 
      CHAPTER 28--HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE
 
                    SUBCHAPTER IV--STUDENT ASSISTANCE
 
   Part A--Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher 
                                Education
 
          subpart 6--robert c. byrd honors scholarship program
 
Sec. 1070d-36. Eligibility of scholars


(a) High school graduation or equivalent and admission to institution 
        required

    Each student awarded a scholarship under this subpart shall be a 
graduate of a public or private secondary school or have the equivalent 
of a certificate of graduation as recognized by the State in which the 
student resides and must have been admitted for enrollment at an 
institution of higher education.

(b) Selection based on promise of academic achievement

    Each student awarded a scholarship under this subpart must 
demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and show promise of 
continued academic achievement.

(Pub. L. 89-329, title IV, Sec. 419F, as added Pub. L. 99-498, title IV, 
Sec. 401(a), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1344.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 1070d-36, Pub. L. 89-329, title IV, Sec. 419F, as 
added Pub. L. 98-558, title VIII, Sec. 801(a), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 
2901, related to eligibility of students for scholarships under Robert 
C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program, prior to the general revision of 
this part by Pub. L. 99-498.
