[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR648.40]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 648--GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart D--How Are Fellows Selected?
 
Sec. 648.40  How does an academic department select fellows?


    (a) In selecting individuals to receive fellowships, an academic 
department shall consider only individuals who--
    (1) Are currently enrolled as graduate students, have been accepted 
at the grantee institution, or are enrolled or accepted as graduate 
students at an eligible nondegree-granting institution;
    (2) Are of superior ability;

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    (3) Have an excellent academic record;
    (4) Have financial need;
    (5) Are planning to pursue the highest possible degree available in 
their course of study;
    (6) Are planning a career in teaching or research;
    (7)Are not ineligible to receive assistance under 34 CFR 75.60; and
    (8)(i) Are United States citizens or nationals;
    (ii) Are permanent residents of the United States;
    (iii) Provide evidence from the Immigration and Naturalization 
Service that they are in the United States for other than a temporary 
purpose with the intention of becoming permanent residents; or
    (iv) Are citizens of any one of the Freely Associated States.
    (b) An individual who satisfies the eligibility criteria in 
paragraph (a) of this section, but who attends an institution that does 
not offer the highest possible degree available in the individual's 
course of study, is eligible for a fellowship if the individual plans to 
attend subsequently an institution that offers this degree.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135, 1135b)

[58 FR 65842, Dec. 16, 1993, as amended at 64 FR 13487, Mar. 18, 1999]