(a) Funding. The Coordinating Board may not award through this Program an amount that exceeds the amount of state appropriations and other funds that are available for this use.
(b) Scholarship Amounts.
  (1) The Commissioner shall establish the amount of each Research Scholarship in an academic year that is 150% of the average of the amount of the Leadership Scholarships awarded across public research and public emerging research institutions under subchapter N of this chapter (relating to Texas Leadership Scholars Grant Program), based on available appropriations for the Program. The Scholarship may be applied toward housing, food, or other costs of attendance allowed under the Program, at the participating eligible institution as approved by the Coordinating Board.
  (2) An Eligible institution may not reduce the amount of a scholarship by any gift aid for which the Research Scholar receiving the scholarship is eligible unless the total amount of a Research Scholar's scholarship plus any gift aid received exceeds the Research Scholar's cost of attendance.
  (3) An Eligible institution shall ensure each Research Scholar receives the scholarship awarded under the program for four (4) years so long as the scholar maintains eligibility set forth in §22.303(b) of this subchapter (relating to Eligible Students).
(c) Allocation of Funds.
  (1) The Commissioner shall determine and announce the number of initial scholarships available to each participating eligible institution by January 31 of the prior fiscal year set forth in §22.303(a) of this subchapter, based on the following criteria:
    (A) 50% of available initial Scholarships will be allocated among public research universities based on the institution's share of the number of research doctoral degrees awarded by public research universities in the prior academic year, as determined by the commissioner; and
    (B) 50% of available initial Scholarships will be allocated among emerging research universities based on each institution's share of the number of research doctoral degrees awarded by public emerging research universities in the prior academic year, as determined by the commissioner.
  (2) The number of Scholarships allocated to each participating eligible institution for returning Research Scholars will be the number of Scholars eligible to receive the Scholarship set forth in §22.303(b) of this subchapter.
  (3) Each participating eligible institution will receive an annual allocation equal to the number of Scholarships allocated to the institution times the amount established in subsection (b) of this section.

Source Note: The provisions of this §22.310 adopted to be effective May 16, 2024, 49 TexReg 3276