploy

ed in

non

-hig

h-ne

ed d

istri

cts a

re

elig

ible

for p

artia

l fu

ndin

g (7

5%0

of th

e co

st o

f

tu

ition

, fee

s and

rela

ted

expe

nses

MA

ED

UC

ATI

ON

AL

RE

WA

RD

S G

RA

NT

• In

stitu

tion

shal

l mai

ntai

n re

cord

of a

war

ds m

ade

unde

r thi

s pr

ogra

m a

nd p

rovi

de w

ritte

n re

port

to th

e B

oard

of

Hig

her E

duca

tion

each

sem

este

r, up

on re

ques

t •

One

hun

dred

per

cent

of t

he fu

nds a

lloca

ted

shal

l be

used

for a

war

ds fo

r stu

dent

s. F

unds

that

are

not

di

sbur

sed

by th

e in

stitu

tion

to th

e st

uden

t, fo

r any

re

ason

, mus

t be

rem

itted

to th

e O

ffic

e of

Stu

dent

Fi

nanc

ial A

ssis

tanc

e as

requ

ired

by th

e R

efun

d Po

licy

for S

tate

fina

ncia

l aid

pro

gram

s •

It sh

all b

e th

e re

spon

sibi

lity

of e

ach

inst

itutio

n to

m

aint

ain

adeq

uate

doc

umen

tatio

n of

a re

cipi

ent

stud

ent’s

elig

ibili

ty fo

r the

Edu

catio

nal R

ewar

ds

Gra

nt P

rogr

am

• A

war

d sh

all b

e a

min

imum

of $

200

and

a m

axim

um o

f

$3

,000

and

shal

l be

used

to fu

nd tu

ition

, fee

s and

boo

ks a

nd

may

incl

ude

up to

30

perc

ent o

f the

stud

ent’s

cal

cula

ted

co

st o

f liv

ing

as d

eter

min

ed b

y th

e in

stitu

tion

or th

e B

oard

of

Hig

her E

duca

tion

•

Fund

s fro

m th

is g

rant

shal

l ser

ve a

s a la

st re

sort,

afte

r

oth

er fe

dera

l, st

ate

and

inst

itutio

nal a

id h

as b

een

exha

uste

d

ON

E F

AM

ILY

INC

. SC

HO

LAR

SH

IP

• In

stitu

tion

shal

l mai

ntai

n re

cord

of a

war

ds m

ade

unde

r thi

s pro

gram

and

pro

vide

writ

ten

repo

rt to

the

Boa

rd o

f Hig

her E

duca

tion

each

sem

este

r, up

on

requ

est

• O

SFA

’s re

fund

pol

icy

shal

l app

ly

• Th

e C

hanc

ello

r sha

ll an

nual

ly re

quire

eac

h pa

rtici

patin

g

inst

itutio

n to

furn

ish

docu

men

tatio

n of

cos

t of a

ttend

ance

a

nd e

ligib

ility

stat

us o

f eac

h re

cipi

ent

• A

ll fin

anci

al b

ooks

, rec

ords

and

doc

umen

ts p

erta

inin

g to

th

is p

rogr

am sh

all a

t all

times

be

open

to in

spec

tion,

re

view

and

aud

it by

the

Cha

ncel

lor,

the

Stat

e A

udito

r or

th

eir a

utho

rized

repr

esen

tativ

es w

ho sh

all h

ave

acce

ss to

th

e pr

emis

es w

here

ver s

uch

book

s, re

cord

s and

do

cum

ents

ar

e lo

cate

d •

The

inst

itutio

n sh

all r

etai

n su

ch fi

nanc

ial b

ooks

,

re

cord

s and

doc

umen

ts fo

r sev

en y

ears

• Sc

hola

rshi

p m

ay b

e aw

arde

d to

cov

er tu

ition

and

fees

and

rela

ted

livin

g ex

pens

es d

urin

g th

e pe

riod

of e

nrol

lmen

t •

The

valu

e of

the

tuiti

on a

nd fe

e po

rtion

of t

he sc

hola

rshi

p,

i

n co

mbi

natio

n w

ith o

ther

fina

ncia

l aid

, may

not

exc

eed

th

e re

cipi

ent’s

cos

t of a

ttend

ance

as d

eter

min

ed b

y th

e

i

nstit

utio

n

PR

OG

RA

M

Rep

ortin

g R

equi

rem

ents

Ref

unds

Atte

stat

ion

Rev

iew

Aw

ard

Am

ount

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n G

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AG

NE

S M

. LIN

DS

AY

SC

HO

LAR

SH

IP

• A

n el

igib

le in

stitu

tion

shal

l mea

n an

y pu

blic

col

lege

or

un

iver

sity

in th

e C

omm

onw

ealth

of M

assa

chus

etts

as

d

efin

ed u

nder

Sec

tion

3, C

hapt

er 1

5A, o

f Gen

eral

Law

s,

with

the

exce

ptio

n of

the

Uni

vers

ity o

f Mas

sach

uset

ts a

t

A

mhe

rst

• A

n el

igib

le p

rogr

am sh

all m

ean

any

degr

ee o

r cer

tific

ate

offe

red

by a

n in

stitu

tion

and

supp

orte

d by

app

ropr

iate

d

fu

nds

An

elig

ible

stud

ent s

hall

mea

n a

stud

ent e

nrol

led

in a

n el

igib

le

prog

ram

and

mee

ting

the

follo

win

g re

quire

men

ts:

