39.38 Indian student assistance.
(1) There is established, to be administered by the board, a grant program to assist those Indian students who are residents of this state to receive a higher education.
(2) Grants under this section shall be based on financial need, as determined by the board. The maximum grant shall not exceed $2,200 per year, of which not more than $1,100 may be from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (k). State aid from this appropriation may be matched by a contribution from a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band that is deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (gm). Grants shall be awarded to students for full-time or part-time attendance at any accredited institution of higher education in this state. The board may not make a grant under this section to a student whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the student provides to the board a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a). Grants shall be renewable for up to 5 years if a recipient remains in good academic standing at the institution that he or she is attending.
History: 1971 c. 125; 1979 c. 34; 1981 c. 20; 1987 a. 27; 1991 a. 39; 1995 a. 27, 404; 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 39 - Higher educational agencies and education compacts.
39.11 - Educational communications board; duties.
39.115 - Educational communications board; powers.
39.14 - Affiliation agreement.
39.15 - Aid for medical education.
39.155 - Medical College of Wisconsin; state aid policies.
39.16 - Medical education review committee.
39.285 - Board review of proposed formulae.
39.30 - Wisconsin grants; private, nonprofit college students.
39.31 - Determination of student costs.
39.325 - Wisconsin health education loan program.
39.33 - Guaranteed student loan program.
39.34 - Medical student loan program.
39.35 - Repayment of scholarships for teachers in educationally disadvantaged areas.
39.36 - Repayment of stipends for teachers of the impaired.
39.374 - Wisconsin health education loan program funding.
39.38 - Indian student assistance.
39.382 - Tribal college payments.
39.385 - Primary care and psychiatry shortage grant program.
39.39 - Nursing student stipend loans.
39.393 - Nursing student loan program.
39.397 - School leadership loan program.
39.398 - Teachers and orientation and mobility instructors of visually impaired pupils loan program.
39.399 - Teacher loan program.
39.40 - Minority teacher loan program.
39.41 - Academic excellence higher education scholarships.
39.415 - Technical excellence higher education scholarships.
39.42 - Interstate agreements.
39.435 - Wisconsin grants and talent incentive grants.
39.437 - Wisconsin covenant scholars grants.
39.44 - Minority undergraduate grants.
39.45 - Independent student grants.
39.46 - Contract for dental education.
39.47 - Minnesota-Wisconsin student reciprocity agreement.
39.49 - Private institution grants for veterans and dependents.
39.50 - Remission of fees for veterans and dependents.
39.51 - Dual enrollment credential grants.
39.53 - Information for students relating to higher education costs.
39.54 - Information on student identification cards.
39.75 - Compact for education.
39.76 - Compact commission delegation.
39.80 - Midwestern higher education compact.