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R765. Higher Education (Utah Board of), Administration.
R765-606. USHE Employee Partner Scholarship.
R765-606-1. Purpose.
This rule outlines the process and application procedures for employees of a USHE institution to receive a scholarship to attend another USHE institution.
R765-606-2. Authority.
This rule is authorized by [Subs]Section 53H-11-414. R765-606-3. Definitions.
(1) "Board" means Utah Board of Higher Education.
(2) "Commissioner" means Commissioner of Higher Education.
(3) "OCHE" means Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education.
(4) "USHE Employee Partner Scholarship" means a scholarship award available to employees of a USHE institution or the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education.
(5) "USHE Employee Scholarship Advisory Committee" or "Committee" means a committee comprised of representatives appointed by the Commissioner of Higher Education to provide recommendations for awarding scholarships.
(6) "USHE institution" means an institution of higher education described in Section 53H-1-102.
(7) "Fiscal Year" means the calendar year starting July 1 and ending June 30. For degree-granting USHE institutions, this includes Summer, Fall, and Spring semesters of the corresponding academic year.
R765-606-4. Scholarship Award.
(1) The Commissioner, or their[ Commissioner's] designee, may award a one-year USHE Employee Partner Scholarship to an individual employed at a USHE institution for up to 50% of tuition and fees if the employee: (a) is employed at a USHE institution full-time;
(b) has been admitted to a USHE institution other than the one at which the employee is employed, and has declared intention to enroll; and
(c) intends to pursue a program of study leading to a certificate, degree or other credential related to the employee's current job duties or a related career progression.
(2) To continue to receive the scholarship award each semester, a recipient must successfully complete each course for which they received the scholarship award. (3) Recipients may receive a scholarship award until the earlier of four years after the day on which the recipient initially receives the scholarship award, for eight semesters, or when the recipient completes an approved program, subject to the requirements of this rule. R765-606-5. Application Procedures.
(1) An eligible employee must submit a scholarship application by a deadline set by OCHE.
(2) Annually, the scholarship application shall be made available to the human resource director of each USHE institution, or the director's identified equivalent, who is responsible for notifying USHE employees at the director's institution about this program.
(3) Each applicant must receive, and include in the application, written approval of a dean, assistant vice president or equivalent, or any other employee more senior, that the applicant's educational pursuit is related to the applicant's current job duties or related career progression.
(4) Each applicant must submit the scholarship application published by OCHE.
R765-606-6. Scholarship Administration.
(1)(a) The Commissioner, or their[ Commissioner's] designee, shall annually determine the available funds to be applied to this program, the maximum scholarship award amount, and each applicant [that]who may receive an award. 