• B

e a

perm

anen

t leg

al re

side

nt o

f Mas

sach

uset

ts fo

r at l

east

one

yea

r prio

r to

the

open

ing

of th

e ac

adem

ic y

ear a

nd b

e a

U.S

. citi

zen

or a

non

-citi

zen

elig

ible

und

er F

eder

al T

itle

IV

r

egul

atio

ns

• B

e in

com

plia

nce

with

stat

e la

w re

gard

ing

Sele

ctiv

e

Serv

ice

Reg

istra

tion

• N

ot b

e in

def

ault

of a

ny F

eder

al o

r Sta

te L

oan

for

atte

ndan

ce a

t any

inst

itutio

n no

r ow

e a

refu

nd fo

r any

pr

evio

us fi

nanc

ial a

id re

ceiv

ed

• Pr

ovid

e ev

iden

ce o

f doc

umen

ted

finan

cial

nee

d as

m

easu

red

by a

fede

rally

app

rove

d sy

stem

of n

eeds

ana

lysi

s •

Be

enro

lled

as a

full-

time

unde

rgra

duat

e st

uden

t in

an

elig

ible

pro

gram

as d

efin

ed b

y th

e in

stitu

tion

• B

e m

aint

aini

ng sa

tisfa

ctor

y ac

adem

ic p

rogr

ess a

ccor

ding

to

inst

itutio

nal s

tand

ards

, with

at l

east

an

annu

al re

view

•

Be

a pe

rman

ent r

esid

ent o

f a M

assa

chus

etts

“ru

ral”

are

a

A

rura

l are

a sh

all m

ean

an a

rea

whi

ch is

out

side

an

urba

n

are

a an

d ha

s few

er th

an 5

,000

inha

bita

nts

• A

pay

men

t ros

ter w

ill b

e m

aile

d to

eac

h in

stitu

tion

deta

iling

th

e st

uden

t rec

ipie

nt, s

ocia

l sec

urity

num

ber,

and

the

awar

d

amou

nt

• A

che

ck in

the

amou

nt o

f the

tota

l pay

men

t will

be

mai

led

to

ea

ch in

stitu

tion

unde

r sep

arat

e co

ver

GE

AR

UP

SC

HO

LAR

SH

IP

An

elig

ible

inst

itutio

n is

def

ined

as:

• A

stat

e-ap

prov

ed p

ublic

, priv

ate,

inde

pend

ent,

for p

rofit

or

non

prof

it in

stitu

tion

in th

e C

omm

onw

ealth

of M

assa

chus

etts

au

thor

ized

to o

ffer

und

ergr

adua

te d

egre

es, c

ertif

icat

es o

r dip

lom

a

prog

ram

s and

that

is a

lso

appr

oved

by

the

U.S

. Dep

artm

ent o

f Ed

ucat

ion

to a

dmin

iste

r Titl

e IV

pro

gram

s M

assa

chus

etts

stat

e-ap

prov

ed p

ublic

, priv

ate,

inde

pend

ent a

nd

non-

prof

it in

stitu

tions

loca

ted

in st

ates

(NH

, ME,

CT,

VT,

RI,

PA

and

the

Dis

trict

of C

olum

bia)

that

hav

e re

cipr

ocity

agr

eem

ents

w

ith a

nd a

ppro

ved

by th

e C

omm

onw

ealth

and

aw

ard

asso

ciat

e an

d ba

chel

or’s

deg

rees

are

als

o el

igib

le to

par

ticip

ate

An

unde

rgra

duat

e st

uden

t who

has

bee

n ad

mitt

ed to

an

elig

ible

inst

itutio

n an

d m

eets

the

follo

win

g re

quire

men

ts:

