005.02(E)(ii) ASSISTANCE UNDER THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS.

All assistance received from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) or paid under the Higher Education Act of 1965 is disregarded as unearned income. Programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 include: (1) Pell grants; (2) State student incentives; (3) Academic achievement incentive scholarships; (4) Byrd Scholars; (5) Federal supplemental educational opportunities grants; (6) Federal educational loans; (7) Upward Bound; (8) Gaining early awareness and readiness for undergraduate programs (GEARUP); (9) Leveraging educational assistance partnership (LEAP); (10) Special leveraging educational assistance partnership (SLEAP); or (11) Work-study programs.