[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: 34CFR654.40]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
             CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION,
                         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 654--ROBERT C. BYRD HONORS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart E--How Does an SEA Select an Eligible Student To Be a Scholar?
 
Sec. 654.40  Who is an eligible student?


    A student is eligible to be selected as a scholar if he or she--
    (a) Is a legal resident of the State to which he or she is applying 
for a scholarship;
    (b)(1) Is a U.S. citizen or national;
    (2) Provides evidence from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization 
Service that he or she--
    (i) Is a permanent resident of the United States; or
    (ii) Is in the United States for other than a temporary purpose with 
the intention of becoming a citizen or permanent resident; or
    (3) Is a permanent resident of the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
Islands (Palau);
    (c) Becomes a high school graduate in the same secondary school year 
in which he or she submits the scholarship application;

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    (d) Has applied or been accepted for enrollment as a full-time 
student at an institution of higher education;
    (e) Is not ineligible to receive assistance as a result of default 
on a Federal student loan or other obligation, as provided under 34 CFR 
75.60; and
    (f) Files a Statement of Selective Service Registration Status, in 
accordance with the provisions of 34 CFR 668.33 of the Student 
Assistance General Provisions regulations, with the institution he or 
she plans to attend or is attending.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070d-36, 50 U.S.C. App. 462, 20 U.S.C. 1091)