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• Any grants, scholarships, or fellowships provided by public or private organizations The following expense types can be used to offset income from grants, scholarships, fellowships, and other financial aid: • Tuition • Required books, supplies, or equipment • Mandatory fees The following expense types are not allowed to offset income from grants, scholarships, or other financial aid: • Room • Board (meals or meal plans) • Personal expenses • Transportation and parking • Loan fees • Health insurance costs Example 4 Mary was awarded a scholarship for $3,500 in July that is intended to cover her fall semester (September through December). Her tuition and course-related expenses are $3,250 for the semester. The $250 that exceeds the amount of tuition and course-related expenses will be prorated over the four-month period from September through December at $62.50 in unearned income each month ($250/4 months = $62.50/month). The following educational aid types are not counted as income and cannot be considered when determining if grants, scholarships, and fellowships exceed the cost of tuition, books, and mandatory fees: • Loans, including Stafford Loans and Perkins Loans (Student loans are not counted as income irrespective of what the loan is used to pay for.) • AmeriCorps or HealthCorps grant • Bureau of Indian Affairs grant • GI Bill/Veterans benefits • ROTC benefits Note When an applicant or member is enrolled in job-related classes or training and the tuition is reimbursed by the applicant's or member’s employer, this may be considered reimbursement for job- or training-related expenses (as defined in SECTION 16.2 INCOME TYPES NOT COUNTED). As long as the reimbursement is not more than the cost of the class or training, it does not need to be budgeted as educational aid. 17. Jury Duty Payments Count all jury duty payments as earned income for the month in which they are received if the payments are not turned over to the person’s employer. Amounts received separately as reimbursements or allowances for travel to and from the courthouse, meals, and lodging during jury duty are not countable. 18. Interest and Dividend Income Interest and dividend income is counted as unearned income. 19. Lump Sums Payments Count lump sum payments (if the payment is otherwise a countable income type) in the month received. Lump sum payments are not counted outside the month received.