[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: 23CFR260.107]

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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. 260.107  Eligibility.

    (a) Prior recipients of FHWA scholarships or fellowships are 
eligible if they will have completed all specific work commitments 
before beginining study under the programs for which applications are 
made.
    (b) Candidates for the fellowship program shall have earned 
bachelor's or comparable college-level degrees prior to beginining 
advanced studies under the program.
    (c) Candidates shall submit evidence of acceptance, or probable 
acceptance, for study in programs that will enhance their contributions 
to their employers. Evidence of probable acceptance may be a letter from 
the department chairman or other school official.
    (d) Candidates shall agree to pursue certain minimum study loads as 
determined by the FHWA and designated in the FHWA notices announcing the 
programs each year.
    (e) FHWA employees who receive awards will be required to execute 
continued service agreements, consistent with the Government Employees 
Training Act requirements, which obligate the employees to continue to 
work for the agency for three times the duration of the training 
received.
    (f) Candidates who are students or employees of State or local 
highway/transportation agencies shall agree in writing to work on a 
full-time basis in public service with State or local highway/
transportation agencies for a specified period of time after completing 
study under the program. The FHWA notices announcing the programs each 
year shall specify the time period of the work commitment.
    (g) Candidates shall agree to respond to brief questionnaires 
designed to assist the NHI in program evaluation both during and 
following the study period.
    (h) Recipients of awards for full-time shall agree to limit their 
part-time employment as stipulated in the FHWA notice announcing the 
programs.
    (i) Candidates shall not profit financially from FHWA grants. Where 
acceptance of the living stipend portion of the grant would result in a 
profit to the candidate, as determined by comparing the candidate's 
regular full-time salary with the candidate's part-time salary and 
employer salary support plus living stipend, the grant amount will be 
reduced accordingly. In cases where a candidate must relocate and 
maintain two households, exceptions to this condition will be 
considered.
    (j) Candidates shall be citizens, or shall declare their intent to 
become citizens of the United States.