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Qualified applicants may receive ING Grant benefits for the equivalent of four academic year of full-time enrollment, which is measured in eligibility units. Recipients may accumulate up to 120 eligibility units.
The amount of eligibility a recipient has used is determined by converting credit hours (and noncredit hours for which benefits are used) to eligibility units, as indicated below:
| Number of Hours |
Semester School |
Quarter School |
| 12 or more hours |
12 units |
8 units |
| 9 - 11.99 hours |
9 units |
6 units |
| 6 - 8.99 hours |
6 units |
4 units |
| 3 - 5.99 hours |
3 units |
2 units |
| 0 - 2.99 hours |
1 units |
1 unit |
ING Grant eligibility units are based on the enrolled hours for a particular term, not the dollar amount of the benefits paid.
Full program benefits may be extended for one additional term if the recipient has accumulated fewer than 120 eligibility units but does not have enough units remaining for the number of hours in which he or she is enrolled for that term.
If an eligible recipient withdraws from enrollment after the expiration of the tuition refund/withdrawal adjustment period, the recipient will receive a grant for costs incurred up to the term award provided the institution’s tuition refund policy indicates the recipient has incurred charges in the amount of the claim.
In the event the recipient withdraws from a course(s) prior to the end of the term, eligibility units will be assessed in proportion to the total dollars that are paid. If the recipient has had any portion of his/her tuition and fees paid, at least one eligibility unit will be charged to the recipient.
Example: A recipient is enrolled for twelve semester hours at a cost of $600. The recipient withdraws from enrollment and incurs expenses of $300 in accordance with the institution’s tuition refund policy. The recipient would use six eligibility units and would receive $300 in benefits.
The Illinois National Guard member must repay any ING grant benefits received if s/he does not fulfill his/her National Guard enlistment commitment.
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