Scholarships

Del. Code tit. 14, ch. 55
in effect

Del. Code tit. 14, § 5501 Scholarships.

(a) There is appropriated the sum of $100,000 annually to the Delaware College, University of Delaware for the purpose of establishing scholarships at Delaware College, University of Delaware. (b) The minimum number of scholarships to be awarded in each and every year shall be 60. (c) The committee to award such scholarships shall be 3 in number, and shall be composed of 1 member of the faculty at Delaware College, 1 member of the Athletic Council at Delaware College and 1 member of the Alumni Association of Delaware College. The said committee shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees of the University of Delaware for such term or terms as the said Board may deem advisable. (d) The State Treasurer is authorized and directed to pay to the University of Delaware for Delaware College the sum of $100,000 in each and every year upon warrant or warrants signed by the chair and secretary of the committee.

Del. Code tit. 14, § 5502 Prospective teachers’ scholarships.

(a) The General Assembly shall at each biennial session appropriate $20,000, of which $10,000 shall be paid annually to the University for the purpose of establishing scholarships at the University, which shall be awarded to students who desire, upon completion of their studies, to enter the teaching profession and who agree in writing with the scholarships committee provided in subsection (c) of this section to make themselves available as teachers in the public schools of Delaware for a period of at least 1 year after graduation. (b) The minimum number of such scholarships to be awarded in each year shall be 20. (c) The committee to award such scholarships shall be 5 in number and shall be composed of 2 members to be selected from the faculty of the University (other than from the School of Education of the University), 1 member to be selected from the Alumni Association of the University and 2 members to be selected from the faculty of the School of Education of the University. The committee shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees of the University. Such appointment shall originally be as follows: Two members shall be appointed for the term of 1 year, 1 member for the term of 2 years, another for the term of 3 years and another for the term of 4 years. Thereafter, as the terms of office of members expire, by death, resignation, removal from the State or otherwise, appointments shall be made for terms of 4 years each.

Del. Code tit. 14, § 5503 4-H Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs.

The sum of $750 shall be appropriated annually to the School of Agriculture, University of Delaware, for the purpose of payment of scholarships to 4-H Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs and for maintenance of the Junior Short Course at the University.

Del. Code tit. 14, § 5520 Establishment of aid program; purpose.

There is established a program to provide financial aid to needy Delaware residents who are enrolled or selected as undergraduate students at the University of Delaware to the end that no resident of this State shall be denied an opportunity for a college education because of financial need.

Del. Code tit. 14, § 5521 Administration of program.

The aid program shall be administered by the officer of the University of Delaware who is designated by the President as responsible for the total University financial aid program.

Del. Code tit. 14, § 5522 Application; grants; duration.

Each applicant for aid shall provide on forms supplied by the University, biographical information, a financial budget and a parents’ financial statement. Financial grants shall not be for any fixed amount per student and grants shall be made available to students who are qualified to matriculate or to continue their courses of study solely upon the basis of economic need. All grants shall be for 1 year or for 1 semester and may be renewed if a qualified student reapplies in the same manner required for an initial request for assistance.

Del. Code tit. 14, § 5523 Principles governing administration.

In the administration of §§ 5520-5524 of this title no discrimination shall be made on the basis of field of study, county residence, sex, campus residence or commutation. As long as funds are available to meet the needs of all qualified students, no preference shall be given to 1 student over another because of superior ability or academic accomplishment.

Del. Code tit. 14, § 5524 Annual reports to General Assembly.

Within a reasonable time after the end of each fiscal year the University officer responsible for the administration of §§ 5520-5524 of this title shall submit through the appropriate University channels a written report to the General Assembly in which shall be outlined the number of grants given, the amount received by each student and an analysis of whether the aim of §§ 5520-5524 of this title to eliminate economic need as a bar to an education at the University of Delaware has been accomplished.

Del. Code tit. 14, § 5530 §§ 5530, 5531. Administration of program; advisory committee.

Repealed by 73 Del. Laws, c. 188, § 8, effective July 17, 2001. For present law, see § 3424 of this title.
Source: DE Code (Official Site)URL: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title14/c055/sc01/index.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026

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