• Is

few

er th

an 2

2 ye

ars o

f age

at t

ime

of fi

rst s

chol

arsh

ip a

war

d •

Parti

cipa

ted

in th

e Ea

rly In

terv

entio

n co

mpo

nent

of G

EAR

UP

Mas

sach

uset

ts

• H

as g

radu

ated

from

a M

assa

chus

etts

pub

lic h

igh

scho

ol p

artic

ipat

ing

in

GEA

R U

P M

assa

chus

etts

beg

inni

ng in

200

5 •

Is a

per

man

ent l

egal

resi

dent

of M

assa

chus

etts

for a

t lea

st o

ne y

ear

prio

r to

the

star

t of t

he a

cade

mic

yea

r and

•

Is a

Uni

ted

Stat

es c

itize

n or

a n

on-c

itize

n un

der F

eder

al T

itle

IV

• Is

enr

olle

d fu

ll-or

par

t-tim

e in

an

elig

ible

pro

gram

at a

n el

igib

le

i

nstit

utio

n •

Ann

ually

file

s the

Fre

e A

pplic

atio

n fo

r Fed

eral

Stu

dent

Aid

(FA

FSA

) •

Mai

ntai

ns S

atis

fact

ory

Aca

dem

ic P

rogr

ess i

n ac

cord

ance

with

ins

titut

iona

l sta

ndar

ds

• Is

in c

ompl

ianc

e w

ith a

pplic

able

law

s reg

ardi

ng S

elec

tive

Serv

ice

R

egis

tratio

n •

Is n

ot in

def

ault

of a

ny fe

dera

l or s

tate

stud

ent e

duca

tiona

l loa

n fo

r

a

ttend

ance

at a

ny in

stitu

tion

or o

wes

a re

fund

for a

ny p

revi

ous

fin

anci

al a

id re

ceiv

ed

• In

stitu

tions

are

requ

ired

to c

ertif

y at

tend

ance

of G

EAR

UP

Mas

sach

uset

ts st

uden

ts in

eac

h fa

ll an

d sp

ring

and

prov

ide

info

rmat

ion

rega

rdin

g th

e am

ount

of f

inan

cial

aid

aw

arde

d to

thes

e st

uden

ts fr

om a

ll

sou

rces

•

GEA

R U

P sc

hola

rshi

p fu

nds a

re d

isbu

rsed

to th

e in

stitu

tion

in tw

o

p

aym

ents

for t

he fa

ll an

d sp

ring

sem

este

rs fo

r stu

dent

s for

who

m

elig

ibili

ty h

as b

een

certi

fied

by th

e in

stitu

tion

• Pa

ymen

t of G

EAR

UP

fund

s are

dis

burs

ed to

the

inst

itutio

n fr

om th

e

C

omm

onw

ealth

’s C

ompt

rolle

r’s O

ffic

e. O

ne h

undr

ed p

erce

nt o

f the

G

EAR

UP

Scho

lars

hip

shal

l be

used

to c

redi

t the

stud

ent’s

acc

ount

PR

OG

RA

M

Elig

ible

Inst

itutio

n

Elig

ible

Stu

dent

Dis

burs

emen

ts

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atio

n G

uide

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on 4

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e 57

A

pril

2007

AG

NE

S M

. LIN

DS

AY

SC

HO

LAR

SH

IP

• O

n an

ann

ual b

asis

, the

Mas

sach

uset

ts O

ffic

e of

Stu

dent

Fina

ncia

l Ass

ista

nce

will

pro

vide

a fu

lly d

etai

led

acco

untin

g

o

f the

pro

gram

to th

e Li

ndsa

y Tr

ust t

rust

ees,

incl

udin

g bu

t

no

t lim

ited

to: n

ame,

add

ress

, and

soci

al se

curit

y nu

mbe

r of

each

reci

pien

t, th

e aw

ard

amou

nt, a

nd th

e in

stitu

tion

a

ttend

ed

• In

stitu

tion

shal

l mai

ntai

n re

cord

of a

war

ds m

ade

unde

r thi

s

pr

ogra

m a

nd p

rovi

de w

ritte

n re

port

to th

e B

oard

of H

ighe

r

Ed

ucat

ion,

upo

n re

ques

t •

OSF

A’s

refu

nd p

olic

y sh

all a

pply

• It

shal

l be

the

resp

onsi

bilit

y of

eac

h in

stitu

tion

to m

aint

ain

ade

quat

e do

cum

enta

tion

of a

reci

pien

t stu

dent

’s e

ligib

ility

for

the

Agn

es L

inds

ay S

chol

arsh

ip P

rogr

am

• Th

e C

hanc

ello

r sha

ll re

quire

eac

h in

stitu

tion

to c

ompl

ete

an

a

nnua

l rep

ort t

o th

e B

oard

of H

ighe

r Edu

catio

n w

hich

det

ails

rec

ipie

nt d

ata

for t

he A

gnes

M. L

inds

ay S

chol

arsh

ip P

rogr

am

• A

ll fin

anci

al b

ooks

, rec

ords

and

doc

umen

ts p

erta

inin

g to

this

pro

gram

shal

l at a

ll tim

es b

e op

en to

insp

ectio

n, re

view

and

a

udit

by th

e C

hanc

ello

r, th

e St

ate

Aud

itor o

r the

ir au

thor

ized

rep

rese

ntat

ives

who

shal

l hav

e ac

cess

to th

e pr

emis

es

w

here

ver s

uch

book

s, re

cord

s and

doc

umen

ts a

re lo

cate

d.

