[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 34CFR643.3]



[Page 296-297]

 

                           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



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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)