[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR62.3]

[Page 350-351]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 62--NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP AND LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart A--National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program
 
Sec. 62.3  Who is eligible to apply for a scholarship program award?

    (a) To be eligible for a scholarship under this part an applicant 
must:
    (1) Be accepted for enrollment, or be enrolled, as a full-time 
student in a school located in a State;
    (2) Be pursuing a course of study or program offered by the school 
leading to a degree in medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, or an equivalent 
credential for a particular health profession;
    (3) Be eligible for, or hold, an appointment as a commissioned 
officer in the Regular or Reserve Corps of the Service or be eligible 
for selection for civilian service in the National Health Service Corps;
    (4) Be a National of the United States; and
    (5) Submit an application to participate in the Scholarship Program 
together with a signed contract as described in section 751(f) of the 
Act.
    (b) Any applicant who owes an obligation for professional practice 
to a State or other entity under an agreement entered into before filing 
an application under this part is ineligible for an award unless a 
written statement satisfactory to the Secretary is submitted from the 
State or entity that (1) there is no potential conflict in fulfilling 
the service obligation to the State or entity and the Scholarship 
Program, and that (2) the Scholarship Program service obligation will be 
served before the service obligation for professional practice owed to 
the State or entity.
    (c) Any individual who receives a scholarship under the Indian 
Health Service Scholarship Program (section 757 of the Act) or the 
Scholarship Program for First-Year Students of Exceptional Financial 
Need (section 758 of the Act) is ineligible to participate in the 
Scholarship Program during the

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School year(s) for which the scholarships under sections 757 or 758 of 
the Act were awarded.