Delaware Scholarship Incentive Program

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Delaware Scholarship Incentive Program

• Delaware Higher Education Commission

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History of ScIP

• Created in 1979 as the Delaware Postsecondary
  Scholarship Fund
• Redesigned and renamed Delaware Scholarship
  Incentive Program (ScIP) in 1996 to reward
  academic achievement
• Originally need-based grant for full-time
  undergraduates
• and graduates
• Merit component added 1996

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Eligibility requirements

• Delaware resident
• Valid FAFSA filed by April 15
• Demonstrate exceptional need
• Undergraduate attendance at a Delaware or
  Pennsylvania institution
• Undergraduates and graduate-level students are
  considered if major is not offered at a Delaware
  public institution
• Minimum 2.5 GPA

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Application process

• Student completes FAFSA ISIR downloaded from ED
  Express
• School, major, and classification are obtained
  through initial correspondence
• Transcript is requested if student meets initial
  requirements
• If need is evident, grant is awarded. Incremental
  increases made based on GPA for undergraduates

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Awarding of ScIP

• Schools are notified of recipients via roster
  generated by TTL4 school code
• Schools must confirm recipients full-time
  enrollment, major, EFC, residency, and GPA
• Award adjustments are made based on the schools
  confirmation
• Payments are made after the roster is returned
  each semester

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Other information

• Approximately 13,000 FAFSAs are received annually
• About 1100 students were awarded in 2004-05
• Two-thirds of applicant pool is eliminated due to
  non-response to correspondence or ineligibility
  due to residency, major, or school
• Students can appeal a denial based on major or
  residency
• Need level is determined annually
• Average award for 2004-05 was 1287

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In conclusion

• Since 1996, over 11,100 students have been
  awarded ScIP grants, totaling over 13 million in
  aid
• In addition to ScIP, the Higher Education
  Commission administers 22 other state-sponsored
  financial assistance programs