{"identifier":"/us/usc/t20/s2005","title":20,"num":"\u00a7\u202f2005.","heading":"Truman scholars","text":"\u00a7\u202f2005.\nTruman scholars\n(a)\nBasis for award\nThe Foundation is authorized to award scholarships to persons who demonstrate outstanding potential for and who plan to pursue a career in public service. Award recipients shall be known as Truman scholars.\n(b)\nMaximum period of award\nScholarships under this chapter shall be awarded for such periods as the Foundation may prescribe but not to exceed four academic years.\n(c)\nRecipient\u2019s choice of institution\nA student awarded a scholarship under this chapter may attend any institution of higher education offering courses of study, training, or other educational activities designed to prepare persons for a career in public service as determined pursuant to criteria established by the Foundation.\n(d)\nEncouragement of recipient to pursue public service career\nEach student awarded a scholarship under this chapter must have indicated a serious intent to enter the public service upon the completion of his or her educational program. Each institution of higher education at which such a student is in attendance will make reasonable continuing efforts to encourage such a student to enter the public service upon completing his or her educational program.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t20/s2005.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s2005","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f2005."},{"t":"heading","text":"Truman scholars"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s2005/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Basis for award"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Foundation is authorized to award scholarships to persons who demonstrate outstanding potential for and who plan to pursue a career in public service. Award recipients shall be known as Truman scholars.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s2005/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Maximum period of award"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Scholarships under this chapter shall be awarded for such periods as the Foundation may prescribe but not to exceed four academic years.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s2005/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Recipient\u2019s choice of institution"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"A student awarded a scholarship under this chapter may attend any institution of higher education offering courses of study, training, or other educational activities designed to prepare persons for a career in public service as determined pursuant to criteria established by the Foundation.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s2005/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Encouragement of recipient to pursue public service career"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Each student awarded a scholarship under this chapter must have indicated a serious intent to enter the public service upon the completion of his or her educational program. Each institution of higher education at which such a student is in attendance will make reasonable continuing efforts to encourage such a student to enter the public service upon completing his or her educational program.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}