Requirements:
To qualify for a scholarship, a prisoner must:

Have a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate,

Be a U.S. citizen,

Be within seven (7) years of release,

Have no serious disciplinary incidents within the past 12 months, and

Be accepted into an Associate or Baccalaureate Degree Program with a regionally accredited college approved by the foundation.

Preferences:
Additionally, preference will be given to individuals who meet one or both of the following criteria:

Successfully earned GED while incarcerated, and/or

Are able to pay part of the net cost of tuition and need only matching dollars.

Limitations:
Because some individuals have good intentions but lack the willingness or ability to follow through to completion, scholarships normally are awarded in incremental amounts and are based on academic performance. Initial scholarship grants are normally awarded for a maximum of four(4) credit hours and can be doubled each semester, up to a maximum of sixteen(16) credit hours per semester.

Ex-Prisoner Conditions:
The foundation may also provide full or partial scholarships to individuals who are not currently in a state or federal prison and meet the following three conditions:

He or she must have been incarcerated in a state or federal prison, or a local jail, within the past twelve(12) months,

He or she must have applied for and received all federal, state and other grants and loans that are available to them now that they are no longer incarcerated, and

He or she must have already been receiving a foundation scholarship at the time of their release; or alternatively, the scholarship amount needed will be underwritten by a church, corporation or other third party donor via designated or restricted fund donations. (Consult your tax advisor regarding donations underwitten and intended for a specific individual).