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National STEM Scholarship Database Act

Introduced: December 6, 2007 See on congress.gov
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To President
Became law
Dec 6, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 6, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National STEM Scholarship Database Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain, on the public website of the Department of Education, a database of information on public and private programs of financial assistance for the study of postsecondary and graduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Requires that such database: (1) provide separate information for each field of study; (2) be searchable by category and combinations of categories; (3) indicate programs targeted toward specific demographic groups; (4) provide searchers with program sponsor contact information and hyperlinks; and (5) include a recommendation that students and families carefully review application requirements and a disclaimer that scholarships presented in the database are not provided or endorsed by the Department or the federal government.

Requires the Secretary and the entity contracted to furnish and regularly update information to consult with public and private sources of scholarships and make easily available a process for the sources to provide regular and updated information.

What's happening now December 6, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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