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Article: DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR ROBERT C. BYRD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS MARCH 31
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- March 27, 2007
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The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following news release:
Mississippi's graduating high school seniors and eligible general education development recipients have until March 31 to apply for the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program. Now in its 21st year, the federally-funded program is administered in Mississippi by the Mississippi Department of Education.
Named in honor of Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, the scholarship program will award 65 to 75 scholarships worth $1,500 each, which are renewable for up to three additional years of undergraduate study at any postsecondary institution of higher education.
The selection criteria is designed to ensure that ...