AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE STATE INSPIRE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

Students can use scholarships for graduate tuition

Inspire Scholarship students who finish a bachelor’s degree before their eligibility period ends can use leftover grants for graduate tuition. This option is available only at Delaware State University and includes eligible students who aged out of foster care. The balance equals the grant amounts for each semester remaining in the student’s eligibility period after earning the bachelor’s degree. Students have 10 years after earning that degree to use the balance. Other Inspire eligibility requirements still apply, but graduate students can attend part-time and take breaks between terms. The law also defines whose family counts: independent applicants include themselves, their spouse, and dependent children. Dependent applicants include themselves, their parents or legal guardian, any relative caregiver, and those adults’ other children under 21. An academic year means two consecutive semesters starting in fall; full-time means at least 24 credits per academic year.