PUBLIC LAW 98-377—AUG. 11, 1984
98 STAT. 1271
(A) concentrate, at the undergraduate level, in mathematics or science, and indicate a serious intent to teach at the elementary school level; or (B) concentrate, at the undergraduate level, in mathematics or science, and indicate a serious intent to teach mathematics or science at the secondary school level; or (C) concentrate, at the undergraduate level, in engineering and indicate a serious intent to teach at the postsecondary level, in an engineering discipline in which the Foundation has determined a shortage of qualified teachers. (d) Not to exceed 25 per centum of the scholarships available under this part shall be available for students meeting the criteria of subsection (c)(2)(C). SELECTION OF MERIT SCHOLARS
SEC. 133. (a) The Foundation shall establish criteria for the selec- 20 USC 3932. tion of merit scholars under this part. (b) The Foundation shall adopt selection procedures which are designed to assure that— (1) the number of individuals to be selected will not exceed the product of the number of Members of Congress for each State, multiplied by two, and that the individuals will be selected from among the residents of each State (and in the case of the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, not to exceed ten individuals will be selected); and (2) each recipient of a merit scholarship will enter into an agreement with the Foundation under which the recipient will agree— (A) to comply with provisions of paragraph (2) of section 142(c) relating to concentration of study; and Ante, p. 1270. (B) to pursue a career in teaching, as prescribed in section 142(c) for not less than two years for each academic year in which a merit scholarship award is received. STIPENDS AND SCHOLARSHIP CONDITIONS
SEC. 134. (a) Each student awarded a merit scholarship under this 20 USC 3933. part shall receive an award of $5,000 for each academic year of study. (b) Each student awarded a merit scholarship under the provisions of this part shall continue to receive payments provided under this part for such scholarship only during such period as the Foundation determines that the student is maintaining satisfactory progress in, and devoting full time to, the course of study for which the scholarship is awarded. (c) The Foundation is authorized to require reports containing such information in such form and to be filed at such time as the Foundation determines to be necessary from any student awarded a merit scholarship under the provisions of this part. Such reports shall be accompanied by a certificate from any appropriate official of the institution of higher education, approved by the Foundation, stating that such student is making satisfactory progress in, and is devoting essentially full time to, the study described in subsection (b).
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