PROMISE Scholarship Appeals Process - First Time Applicants
(Cited from PROMISE Legislative Rule 9.1 – 9.5)
An applicant for an initial PROMISE Scholarship award may appeal a denial of eligibility for the award. If the denial of eligibility was made by the PROMISE Board the appeal must be filed with the Outreach Coordinator of the PROMISE Scholarship program.
Any appeal to the Outreach Coordinator must be filed within ten days of the applicant receiving notice that they are not eligible for the initial award. The appeal must detail in writing, and with specificity, the grounds supporting the appeal and a finding of eligibility. The person or persons hearing the appeal may require additional evidence or materials from the applicant or any other individual be submitted.
If the appeal is denied by the PROMISE Outreach Coordinator the reasons for the denial shall be communicated in writing to the applicant with an explanation of the reason for the denial.
An applicant may appeal the denial of the Outreach Coordinator to the Executive Director of the PROMISE Scholarship program. Any appeal to the Executive Director must be filed within fifteen days of notification to the applicant that his/her initial appeal was denied. The appeal must be in writing and detail, with specificity, the grounds for the appeal. The Executive Director may require additional evidence or materials be submitted. If the Executive Director denies the appeal the reasons for the denial shall be communicated in writing to the applicant with an explanation of the reason for the denial.