---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1801.3"
title: "45"
number: "1801.3"
heading: "Students eligible for nomination."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1801.3"
---

# §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.

## 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.