Candidates must be planning careers in public service. Shah plans to pursue a joint degree in law and graduate studies in environmental studies. D.C. As many as 85 scholarships may be awarded for 1996, with at least one given in each of the 50 states. Four of the five winners from Kansas in the past five years have been KU students.
Selection is based on the regional panelists' recommendations.
They also must be U.S. citizens or nationals. Established in 1975 by Congress, the Truman Scholarship Foundation made its first scholarship awards in 1977. This site is maintained by University Relations, the public relations office for the University of Kansas Lawrence campus. Copyright 1996, the University of Kansas Office of University Relations. Images and information may be reused with notice of copyright, but not altered.