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Code · CFR · Title 38 — Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief · Part 21 · § 21.4501

§ 21.4501. Eligibility.

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(a)General. Any eligible spouse or surviving spouse shall be eligible to receive an education loan if he or she meets the criteria of this section. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3512(f), 3698)
(b)Eligibility criteria. To qualify for an education loan---
(1)The eligible spouse's or surviving spouse's delimiting period as determined by § 21.3046 (a), (b), or (d), or § 21.3047 must have expired;
(2)The eligible spouse or surviving spouse must---
(i)Have financial resources that may reasonably be expected to be expended for education needs and which are insufficient to meet the actual costs of attendance;
(ii)Execute a promissory note payable to the Department of Veterans Affairs, as provided by § 21.4504;
(iii)Have unused entitlement provided under 38 U.S.C. 3511;
(iv)During the term, quarter, or semester for which the loan is granted, be enrolled on a full-time basis in pursuit of the approved program of education in which he or she was enrolled on the date his or her eligibility expired under § 21.3046 (a), (b), or (d), or § 21.3047; and
(v)Have been enrolled in a program of education on a full-time basis---
(A)On the date his or her period of eligibility expired under § 21.3046 (a), (b), or (d), or § 21.3047; or
(B)On the last date of the ordinary term, semester or quarter preceding the date his or her eligibility expired under § 21.3046 (a), (b), or (d), or § 21.3047, if the delimiting date fell during a school break or summer term. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3512(f), 3698)
(c)Limitations. The period for which a loan may be granted shall not extend beyond the earliest of the following dates:
(1)Two years after the expiration of the period of eligibility as determined by § 21.3046(a), (b), or (d), or § 21.3047;
(2)The date on which the eligible spouse's or surviving spouse's entitlement is exhausted; or
(3)The date on which the eligible spouse or surviving spouse completes the approved program of education which he or she was pursuing on the date the delimiting period determined by § 21.3046 (a), (b), or (d), or § 21.3047 expired. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3512(f), 3698)
(d)Exclusions. No eligible spouse or surviving spouse shall be authorized an education loan if he or she has defaulted on a previous education loan and there is a remaining unliquidated payment due VA. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3512(f), 3698) \[61 FR 26115, May 24, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51785, Oct. 3, 1997\]
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