Each applicant for a scholarship must be a bona fide resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia before such scholarship may be awarded to him. The award shall be made upon such basis, competitive or otherwise, as is determined by the president or other proper officer of the institution of higher education which the applicant plans to attend, hereinafter referred to as “school,” with due regard to scholastic attainments, character, and adaptability of the applicant to the service contemplated under such award; provided, that no award shall be made unless the applicant possesses the requisite qualifications.

History

1970, c. 620.