{"id":1854,"date":"2023-05-08T19:41:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T19:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patriotfoundation.org\/?page_id=1854"},"modified":"2024-04-16T14:21:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T14:21:48","slug":"faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.patriotfoundation.org\/faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1854\" class=\"elementor elementor-1854\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-037cf46 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"037cf46\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28c175b6\" data-id=\"28c175b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd2db83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"1fd2db83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h1 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">frequently <span><span>asked<\/span><\/span> questions<\/h1><div class=\"ekit_heading_separetor_wraper ekit_heading_elementskit-border-divider\"><div class=\"elementskit-border-divider\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-71705dc3 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"71705dc3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-605beb8d\" data-id=\"605beb8d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d1d26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-button\" data-id=\"c8d1d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"ekit-btn-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriotfoundation.org\/donate-1\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-donate\"><\/i>DONATE\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-57480ffd\" data-id=\"57480ffd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f96eeee elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-button\" data-id=\"f96eeee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-settings=\"{&quot;active_item&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-advanced-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n            <div class=\"wpr-advanced-accordion\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" data-active-index=\"0\" data-accordion-trigger=\"click\" data-interaction-speed=\"0.4\">\n\n\t\t\t\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">What\u2019s the difference between the RECOVERY and STAR programs?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>The Recovery program is funded through the American Rescue Plan, administered by the NC State Legislature, to assist with relieving the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Star program is made possible through the annual funds from the NC State Legislature. Both programs are designed to assist NC military and veteran families attend NC post-secondary institutions. The two programs have the same eligibility <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriotfoundation.org\/nc-patriot-star-family-recovery-scholarship-program\/\">requirements<\/a>, except the Recovery program has specific income criteria.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">How do I apply?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>Use the single application provided by Patriot Foundation to apply for the two scholarship programs. The eligibility of the applicant will determine the scholarship program for which the applicant will be considered. <a href=\"https:\/\/patriotfoundation.submittable.com\/submit\">Click HERE to apply.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">Can I receive scholarship assistance from both the RECOVERY and STAR programs?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>Applicants can only receive funding from one of the programs. The information provided by the applicant in his\/her application will determine which program for which he\/she will be considered. The Recovery program has specific income criteria that must be met. If an applicant\u2019s household income exceeds the limit for the Recovery program, then the applicant can be considered for the Star program.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">Can I attend any institution and receive a scholarship through these programs?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>To be eligible for one of our scholarships, the school must be a post-secondary institution located in North Carolina.\u00a0 Eligible institutions would include one of the following:<\/p><ul><li>A constituent institution of The University of North Carolina.\u00a0<\/li><li>A community college under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Community Colleges.<\/li><li>A junior college, senior college, or university that meets all the following requirements:<ul><li>Is operated and governed by private interests not under the control of the federal government, the State, or any local government.<\/li><li>Has a main permanent campus, as defined in G.S. 116-280(4), located within the State of North Carolina.<\/li><li>Does not operate for profit.<\/li><li>The curriculum is primarily directed toward the awarding of associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degrees.<\/li><li>Meets one of the following requirements:<ul><li>Is a private educational institution as defined in G.S. 143B-1224.<\/li><li>Is accredited by an accrediting agency that is recognized by the United States Department of Education as a reliable authority concerning the quality of education or training offered by institutions of higher education.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>A private vocational institution, including Federal Aviation Administration certificated aviation training programs.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">What is a post-secondary institution?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>Post-secondary education includes universities and colleges, as well as trade and vocational schools.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Eligible institutions would include any of the following:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>A constituent institution of The University of North Carolina.\u00a0<\/li><li>A community college under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Community Colleges.<\/li><li>A junior college, senior college, or university that meets all the following requirements:<ul><li>Is operated and governed by private interests not under the control of the federal government, the State, or any local government.<\/li><li>Has a main permanent campus, as defined in G.S. 116-280(4), located within the State of North Carolina.<\/li><li>Does not operate for profit.<\/li><li>The curriculum is primarily directed toward the awarding of associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degrees.<\/li><li>Meets one of the following requirements:<ul><li>Is a private educational institution as defined in G.S. 143B-1224.<\/li><li>Is accredited by an accrediting agency that is recognized by the United States Department of Education as a reliable authority concerning the quality of education or training offered by institutions of higher education.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>A private vocational institution, including Federal Aviation Administration certificated aviation training programs.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">Can I qualify if I am in a graduate or doctoral program?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>Individuals in two-year, four-year, graduate, and doctoral programs can be eligible for scholarship assistance.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">Do I have to be a full-time student to be eligible for these scholarship programs?