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2025 Vermont Statutes
Title 16 - Education
Chapter 87 - Grants, Scholarships, and Education Loan Programs
§ 2846. Advancement grants

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16 VT Stats § 2846
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§ 2846. Advancement grants

(a) The Corporation may establish an advancement grant program for residents pursuing nondegree education and training opportunities who do not meet the definition of student in subdivision 2822(3) of this title and who may not meet the requirements of this subchapter.

(b) Advancement grants may be used at institutions that are not approved postsecondary education institutions.

(c) The Corporation may adopt rules or establish policies, procedures, standards, and forms for advancement grants, including the requirements for applying for and using the grants and the eligibility requirements for the institutions where the grants may be used. Such rules shall be consistent with subsection (d) of this section.

(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, applicants shall not be ineligible for the advancement grant solely on account of the applicant’s residency status under subdivision 2822(7) of this title if that applicant:

(1) qualifies as a refugee pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42) (definition of refugee);

(2) is granted parole to enter the United States pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d)(5) (temporary admission of nonimmigrants for urgent humanitarian reasons); or

(3) is issued a special immigrant visa pursuant to the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009, Pub. L. No. 111-8 (8 U.S.C. § 1101 note), as amended. (Added 2003, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; amended 2019, No. 80, § 4; 2023, No. 136 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2024.)

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