[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR643.3]

[Page 294]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
             CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION,
                         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 643--TALENT SEARCH--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 643.3  Who is eligible to participate in a project?

    (a) An individual is eligible to participate in a Talent Search 
project if the individual meets all the following requirements:
    (1)(i) Is a citizen or national of the United States;
    (ii) Is a permanent resident of the United States;
    (iii) Is in the United States for other than a temporary purpose and 
provides evidence from the Immigration and Naturalization Service of his 
or her intent to become a permanent resident;
    (iv) Is a permanent resident of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Palau); or
    (v) Is a resident of the Freely Associated States--the Federated 
States of Micronesia or the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
    (2)(i) Has completed five years of elementary education or is at 
least 11 years of age but not more than 27 years of age.
    (ii) However, an individual who is more than 27 years of age may 
participate in a Talent Search project if the individual cannot be 
appropriately served by an Educational Opportunity Center project under 
34 CFR part 644 and if the individual's participation would not dilute 
the Talent Search project's services to individuals described in 
paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section.
    (3)(i) Is enrolled in or has dropped out of any grade from six 
through 12, or has graduated from secondary school, has potential for a 
program of postsecondary education, and needs one or more of the 
services provided by the project in order to undertake such a program; 
or
    (ii) Has undertaken, but is not presently enrolled in, a program of 
postsecondary education, has the ability to complete such a program, and 
needs one or more of the services provided by the project to reenter 
such a program.
    (b) A veteran as defined in Sec. 643.6(b), regardless of age, is 
eligible to participate in a Talent Search project if he or she 
satisfies the eligibility requirements in paragraph (a) of this section 
other than the age requirement in paragraph (a)(2).

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-12)