- Full-time undergraduate or graduate student
- Maintain full-time enrollment unless fewer than twice the number of hours required to be full-time remaining in degree program
- Major in Interdisciplinary studies with a Bilingual or ESL Certification unless no applicant possess these characteristics, then student enrolling full-time in the College of Education and seeking a degree in elementary education at the University will be eligible for consideration
- Annually renewable if recipient reapplies and meets requirements