[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 15]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR3402.8]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XXXIV--COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION 
                   SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 3402_FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES NATIONAL NEEDS GRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP GRANTS PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart B_Program Description
 
Sec. 3402.8  Fellowship activities.

    A USDA Graduate Fellow shall be enrolled as a full-time graduate 
student, as defined by the institution, at all times during the tenure 
of the Fellowship in the national need area and at the degree level 
supported by the grant. This includes the time used for special 
international study or thesis/dissertation research, if the 
international travel is funded through a special international study or 
thesis/dissertation research travel allowance under this grant program. 
However, the normal requirement for formal registration during part of 
this tenure may be waived if permitted by the policy of the Fellowship 
institution, provided that the Graduate Fellow is making satisfactory 
progress toward degree completion and remains engaged in appropriate 
full-time Fellowship activities such as thesis/dissertation research. 
Postdoctoral Fellowship appointments may be held only by persons who 
pursue full-time traineeship in research, teaching, or extension in the 
national need area and are supervised by the mentor indicated in the 
grant application. Graduate and postdoctoral Fellows in academic 
institutions are not entitled to vacations as such. They are entitled to 
the short normal student holidays observed by the institution. The time 
between academic semesters or quarters is to be utilized as an active 
part of the grant period. During the period of support, USDA Graduate 
and Postdoctoral Fellows are permitted, at the discretion of their 
institutions, to accept additional supplemental employment that would 
positively contribute to their training or research and provide 
eligibility for tuition waivers (e.g., full or partial tuition waivers 
provided with research or teaching assignments). A Fellow may accept 
from any other entity a grant supporting the Fellow's research costs.