34 CFR § 646.3 - Who is eligible to participate in a Student Support Services project?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t34/s646.3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "34 CFR § 646.3 - Who is eligible to participate in a Student Support Services project?"
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
section_number: "646.3"
section_name: "Who is eligible to participate in a Student Support Services project?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "646"
part_name: "STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-14, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 38537, July 24, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "646"
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# 646.3 Who is eligible to participate in a Student Support Services project?

A student is eligible to participate in a Student Support Services project if the student meets all of the following requirements:

(a) Is a citizen or national of the United States or meets the residency requirements for Federal student financial assistance.

(b) Is enrolled at the grantee institution or accepted for enrollment in the next academic term at that institution.

(c) Has a need for academic support, as determined by the grantee, in order to pursue successfully a postsecondary educational program.

(d) Is—

(1) A low-income individual;

(2) A first generation college student; or

(3) An individual with disabilities.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-14)