45 CFR § 1801.3 - Students eligible for nomination.

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title: "45 CFR § 1801.3 - Students eligible for nomination."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1801.3"
section_name: "Students eligible for nomination."
chapter_name: "HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION"
part_number: "1801"
part_name: "HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Pub. L. 93-642, 88 Stat. 2276 (20 U.S.C. 2001-2012)."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 81405, Dec. 26, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1801.3 Students eligible for nomination.

A student is eligible to be nominated for a Truman Scholarship if he or she:

(a) Is a junior-level student pursuing a bachelor's degree as a full-time student at an accredited institution of higher education and will receive a baccalaureate degree the following academic year; or, is a full-time senior level student from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or from The Islands;

(b) Has an undergraduate field of study that permits admission to a graduate program leading to a career in public service;

(c) Ranks in the upper quarter of his or her class; and

(d) Is a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or a permanent resident of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.