Question Regarding Hope Scholarship

kmcmom13
Wed, 25 May 2011 16:17:35 +0000

(EDITED - TO remove the exact same thing Erin’s dad cross posted ;)

The apparent SPIRIT of this language is that PERMANENT RESIDENTS or conditional PERMANENT RESIDENTS are eligible. E-2 is NOT a permanent residency. My hunch is that you’re not eligible unless/until you actually have a green card. That would be consistent with regulations of other scholarships in other states and overall US fed aid regs.

I have direct experience with this because I am a permanent resident who went through the immigration process well before my son needed to attend college.

If you do not have independent means, you may wish to consider a gap year while you’re working on your immigration issue.