The Delaware Student Excellence Equals Degree Program Scholarship (Delaware SEED Scholarship) is intended to provide free college tuition to

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residents seeking to earn an

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at in-state colleges Delaware Tech and the

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. Any Delaware high school graduate after 2006 is eligible to apply given certain criteria. __TOC__

Criteria

The criteria to be awarded are: # Must be a resident of Delaware and planning/are to be a full time student. # Must not have been convicted of any felony. # Have already applied for other forms of financial aid. # Must have graduated from a Delaware High School and have obtained a 2.5 GPA in high school (on a 4.0 scale). #* The student must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA throughout college as well. # Gain admission to Delaware Tech or the University of Delaware and satisfy their respective admissions standards. #* A Delaware Tech student is not eligible for the scholarship if they've been admitted "by special admission standards." # Must attend college classes no later than the fall semester after high school. # Must be eligible for the scholarship under their admitted colleges implemented criteria. If the student lived in foster care while 16 - 18 years old, points 4 and 6 do not apply. In this case the student must have started their Associates degree before the age of 25 and take no more than 5 years to obtain it. In order to maintain eligibility and funding for the scholarship, a student must: # Earn at least 24 credits as a full time student per year. #* This requirement has been waived due to the

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pandemic. #* If the student has lived in foster care while 16 - 18 years old, this requirement does not apply. # Maintain continuous enrollment of at least 2 semesters per year. #* The college may grant an exception and waive this requirement. # Maintain a college GPA of at least 2.5. #* The college may grant an exception and waive this requirement. # The student’s family must certify that the student has not been convicted of a felony.

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