Congressional Scholarship Act

Congressional Scholarship Act - Directs the Commissioner of Education to appoint a congressional scholarship board for each congressional district. Empowers each such board to award five congressional scholarships to qualifying students who are residents of the district for which the board was appointed to enroll in a course of study at an institution of higher education or a private vocational training institute. Stipulates that each student awarded a congressional scholarship shall be entitled to a stipend of $1,000 for each academic year.