---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 692.120"
title: "34"
number: "692.120"
heading: "What are the requirements for student eligibility?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/692.120"
---

# §692.120. What are the requirements for student eligibility?

- (a) **Eligibility.** A student is eligible to receive a LEAP Grant under GAP if the student—
  - (1) Meets the relevant eligibility requirements contained in [34 CFR 668.32](/cfr/34/668.32.md);
  - (2) Has graduated from secondary school or, for a home-schooled student, has completed a secondary education;
  - (3)
    - (i) Has received, or is receiving, a LEAP Grant under GAP for each year the student remains eligible for assistance under this subpart; or
    - (ii) **Meets at least two of the following criteria—**
      - (A) As designated by the State, either has an EFC equal to zero, as determined under part F of the HEA, or a comparable alternative based on the State's approved criteria for the LEAP Program under subpart A of this part;
      - (B) Qualifies for the State's maximum undergraduate award for LEAP Grants under subpart A of this part in the award year in which the student is receiving an additional LEAP Grant under GAP; or
      - (C) Is participating in, or has participated in, a Federal, State, institutional, or community early information and intervention, mentoring, or outreach program, as determined by the State agency administering the programs under this part; and
  - (4) Any additional requirements that the State may require for receipt of a LEAP Grant under GAP.
- (b) **Priority.** In awarding LEAP Grants under GAP, a State shall give priority to students meeting all the criteria in [paragraph (a)(3)(i)](#a-3-i) of this section.
- (c) **Duration of eligibility.**
  - (1) A student may receive a LEAP Grant under GAP if the student continues to demonstrate that he or she is financially eligible by meeting the provisions of paragraph [(a)(3)(ii)(A)](#a-3-ii-A) or [(B)](#a-3-ii-B) of this section.
  - (2) A State may impose reasonable time limits to degree completion.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 74 FR 55952, Oct. 29, 2009, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070c-1070c-4, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 52 FR 45433, Nov. 27, 1987, unless otherwise noted.