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§ 288–4. Undergraduate scholarship program regarding professions needed by National Research Institutes
(a) Establishment of program
(1) In generalSubject to section 288(a)(1)(C) of this title, the Secretary, acting through the Director of NIH, may carry out a program of entering into contracts with individuals described in paragraph (2) under which—
(A) the Director of NIH agrees to provide to the individuals scholarships for pursuing, as undergraduates at accredited institutions of higher education, academic programs appropriate for careers in professions needed by the National Institutes of Health; and
(B) the individuals agree to serve as employees of the National Institutes of Health, for the period described in subsection (c), in positions that are needed by the National Institutes of Health and for which the individuals are qualified.
(2) Individuals from disadvantaged backgroundsThe individuals referred to in paragraph (1) are individuals who—
(A) are enrolled or accepted for enrollment as full-time undergraduates at accredited institutions of higher education; and
(B) are from disadvantaged backgrounds.
(b) Facilitation of interest of students in careers at National Institutes of Health
(c) Period of obligated service
(1) Duration of service
(2) Schedule for service
(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Director of NIH may not provide a scholarship under subsection (a) unless the individual applying for the scholarship agrees that—
(i) the individual will serve as an employee of the National Institutes of Health full-time for not less than 10 consecutive weeks of each year during which the individual is attending the educational institution involved and receiving such a scholarship;
(ii) the period of service as such an employee that the individual is obligated to provide under clause (i) is in addition to the period of service as such an employee that the individual is obligated to provide under subsection (a)(1)(B); and
(iii) not later than 60 days after obtaining the educational degree involved, the individual will begin serving full-time as such an employee in satisfaction of the period of service that the individual is obligated to provide under subsection (a)(1)(B).
(B) The Director of NIH may defer the obligation of an individual to provide a period of service under subsection (a)(1)(B), if the Director determines that such a deferral is appropriate.
(3) Applicability of certain provisions relating to appointment and compensation
(d) Provisions regarding scholarship
(1) Approval of academic programThe Director of NIH may not provide a scholarship under subsection (a) for an academic year unless—
(A) the individual applying for the scholarship has submitted to the Director a proposed academic program for the year and the Director has approved the program; and
(B) the individual agrees that the program will not be altered without the approval of the Director.
(2) Academic standing
(3) Limitation on amount
(4) Authorized uses
(5) Contract regarding direct payments to institution
(e) Penalties for breach of scholarship contract
(f) Requirement of application
(g) Availability of authorization of appropriations
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 487D, as added Pub. L. 103–43, title XVI, § 1631, June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 183.)