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>No, you do not have to be a full-time student. However, you do have to be at least half-time in your program to be eligible. If you are unsure of the number of credit hours that qualify as half-time, verify this information with your school\u2019s Registrar\u2019s Office or with a representative from your degree program.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">Are scholarships awarded for summer terms?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>No. Scholarships are only awarded for Fall and Spring terms. Application cycles will be for full academic years, or Spring terms only.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">What is Selective Service?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>Federal Law requires nearly all male US citizens and male immigrants, 18 through 25, register with Selective Service. Learn more (<a href=\"about:blank\">https:\/\/www.sss.gov\/<\/a>).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">What if I am not of age to register for Selective Service?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>If you are male and not yet 18 years of age at the time you apply for our scholarship programs, then you will not be required to submit documentation of Selective Service registration. However, once you turn 18, you will be asked to submit registration documentation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">Is there an age restriction for children of service members\/veterans?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>Yes, eligible children cannot have reached 26 years of age by a specified date related to the application cycle. Please see the application for the specific date.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">What if the sponsoring service member\/veteran was previously stationed in North Carolina, but is not a current resident of North Carolina?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>If the service member\/veteran is living and not currently residing in North Carolina, then the eligibility criteria is not met. The service member\/veteran must meet one of the following residency criteria:<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Service member is a (current) legal resident of NC<\/li><li>Service member was a legal resident of NC upon entrance to the armed forces.<\/li><li>Service member was stationed in NC at the time of their death.<\/li><li>Active duty-service member is permanently stationed in NC (for children applicants only)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">Why are recent tax documents required to apply?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>One of the two scholarship programs, the Recovery program, has eligibility criteria related to the applicant\u2019s household income. For the Recovery program, the applicant\u2019s household income cannot exceed 350% of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriotfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Poverty-Guidelines-2024.pdf\">federal poverty level<\/a>. To determine eligibility for this program, tax income information must be reviewed. If the applicant exceeds the income criteria for the Recovery program, the applicant can be considered for the Star program which does not have any income restrictions.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">What is the income criteria for the Recovery program? How can I tell if I meet that criterion?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>Eligibility for the Recovery program includes that the applicant\u2019s household income cannot exceed 350% of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriotfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Poverty-Guidelines-2024.pdf\">federal poverty level<\/a>. (Note: If an applicant meets all other eligibility requirements but does not meet the income requirement for the Recovery program, then the applicant can be considered for the Star program.)<\/p><p>The Patriot Foundation uses the U.S. Federal Poverty Guidelines made available by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to determine a household\u2019s income level for the Recovery scholarship program. Guidelines are updated each year.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriotfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Poverty-Guidelines-2024.pdf\">Click HERE<\/a> to view the 2024 federal poverty guidelines chart.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">Do the applicant and the service member\/veteran have to be listed on the same tax form?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>The applicant must present the tax information for the household(s) with which they either file themselves or are claimed as a dependent.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">What if I file taxes independently from my parents?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>If you file taxes independently, then you will be asked to submit your individual tax forms. If your parent(s) also claim you as a dependent child, then you will need to also submit a copy of your parent(s) tax return.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">What branches of the Armed Services do these scholarships support?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>The NC Patriot Star Family Scholarship Programs support service members\/veterans and their dependents from ALL branches of the armed services.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">How much is the scholarship award?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>Recipients of the Recovery Scholarship can be awarded up to $6,500.00 per semester. Recipients of the Star Scholarship can be awarded up to $3,250.00 per semester. Because of the need-based component of the Recovery Scholarship, applicants can receive a larger scholarship award amount.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">When will I know if I will receive the scholarship?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>Applicants will be notified of their scholarship award once the application cycle has closed, by the beginning of June for the fall semester and the beginning of November for the Spring semester. Initial award notifications will be sent out via email.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">What can scholarship funds be used towards? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>Funds for both programs can be applied up to the cost of attendance (COA). Applicants must have qualifying expenses not met by other grants, stipends, or scholarships. COA is the amount it will cost a student to go to school. Schools will calculate the COA for a program, so the COA can vary by school, program, etc. Check with your school\u2019s Financial Aid Office to learn more about the COA for your program. If you\u2019re attending school at least half-time, the COA is the estimate of tuition and fees, cost of room and board (or living expenses), cost of books, supplies, transportation, loan fees, and miscellaneous expenses (including a reasonable amount for the documented cost of a personal computer), allowance for childcare or other dependent care, costs related to a disability, and reasonable costs for eligible study-abroad programs (<a href=\"about:blank\">Office of US Department of Education<\/a>). If your scholarship exceeds your balance on your student account, extra funds can go towards living expenses, books, etc., as long as the total amount of all grants, stipends, and scholarships does not exceed the COA for your program.