Permanent residents are not eligible. Student nominees must have a minimum 3.2 cumulative grade point average from the nominating institution at the time of application. Student nominees currently receiving assistance from any U.S. government funded program are not eligible. Students sponsored by their home country government are eligible, provided they need supplemental support. Recipient institutions must guarantee cost sharing at least equal to the grant request.
Cost sharing can be cash or in-kind.
U.S. colleges and universities, not individual students, may apply. The application deadline for the 2000-01 competition is June 19, 2000.