---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 68b.3"
title: "42"
number: "68b.3"
heading: "Who is eligible to apply for a Scholarship Program award?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/68b.3"
---

# §68b.3. Who is eligible to apply for a Scholarship Program award?

- (a) To be eligible for a scholarship under this part, applicants must meet the following requirements:
  - (1) Applicants must be accepted for enrollment, or be enrolled, as full-time undergraduate students in a school;
  - (2) Applicants must have an overall grade point average of at least 3.5 or a 3.5 average in their major field of study (on a 4.0 scale) or be ranked within the top five percent of their current class (or those students entering, if applying in their freshman year);
  - (3) Applicants must come from a disadvantaged background as defined by [§ 68b.2](/cfr/42/68b.2.md);
  - (4) Applicants must meet the citizenship requirements for federal employment; and
  - (5) Applicants must submit an application to participate in the Scholarship Program together with a signed contract as outlined in sections [487D(a)](/cfr/42/487D.md?p=a) and [(f)](/cfr/42/487D.md?p=f) of the Act.
- (b) Any applicant who owes an obligation for service to a State or other entity under an agreement entered into before filing an application under this part is ineligible for an award unless a written statement satisfactory to the Director is submitted from the State or entity that:
  - (1) There is no potential conflict in fulfilling the service obligation to the State or entity and the Scholarship Program, and
  - (2) The Scholarship Program service obligation will be served before the service obligation for professional practice owed to the State or entity.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 288-4.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 48274, Aug. 12, 2015, unless otherwise noted.