| Who is Eligible to Participate in a Project? |
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An individual is eligible to participate in a Talent Search project if the individual meets all the following requirements: |
• Is a citizen or national of the United States;
• Is a permanent resident of the United States;
• Is in the United States for other than a temporary purpose and provides evidence from the Immigration and Naturalization Service of his or her intent to become a permanent resident;
• Is a permanent resident of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Palau); or
• Is a resident of the Freely Associated States – the Federated States of Micronesia or the Republic of the Marshall Islands;
• Has completed five years of elementary education or is at least 11 years of age but not more than 27 years of age. However, an individual who is more than 27 years of age may participate in a Talent Search project if the individual cannot be appropriately served by an Educational Opportunity Center.
• Is enrolled in or has dropped out of any grade from 6 through 12, or has graduated from secondary school, has potential for a program of postsecondary education, and needs one or more of the services provided by the project in order to undertake such a program; or
• Has undertaken but is not presently enrolled in a program of post-secondary education, has the ability to complete such a program and needs one or more of the services provided by the project to re-enter such a program.
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