---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1801.2"
title: "45"
number: "1801.2"
heading: "Truman Scholars are selected from qualified applicants from each State."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1801.2"
---

# §1801.2. Truman Scholars are selected from qualified applicants from each State.

- (a) At least one Truman Scholar is selected each year from each State in which there is a resident applicant who meets minimum eligibility criteria as established by the Foundation. These minimum eligibility criteria are stated in §§ [1801.3](/cfr/45/1801.3.md), [1801.21](/cfr/45/1801.21.md) and [1801.23](/cfr/45/1801.23.md).
- (b) As used in this part, State means each of the States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and considered as a single entity: Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (The Islands).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 93-642, 88 Stat. 2276 (20 U.S.C. 2001-2012).

### Source

Source: 65 FR 81405, Dec. 26, 2000, unless otherwise noted.