Utah Admin. Code R765-604-9 - Appeals

(1) Submission of a scholarship application does not guarantee a scholarship award. Individual scholarship applications will be reviewed, and award decisions made, at the discretion of a Scholarship Review Committee. Awards are based on available funding, applicant pool, and applicants' completion of scholarship criteria. Each applicant shall receive a letter informing the applicant of the decision on the application.

(2) Each applicant and recipient has the right to appeal an adverse decision.

(a) An appeal shall be made by mailing a completed Appeal Application found on the program web site to the Scholarship Review Committee. The Appeal Application must be postmarked no later than 30 days after the date of the letter giving notice of the adverse action.

(b) An Appeal Application submitted before the appellant receives official notification of the adverse action from the Scholarship Review Committee shall not be considered.

(c) The appeal shall provide evidence that an adverse decision was made in error, such as that in fact, the appellant met all scholarship requirements and submitted all requested documentation by the deadline.

(d) Appeals are not accepted for late document submission.

(e) The submission of an Appeal Application does not guarantee a reversal of the original decision.

(f) It is the appellant's responsibility to file the appeal, including any supplementary documentation. Each document must be mailed to the New Century Scholarship address.

(g) The Appeal Application shall be reviewed and decided by an appeals committee appointed by the commissioner of higher education.

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Utah Admin. Code R765-604-9

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-15, effective 7/15/2021