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac7613 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dac7613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ for Scholarship Recipients<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ecdb97 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9ecdb97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5cf0b3 wpr-advanced-accordion-icon-side-box elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-advanced-accordion\" data-id=\"b5cf0b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;active_item&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-advanced-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n            <div class=\"wpr-advanced-accordion\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" data-active-index=\"0\" data-accordion-trigger=\"click\" data-interaction-speed=\"0.4\">\n\n\t\t\t\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">Where will the scholarship awards be sent after they have been awarded?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>Scholarship awards will be sent directly to the institution where the student recipient is attending, based on the information provided in the scholarship application.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Patriot Foundation contracts with a third-party fiscal agent, the NC State Education Assistance Authority, to facilitate the distribution of awards to institutions.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">What can scholarship funds be used towards? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>Funds for both programs can be applied up to the cost of attendance (COA). Applicants must have qualifying expenses not met by other grants, stipends, or scholarships. COA is the amount it will cost a student to go to school. Schools will calculate the COA for a program, so the COA can vary by school, program, etc. Check with your school\u2019s Financial Aid Office to learn more about the COA for your program. If you\u2019re attending school at least half-time, the COA is the estimate of tuition and fees, cost of room and board (or living expenses), cost of books, supplies, transportation, loan fees, and miscellaneous expenses (including a reasonable amount for the documented cost of a personal computer), allowance for childcare or other dependent care, costs related to a disability, and reasonable costs for eligible study-abroad programs (<a href=\"about:blank\">Office of US Department of Education<\/a>). If your scholarship exceeds your balance on your student account, extra funds can go towards living expenses, books, etc., as long as the total amount of all grants, stipends, and scholarships does not exceed the COA for your program.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">What is the timeline for being awarded the scholarship to having it applied to my student account?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>The timeline can vary based on the student and institution. Once awards decisions are made, Patriot Foundation works with the NC State Education Assistance Authority (NCSEAA), which distributes the awards to institutions. The process of certification between NCSEAA and the individual institutions may take several weeks. NCSEAA will notify each school of the award recipient(s). The school must certify that the student is enrolled, and is at least half-time status within their program, and must approve that the award amount does not exceed the cost of attendance. Once an award is certified by the school, NCSEAA will disburse funds to the school. The school then must apply the funds to a student\u2019s account. We recommend you speak with your school\u2019s Financial Aid Office regarding application of funds to your account. Recipients can also view the status of their awards through the NCSEAA portal. Information on how to create an account through the NCSEAA portal are sent by NCSEAA.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">What if my scholarship award exceeds the cost of attendance for my program. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>Any funds that exceed the cost of attendance after applying all other grants, stipends, and scholarships must be returned by the school to Patriot Foundation, by way of NCSEAA.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>If scholarship checks were sent directly to the institution by Patriot Foundation, then the institution will need to return the funds directly to Patriot Foundation via check. Returned checks can be sent to:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Patriot Foundation<br \/>PO Box 5069<br \/>Pinehurst, NC 28374<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">What if I withdraw from my program or do not enroll in classes for a term?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>The funds awarded must be returned by the school to Patriot Foundation. If funds were awarded through NCSEAA, then returns will be returned through NCSEAA. If scholarship checks were sent directly to the institution by Patriot Foundation, then the institution will need to return the funds directly to Patriot Foundation via check. Returned checks can be sent to:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Patriot Foundation<br \/>PO Box 5069<br \/>Pinehurst, NC 28374<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">What if my scholarship award covers the remining balance on my student account and there is money left over?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>As long as your scholarship award, when combined with all other grants, stipends, and scholarships, does not exceed the cost of attendance, the overage on your account can be returned to you, by your school, and be used to assist with cost of living, books, transportation, etc. You must work with your school\u2019s Business Office\/Bursar\u2019s Office\/Cashier\u2019s Office to facilitate this process. Patriot Foundation is not involved with this part of the process.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-accordion-item-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"wpr-acc-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag-usa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-acc-title-text\">Will I have to re-apply to receive the scholarship in the future? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-close\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-toggle-icon wpr-ti-open\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-acc-panel-content\"><p>It is Patriot Foundation\u2019s goal to follow students through their degree programs; however, recipients must re-apply for scholarship assistance for new academic years. Instructions to complete renewal applications will be sent out to recipients prior to each renewal cycle.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56e4fa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56e4fa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f26bdb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f26bdb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Please contact the Scholarship Administrator with additional questions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-868703c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"868703c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scholarship Administrator<\/span><\/p><p><span \n                data-original-string=\"sjFSh5DY2L0MSs+e1BOkrx098f60V6xe+9sHLU8swnBbm4TIFAVs7nt7+O4TQk0G\"\n                class=\"apbct-email-encoder\"\n                title=\"This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. 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