---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 646.3"
title: "34"
number: "646.3"
heading: "Who is eligible to participate in a Student Support Services project?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/646.3"
---

# §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.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-14, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 38537, July 24, 1996, unless otherwise noted.