The Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program is the federally funded one and administrated by the state, based on merits scholarship program, which exists within the United Sates of America.

It is aimed on presenting the opportunity to the students who show some extra-ordinary skills in the academics within the post-secondary education.

The procedure is as follows: The United States Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education provides the state education agencies with funds in order to award scholarships to the students, which are eligible to the scholarships (Byrd Honors Scholarships). The funds the students receive may be spent only in order to cover the educational expenses.

Firstly, The Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program was established in 1985, and since that time, the funding is extremely increasing.

The requirements of the application for the Byrd Honors Scholarships are as follows:
•    The enrolment to the educational institution of the  higher education (IHEs);
•    Demonstration of some extra-ordinary skills in the field of academics;
•    Being a promising student in the field of further education and research works.

If you think that you are able to get Byrd Honors Scholarship, I recommend you to apply for one as earlier as it is only possible, as the amount of people who also want to receive a scholarship is just great.