[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 34, Volume 3] [Revised as of July 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 34CFR654.1] [Page 346] TITLE 34--EDUCATION CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PART 654_ROBERT C. BYRD HONORS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 654.1 What is the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program? Subpart A_General Sec. 654.1 What is the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program? 654.2 Who is eligible for an award? 654.3 What kind of activity may be assisted? 654.4 What regulations apply? 654.5 What definitions apply? Subpart B_How Does a State Apply for a Grant? 654.10 What must a State do to apply for a grant? 654.11 What is the content of a participation agreement? Subpart C_How Does the Secretary Make a Grant to a State? 654.20 How does the Secretary approve a participation agreement? 654.21 How does the Secretary determine the amount of the grant to each participating State? Subpart D_How Does a Student Apply to an SEA for a Scholarship? 654.30 How does a student apply to an SEA for a scholarship? Subpart E_How Does an SEA Select an Eligible Student To Be Scholar? 654.40 Who is an eligible student? 654.41 What are the selection criteria and procedures? Subpart F_How Does a Scholar Receive Scholarship Payments? 654.50 How does an SEA disburse scholarship funds? 654.51 What are the continuing eligibility criteria? 654.52 What are the consequences of a scholar's failure to meet the eligibility criteria? Subpart G_What Post-Award Conditions Must an SEA Meet? 654.60 What requirements must an SEA meet in the administration of this program? Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070d-31 to 1070d-41, unless otherwise noted. Source: 58 FR 42669, Aug. 11, 1993, unless otherwise noted. Under the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program, the Secretary makes grants to the States to provide scholarships for study at institutions of higher education to outstanding high school graduates who show promise of continued excellence, in an effort to recognize and promote student excellence and achievement. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070d-31, 1070d-33)