[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: 34CFR645.3]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
             CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION,
                         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 645--UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 645.3  Who is eligible to participate in an Upward Bound project?

    An individual is eligible to participate in a Regular, Veterans, or 
a Math and Science Upward Bound project if the individual meets all of 
the following requirements:
    (a)(1) Is a citizen or national of the United States.
    (2) Is a permanent resident of the United States.
    (3) 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.
    (4) Is a permanent resident of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
    (5) Is a resident of the Freely Associated States--the Federated 
States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the 
Republic of Palau.
    (b) Is--
    (1) A potential first-generation college student; or
    (2) A low-income individual.
    (c) Has a need for academic support, as determined by the grantee, 
in order to pursue successfully a program of education beyond high 
school.
    (d) At the time of initial selection, has completed the eighth grade 
but has not entered the twelfth grade and is at least 13 years old but 
not older than 19, although the Secretary may waive the age requirement 
if the applicant demonstrates that the limitation would defeat the 
purposes of the Upward Bound program. However, a veteran as defined in 
Sec. 645.6, regardless of age, is eligible to participate in an Upward 
Bound project if he or she satisfies the eligibility requirements in 
paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-13)