[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR648.60]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
             CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION,
                         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 648--GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart F--What Are the Administrative Responsibilities of the 
                              Institution?
 
Sec. 648.60  When does an academic department make a commitment to a fellow to provide stipend support?


    (a) An academic department makes a commitment to a fellow at any 
point in his or her graduate study for the length of time necessary for 
the fellow to complete the course of graduate study, but in no case 
longer than five years.
    (b) An academic department shall not make a commitment under 
paragraph (a) of this section to provide stipend support unless the 
academic department has determined that adequate funds are available to 
fulfill the commitment either from funds received or anticipated under 
this part or from institutional funds.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135c)