[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 5 (Tuesday, February 3, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E73]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

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                        HON. WILLIAM (BILL) CLAY

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 3, 1998

  Mr. CLAY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to share 
information about an important scholarship program for minority 
students that has been established by the Army Research Laboratory.
  The Science and Technology Academic Recognition System (STARS) 
fellowship provides tuition and expenses for the senior year of 
undergraduate study, and two years of graduate study. This program 
targets undergraduates who attend historically black colleges and 
universities and other minority servicing institutions, but recipients 
may pursue graduate studies at any accredited university. Fellowship 
recipients are employed by the Army Research Laboratory during the 
Summer and other school breaks throughout the academic year. The awards 
can total up to $100,000 over the course of three years. In 1997, the 
Army Research Laboratory committed $300,000 to three STARS fellowship 
recipients.
  While STARS funds only undergraduate and Master's degrees, the Army 
Research Laboratory has other fellowships which can help students 
complete doctoral studies. Upon completion of the STARS program, 
graduates are free to stay on with the Army Research Laboratory or they 
can pursue work in other parts of the federal government.
  In order to become eligible for the STARS program students must have 
a 3.0 grade point average, be rising seniors, hold U.S. citizenship and 
have an interest in pursuing graduate study in science, engineering or 
mathematics. Interested students should write to Director, U.S. Army 
Research Laboratory, ATTN: AMSRL-SP, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, 
Maryland, 20783.

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