(a)
The Secretary awards grants to the following:
(1)
Any academic department of an institution of higher education that provides a course of study that—
(i)
Leads to a graduate degree in an area of national need; and
(ii)
Has been in existence for at least four years at the time of an application for a grant under this part.
(2)
An academic department of an institution of higher education that—
(i)
Satisfies the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this section; and
(ii)
Submits a joint application with one or more eligible nondegree-granting institutions that have formal arrangements for the support of doctoral dissertation research with one or more degree-granting institutions.
(b)
A formal arrangement under paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section is a written agreement between a degree-granting institution and an eligible nondegree-granting institution whereby the degree-granting institution accepts students from the eligible nondegree-granting institution as doctoral degree candidates with the intention of awarding these students doctorates in an area of national need.
(c)
The Secretary does not award a grant under this part for study at a school or department of divinity.
Code of Federal Regulations
(Authority:
20 U.S.C. 1135, 1135a
)