USI 1102–01: Eligible Veterans Upward Bound Program Participants

To ensure service for selected veterans who have particular needs for academic support

20 United States Code § 1070a-11 and 1070a-13

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 84.047

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 645.3 (1985)

A veteran, regardless of age, is eligible to participate in Veterans Upward Bound program if the individual:

1. meets one of the following criteria:
   
   1. is a citizen or national of the United States
   2. is a permanent resident of the United States
   3. provides evidence from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that he or she is in the United States for other than a temporary purpose with the intention of becoming a citizen or permanent resident

      or

   4. is a permanent resident of the trust territories of the Pacific Islands

2. has been separated from military service under conditions other than dishonorable
3. is, at the time of initial selection, a potential first-generation college student and/or a low-income individual

   and

4. has a need for academic support in order to successfully pursue a program of education beyond high school.

Veteran

A person who served on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States

1. for a period of more than 180 days, any part of which occurred after January 31, 1955, and who was discharged or released from active duty under conditions other than dishonorable,

   or

2. after January 31, 1955, and who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service connected disability.

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