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1998 Session

Budget Amendments - HB30 (Conference Report)

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VPI Agric. Scholarships

Item 184 #1c

Item 184 #1c

First Year - FY1999 Second Year - FY2000
Education: Higher Education
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University FY1999 $62,500 FY2000 $62,500 GF

Language
Page 138, line 56, strike "$9,269,074" and insert "$9,331,574".
Page 138, line 56, strike "$9,410,370" and insert "$9,472,870".
Page 139, strike lines 13 through 17 and insert:
  "3.  Scholarships, internships, and graduate assistantships for students from first generation, low income, or underrepresented groups in the disciplines of the  colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Forestry and Wildlife Resources, Human Resources and Education, and Veterinary Medicine, $207,500 in each year.  Administration of the program resides in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences."


Explanation
(This amendment expands a program which provides scholarships for undergraduate students, assistantships for graduate students, and funds to partially support an undergraduate and graduate summer research internship program focused on the recruitment and retention of highly qualified underrepresented students in the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences and related sciences programs at Virginia Tech. Funding of $145,000 each year is currently provided for the program in the budget of Virginia Tech.)