(110 ILCS 930/7) (from Ch. 144, par. 2307)
    Sec. 7. Eligibility for DFI grants. An individual is eligible for an award under the provisions of this Act when the Program Board finds:
        (a) That the individual is a resident of this State and a citizen or lawful permanent
    
resident of the United States;
        (b) That the individual is a member of a racial minority as defined under the terms of
    
this Act;
        (c) That the individual has earned any educational diploma at an institution of
    
education located in this State, or is a resident of the State for no less than three years prior to applying for the grant, and the individual must hold a baccalaureate degree from an institution of higher learning;
        (d) That the individual's financial resources are such that, in the absence of a DFI
    
grant, the individual will be prevented from pursuing a graduate or professional degree at a qualified institution of higher education of his or her choice;
        (e) That the individual has above average academic ability to pursue a graduate or
    
professional degree; and
        (f) That the individual meets other qualifications which shall be established by the
    
Program Board.
    Grant funds shall be awarded only to those persons pursuing a graduate or professional degree program at a qualified institution of higher education.
    The Board shall by rule promulgate, pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, precise standards to be used by the Program Board to determine whether a program applicant has above average academic ability to pursue a graduate or professional degree.
(Source: P.A. 102-1030, eff. 5-27-22.)