Eligibility of scholars

  1. Law
  2. USC 20
  3. Education
  4. HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE
  5. STUDENT ASSISTANCE
  6. Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education
  7. robert c. byrd honors scholarship program
  8. Eligibility of scholars

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§1070d–36. Eligibility of scholars

(a) High school graduation or equivalent and admission to institution required

Each student awarded a scholarship under this subpart shall be a graduate of a public or private secondary school (or a home school, whether treated as a home school or a private school under State law) or have the equivalent of a certificate of graduation as recognized by the State in which the student resides and must have been admitted for enrollment at an institution of higher education.

(b) Selection based on promise of academic achievement

Each student awarded a scholarship under this subpart must demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and show promise of continued academic achievement.

(Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, §419F, as added Pub. L. 99–498, title IV, §401(a), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1344 ; amended Pub. L. 110–315, title IV, §409(a), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3225 .)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1070d–36, Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, §419F, as added Pub. L. 98–558, title VIII, §801(a), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2901 , related to eligibility of students for scholarships under Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program, prior to the general revision of this part by Pub. L. 99–498.

Amendments

2008-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–315 inserted "(or a home school, whether treated as a home school or a private school under State law)" after "public or private secondary school".


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