the

inst

itutio

n sh

all r

etai

n fin

anci

al b

ooks

, rec

ords

and

doc

umen

ts fo

r sev

en y

ears

• In

divi

dual

stud

ent a

war

ds fo

r an

awar

d pe

riod

may

var

y •

Lind

say

Scho

lars

hips

, in

com

bina

tion

with

oth

er re

sour

ces i

n

the

stud

ent’s

fina

ncia

l aid

pac

kage

, may

not

exc

eed

the

stud

ent’s

dem

onst

rate

d fin

anci

al n

eed

GE

AR

UP

SC

HO

LAR

SH

IP

• In

stitu

tion

shal

l mai

ntai

n re

cord

of a

war

ds m

ade

unde

r thi

s pro

gram

and

pro

vide

writ

ten

repo

rt to

the

Boa

rd o

f Hig

her E

duca

tion

each

sem

este

r, up

on

requ

est

• A

ll re

fund

s sha

ll be

sent

to th

e O

ffic

e of

Stu

dent

Fi

nanc

ial A

ssis

tanc

e an

d ch

ecks

mad

e pa

yabl

e to

the

Com

mon

wea

lth o

f Mas

sach

uset

ts G

EAR

UP

Scho

lars

hip

Fund

• It

shal

l be

the

resp

onsi

bilit

y of

eac

h co

llege

and

uni

vers

ity

t

o m

aint

ain

adeq

uate

doc

umen

tatio

n of

a re

cipi

ent’s

elig

ibili

ty fo

r the

GEA

R U

P Sc

hola

rshi

p Pr

ogra

m

• Th

e C

hanc

ello

r sha

ll re

quire

eac

h ca

mpu

s to

furn

ish

a

nnua

lly to

the

Boa

rd o

f Hig

her E

duca

tion

a re

port

deta

iling

spe

cific

info

rmat

ion

rega

rdin

g re

cipi

ents

of t

he G

EAR

UP

Sch

olar

ship

Pro

gram

. Th

e O

ffic

e of

Stu

dent

Fin

anci

al

A

ssis

tanc

e w

ill c

oord

inat

e sp

ecifi

catio

n an

d pr

oced

ures

for

th

is re

port

• A

ll fin

anci

al b

ooks

, rec

ords

and

doc

umen

ts p

erta

inin

g to

thi

s pro

gram

shal

l at a

ll tim

es b

e op

en to

dis

cuss

ion,

revi

ew

and

aud

it by

the

Cha

ncel

lor,

the

Stat

e A

udito

r or t

heir

aut

horiz

ed re

pres

enta

tives

who

shal

l hav

e ac

cess

to th

e

p

rem

ises

whe

reve

r suc

h bo

oks,

reco

rds a

nd d

ocum

ents

are

loc

ated

. Th

e in

stitu

tion

shal

l ret

ain

such

fina

ncia

l boo

ks,

r

ecor

ds a

nd d

ocum

ents

for s

even

yea

rs

• Th

e aw

ard

unde

r thi

s pro

gram

shal

l be

equa

l to

the

m

axim

um F

eder

al P

ell G

rant

that

the

stud

ent i

s elig

ible

to

rece

ive

durin

g an

aca

dem

ic y

ear

• G

EAR

UP

scho

lars

hips

may

con

sist

of a

war

ds fr

om o

ne o

r

m

ore

Stat

e fin

anci

al a

id p

rogr

ams

• G

EAR

UP

scho

lars

hips

shal

l not

be

cons

ider

ed fo

r the

pur

pose

of a

war

ding

oth

er F

eder

al g

rant

ass

ista

nce,

exc

ept

in

no

case

shal

l the

tota

l am

ount

of t

he st

uden

t fin

anci

al

a

ssis

tanc

e aw

arde

d to

a st

uden

t exc

eed

such

stud

ent’s

tota

l

cos

t of a

ttend

ance

•

GEA

R U

P sc

hola

rshi

ps m

ay b

e aw

arde

d to

elig

ible

stud

ents

f

or a

max

imum

of f

our y

ears

or e

ight

sem

este

rs o

r the

adj

uste

d eq

uiva

lent

if th

e st

uden

t is e

nrol

led

part-

time

PR

OG

RA

M

Rep

ortin

g R

equi

rem

ents

Ref

unds

Atte

stat

ion

Rev

iew

Aw

ard

Am

ount

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____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

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atio

n G

uide

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on 4

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e 58

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