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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) To apply for a grant under this part, an institution of higher education shall submit an application that responds to the appropriate selection criteria in § 648.31.
(b) In addition, an application for a grant must—
(1) Describe the current academic program for which the grant is sought;
(2) Request a specific number of fellowships to be awarded on a full-time basis for the academic year covered under the grant in each academic field included in the application;
(3) Set forth policies and procedures to ensure that in making fellowship awards under this part the institution will seek talented students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds;
(4) Set forth policies and procedures to assure that in making fellowship awards under this part the institution will make awards to individuals who satisfy the requirements of § 648.40;
(5) Set forth policies and procedures to ensure that Federal funds made available under this part for any fiscal year will be used to supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the funds that otherwise would be made available for the purposes of this part and, in no case, to supplant those funds;
(6) Provide assurances that the institution will provide the institutional matching contribution described in § 648.7;
(7) Provide assurances that, in the event that funds made available to the academic department under this part are insufficient to provide the assistance due a student under the commitment entered into between the academic department and the student, the academic department will, from any funds available to it, fulfill the commitment to the student;
(8) Provide that the institution will comply with the requirements in subpart F; and
(9) Provide assurances that the academic department will provide at least one year of supervised training in instruction to students receiving fellowships under this program.
(c) In any application period, an academic department may not submit more than one application for new awards.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1840–0604)
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135b)
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 34. Education § 34.648.20 How does an institution of higher education apply for a grant? - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-34-education/cfr-sect-34-648-20/
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