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Wi t hef f ectf r om 1Mar ch2012,st udent s wi t hagr ossmont hl yhousehol di ncome ofnotmor et han$2, 500( upf r om $1, 500) ar eel i gi bl ef orFAS.Theyal soqual i f yf or FASi ft hei rpercapi t ahousehol di ncome i snotmor et han$625.Bot hchangeswi l l al l owt wi ceasmanyst udent st oqual i f y f orFAS–f r om 40, 000t oanest i mat ed 80, 000st udent s. How doIqual i f ynow? • Gr ossMont hl yHousehol dI ncome notexceedi ng$2, 500 OR • PerCapi t aHousehol dI ncome( PCI ) notexceedi ng$625* * PCIi sgr ossmont hl yhousehol di ncome di vi dedbynumberofmember si nt he househol d.E. g. ,househol dwi t hagr oss mont hl yi ncomeof$3, 000but5member s wi l lqual i f y ,asPCIi s$600. Whatdoest heschemepr ovi de? • 100% subsi dyf orschooland st andar dmi scel l aneousf ees • Fr eet ext booksandschoolat t i r e f orpr i mar yandsecondar yl evel s; $750bur sar yf orpr euni ver si t yl evel
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St ar t i ngf r om November2012,t heEdusave Mer i tBur sar ywi l lbeawar dedt ost udent s wi t hmont hl yhousehol di ncomenot exceedi ng$5, 000( upf r om $4, 000)orwi t h PCInotexceedi ng$1, 250. Toqual i f y ,st udent swhomeett hei ncome cr i t er i ashoul dbei nt het op25% oft hei r l evelandcour sei nt er msofacademi c per f or mance,ofgoodconduct ,andnot r ecei vet heEdusaveSchol ar shi p. GoodPr ogr essAwar d St udent si neachl evelandcour sewho havemadesi gni f i canti mpr ovementi n t hei racademi cper f or mancear eel i gi bl e f ort heGoodPr ogr essAwar d,pr ovi dedt hey ar enotr eci pi ent sofanEdusaveschol ar shi ps orEdusaveMer i tBur sar y .
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