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 100 STAT. 1552

PUBLIC LAW 99-498—OCT. 17, 1986

by the institution as part of the recipient's instructional program shall be deducted from the payments to the institution under this subsection. "(g) U S E FOR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES PROHIBITED.—No fellowship shall be awarded under this part for study at a school or department of divinity. "AWARD OF FELLOWSHIPS

20 USC ii34f.

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923. (a) AWARDS BASED ON NEED.—An institution of higher education receiving funds under this part shall make available to financially needy graduate and professional students an award determined by such institution of higher education, except that no award under this part may exceed the lesser of $10,000, or the demonstrated level of financial need as determined under part F of title IV of this Act. "(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARD.—No student shall receive an award except during periods in which such student is maintaining satisfactory progress in, and devoting essentially full time to, study or research (including acting as a teaching assistant or research assistant as may be required as a condition to award of a degree) in the field in which such fellowship was awarded and is not engaging in gainful employment, other than part-time employment by the institution of higher education involved in teaching, research, or similar activities, approved by the Secretary. Such period shall not exceed a total of 3 years, except that the Secretary may provide by regulation for the granting of such fellowships for a period of study not to exceed one 12-month period, in addition to the 3-year period set forth in this section, under special circumstances which the Secretary determines would most effectively serve the purposes of this part. The Secretary shall make a determination to provide such 12-month extension of an award to an individual fellowship recipient upon review of an application for such extension by the recipient. "SEC.

"PART C—JACOB K. JAVITS FELLOWS PROGRAM "AWARD OF NATIONAL GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS 20 USC ii34h.

"SEC. 931. (a) NUMBER AND TIMING OF AWARDS.—The Secretary is

authorized to award not more than 450 fellowships per year in accordance with the provisions of this part for graduate study in the arts, humanities, and social sciences by students of superior ability selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement and exceptional promise. All funds appropriated in a fiscal year shall be obligated and expended to the students for fellowships for use in the academic year beginning after July 1 of the fiscal year for which the funds were appropriated. The fellowships shall be awarded for only one academic year of study and shall be renewable for a period not to exceed 4 years of study. "(b) DESIGNATION OF FELLOWS.—Students receiving awards under this part shall be known as 'Jacob K. Javits Fellows'. "(c) INTERRUPTIONS OF STUDY.—The institution of higher education may allow a fellowship recipient to interrupt periods of study for a period not to exceed 12 months for the purpose of work, travel, or independent study away from the campus, if such independent study is supportive of the fellowship recipient's academic program

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