Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73
§1070d–36 Eligibility of scholars
Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 28— - HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Part Part A— - Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education › Subpart subpart 6— - robert c. byrd honors scholarship program › § 1070d–36
Summary
Students must have finished high school (including homeschooled students) or have a state-recognized equivalent and be admitted to a college. They must also have excellent grades and show promise of continuing to do well academically.
Full Legal Text
Title 20, §1070d–36
Education — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Each student awarded a scholarship under this subpart shall be a graduate of a public or private secondary school (or a home school, whether treated as a home school or a private school under State law) 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)Each student awarded a scholarship under this subpart must demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and show promise of continued academic achievement.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1070d–36, Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 419F, as added Pub. L. 98–558, title VIII, § 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.
Amendments
2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–315 inserted “(or a home school, whether treated as a home school or a private school under State law)” after “public or private secondary school”.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
20 U.S.C. § 1070d–36
Title 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73