Institutions shall ensure that in the assignment of financial aid there is no discrimination in types, amounts, or patterns of aid awarded to students of each gender. Types of aid include, but are not limited to the following:

(1) Federal and state funded, including institutionally controlled, need-based assistance;

(2) Merit-based awards

(3) Graduate assistantships and fellowships

(4) Athletic assistance

(5) Department-based awards

(6) Foreign study scholarships and opportunities

(7) Nonneed based waivers

(8) Discretionary programs