(1) Student eligibility. In order to be eligible to receive a scholarship under this program, the student must:

(a) Be a financially needy student, as defined in RCW 28B.10.802(3);

(b) Be a resident student, as defined by RCW 28B.15.012(2);

(c) Be enrolled as a full-time student at an institution of higher education;

(d) Promise to use his or her education to benefit other American Indians; and

(e) Not be involved in a program that includes any religious worship, exercise or instruction or the pursuit of any degree in religious, seminarian, or theological academic studies.