The document summarizes findings and recommendations from a study on improving the quality of applications for the Robert C. Byrd Scholarship in New York State. It found that the number of errors on applications has increased in recent years. Through interviews and surveys, it was found that local educational agencies felt the information bulletin could be improved, administrators needed extra assistance, and an online application and improved communication could help reduce errors. Recommendations included redesigning the information bulletin, implementing an online application, establishing a communication database, adding more communication to the process, and increasing advertisement of the scholarship.