[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR260.103]

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                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 260--EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart A--Fellowship and Scholarship Grants
 
Sec. 260.103  Definitions.

    As used in this regulation, the following definitions apply:
    (a) Candidate. One who meets the eligibility criteria set forth in 
Sec. 260.107, and who has completed and submitted the necessary forms 
and documents in order to be considered for selection for a fellowship 
or scholarship.
    (b) Direct educational expenses. Those expenses directly related to 
attending school including tuition, student fees, books, and expendable 
supplies but excluding travel expenses to and from the school.
    (c) Employing agency. The agency for which the candidate works. This 
may be either a State or local highway/transportation agency or the 
FHWA.
    (d) Fellowship. The grant presented to the recipient's school and 
administered by the school to assist the candidate financially during 
the period of graduate study.
    (e) Living stipend. The portion of the fellowship or scholarship 
grant remaining after the direct educational expenses have been 
deducted.
    (f) Local highway/transportation agency. The agency or metropolitan 
planning organization with the responsibility for initiating and 
carrying forward a highway program or public transportation program 
utilizing highways at the local level, usually the city or county level.
    (g) National Highway Institute (NHI). The organization located 
within the FHWA responsible for the administration of the FHWA 
fellowship and scholarship grant programs.
    (h) Recipient. The successful candidate receiving a fellowship or 
scholarship.
    (i) Scholarship. The grant presented to the recipient's school and 
administered by the school to assist the candidate financially during 
the period of post-secondary study.
    (j) State highway/transportation agency. The agency with the 
responsibility for initiating and carrying forward a highway program or 
public transportation program utilizing highways at the State level.