Collapse to view only § 1135. Grants to academic departments and programs of institutions
- § 1135. Grants to academic departments and programs of institutions
- § 1135a. Institutional eligibility
- § 1135b. Criteria for applications
- § 1135c. Awards to graduate students
- § 1135d. Additional assistance for cost of education
- § 1135e. Authorization of appropriations
§ 1135. Grants to academic departments and programs of institutions
(a) Grant authority
(1) In general
(2) Additional grants
The Secretary may also make grants to such departments, programs and other academic units of institutions of higher education granting graduate degrees which submit joint proposals involving nondegree granting institutions which have formal arrangements for the support of doctoral dissertation research with degree-granting institutions. Nondegree granting institutions eligible for awards as part of such joint proposals include any organization which—
(A) is described in section 501(c)(3) of title 26, and is exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such title;
(B) is organized and operated substantially to conduct scientific and cultural research and graduate training programs;
(C) is not a private foundation;
(D) has academic personnel for instruction and counseling who meet the standards of the institution of higher education in which the students are enrolled; and
(E) has necessary research resources not otherwise readily available in such institutions to such students.
(b) Award and duration of grants
(1) Awards
(2) Duration and amount
(A) Duration
(B) Amount
(3) Reallotment
(c) Preference to continuing grant recipients
(1) In general
(2) Ratable reduction
(Pub. L. 89–329, title VII, § 711, as added Pub. L. 105–244, title VII, § 701, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1790; amended Pub. L. 110–315, title VII, § 703(e)(1), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3347.)
§ 1135a. Institutional eligibility
(a) Eligibility criteria
(b) Designation of areas of national need
After consultation with appropriate Federal and nonprofit agencies and organizations, including the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Secretary shall designate areas of national need. In making such designations, the Secretary shall take into consideration—
(1) the extent to which the interest in the area is compelling;
(2) the extent to which other Federal programs support postbaccalaureate study in the area concerned;
(3) an assessment of how the program may achieve the most significant impact with available resources; and
(4) an assessment of current (as of the time of the designation) and future professional workforce needs of the United States.
(Pub. L. 89–329, title VII, § 712, as added Pub. L. 105–244, title VII, § 701, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1791; amended Pub. L. 110–315, title VII, § 703(a), (e)(2), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3346, 3347.)
§ 1135b. Criteria for applications
(a) Selection of applications
(b) Contents of applicationsAn academic department, program or unit of an institution of higher education, in the department, program or unit’s application for a grant, shall—
(1) describe the current academic program of the applicant for which the grant is sought;
(2) provide assurances that the applicant will provide, from other non-Federal sources, for the purposes of the fellowship program under this subpart an amount equal to at least 25 percent of the amount of the grant received under this subpart, which contribution may be in cash or in kind, fairly valued;
(3) set forth policies and procedures to assure that, in making fellowship awards under this subpart, the institution will seek talented students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds, as determined by the Secretary;
(4) describe the number, types, and amounts of the fellowships that the applicant intends to offer with grant funds provided under this part;
(5) set forth policies and procedures to assure that, in making fellowship awards under this subpart, the institution will make awards to individuals who—
(A) have financial need, as determined under part F of subchapter IV;
(B) have excellent academic records in their previous programs of study; and
(C) plan to pursue the highest possible degree available in their course of study at the institution;
(6) set forth policies and procedures to ensure that Federal funds made available under this subpart for any fiscal year will be used to supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the funds that would otherwise be made available for the purpose of this subpart and in no case to supplant those funds;
(7) provide assurances that, in the event that funds made available to the academic department, program or unit under this subpart are insufficient to provide the assistance due a student under the commitment entered into between the academic department, program or unit and the student, the academic department, program or unit will, from any funds available to the department, program or unit, fulfill the commitment to the student;
(8) provide that the applicant will comply with the limitations set forth in section 1135d of this title;
(9) provide assurances that the academic department will provide at least 1 year of supervised training in instruction for students; and
(10) include such other information as the Secretary may prescribe.
(Pub. L. 89–329, title VII, § 713, as added Pub. L. 105–244, title VII, § 701, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1791; amended Pub. L. 110–315, title VII, § 703(e)(3), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3347.)
§ 1135c. Awards to graduate students
(a) Commitments to graduate students
(1) In general
(2) Special rule
(b) Amount of stipends
(c) Treatment of institutional payments
(d) Academic progress required
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), no student shall receive an award—
(1) except during periods in which such student is maintaining satisfactory progress in, and devoting essentially full time to, study or research in the field in which such fellowship was awarded; or
(2) if the student is engaging in gainful employment other than part-time employment involved in teaching, research, or similar activities determined by the institution to be in support of the student’s progress towards a degree.
(Pub. L. 89–329, title VII, § 714, as added Pub. L. 105–244, title VII, § 701, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1792; amended Pub. L. 110–315, title VII, § 703(b), (e)(4), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3346, 3347.)
§ 1135d. Additional assistance for cost of education
(a) Institutional payments
(1) In general
(2) Reduction
(b) Use for overhead prohibited
(Pub. L. 89–329, title VII, § 715, as added Pub. L. 105–244, title VII, § 701, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1793; amended Pub. L. 110–315, title VII, § 703(c), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3346.)
§ 1135e. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years to carry out this subpart.
(Pub. L. 89–329, title VII, § 716, as added Pub. L. 105–244, title VII, § 701, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1794; amended Pub. L. 110–315, title VII, § 703(d), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3347.)