[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR650.33]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 650--JACOB K. JAVITS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart D--What Conditions Must be Met By Fellows?
 
Sec. 650.33  What is the duration of a fellowship?

    (a) An individual may receive a fellowship for a doctoral degree 
program of study for a total of 48 months or the time required for 
receiving the doctoral degree, whichever is less.
    (b)(1) An individual may receive a fellowship for no more than 24 
months for dissertation work, without the prior approval of the 
Secretary.

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    (2) A fellow may apply to the Secretary for an additional period of 
fellowship support for dissertation work. The fellow's application must 
include--
    (i) The specific facts detailing the reasons why the additional 
period of dissertation work support is necessary;
    (ii) A certification by the institution that it is aware of the 
fellow's application and that the fellow has attained satisfactory 
progress in the fellow's academic studies; and
    (iii) A recommendation from the institution that the additional 
period of fellowship support for dissertation work is necessary.
    (c) A fellow who maintains satisfactory progress in the program of 
study for which the fellowship was awarded may have the fellowship 
renewed annually for the total length of time described in paragraph (a) 
of this section.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1134, 1134c)