[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR650.4]

[Page 342-343]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
 CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 650_JACOB K. JAVITS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 650.4  What definitions apply to the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program?

    The following definitions apply to terms used in this part:
    Academic year means the 12-month period beginning with the fall 
instructional term of the institution of higher education.
    Act means the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.
    Department means any program, unit or any other administrative 
subdivision of an institution of higher education that--
    (1) Directly administers or supervises post-baccalaureate 
instruction in a specific discipline; and
    (2) Has the authority to award academic course credit acceptable to 
meet degree requirements at an institution of higher education.
    Fellow means a recipient of a Jacob K. Javits fellowship under this 
part.
    Fellowship means an award made to a person for graduate study under 
this part.

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    Fellowship Board means the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program 
Fellowship Board, composed of individual representatives of both public 
and private institutions of higher education who are appointed by the 
Secretary to establish general policies for the program and oversee its 
operation.
    Financial need means the fellow's financial need as determined under 
part F of title IV of the HEA, for the period of the fellow's enrollment 
in the approved academic field of study for which the fellowship was 
awarded.
    Grantee means an institution of higher education that administers a 
fellowship award under this part.
    HEA means the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.
    Institution means an institution of higher education.
    Institution of higher education means an institution of higher 
education as defined in section 1201(a) of the HEA.
    Institutional payment means the amount paid by the Secretary to the 
institution of higher education in which the fellow is enrolled to be 
applied against the tuition and fees required of the fellow by the 
institution as part of the fellow's instructional program.
    Knows or has reason to know means that a person with respect to a 
statement--
    (1) Has actual knowledge that the statement is false or fictitious;
    (2) Acts in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of the 
statement; or
    (3) Acts in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the 
statement.
    Recipient means an institution of higher education that administers 
a fellowship award under this part.
    Satisfactory progress means that the fellow meets or exceeds the 
institution's criteria and standards established for all doctoral 
students' continued status as applicants for the doctoral degree in the 
academic field of study for which the fellowship was awarded.
    Secretary means Secretary of the Department of Education or an 
official or employee of the Department acting for the Secretary under a 
delegation of authority.
    Stipend means the amount paid to an individual awarded a fellowship, 
including an allowance for subsistence and other expenses for the 
individual and his or her dependents.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1134-1134d)

[58 FR 58084, Oct. 28, 1993, as amended at 64 FR 3199, Jan. 20, 1999]