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 106 STAT. 770 PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 20 USC 1134O. "SEC. 944. CRITERIA FOR APPLICATIONS. "(a) SELECTION OF APPLICATIONS.— The Secretary shall make grants to academic departments and programs of institutions of higher education on the basis of applications submitted in accordance with subsection (b). Applications shall be ranked on program quality by geographically balanced review panels of nationally recognized scholars. To the extent possible (consistent with other provisions of this section), the Secretary shall make awards that are consistent with recommendations of the review panels. "(b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATIONS.— An academic department or program of an institution of higher education, in its 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 funds, for the purposes of the fellowship program under this part an amount equal to at least 25 percent of the amount of the grant received under this part; "(3) set forth poUcies and procedures to assure that, in making fellowship awards under this part the institution will seek talented students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds, as determined by the Secretary; "(4) set forth poUcies and procedures to assure that, in making fellowship awards under this part, the institution will make awards to individuals who— "(A) have financial need, as determined under criteria developed by the institution; "(B) have excellent academic records in their previous programs of study; "(C) plan teaching or research careers; and "(D) plan to pursue the highest possible degree available in their course of study; "(5) set forth poUcies and procedures to ensure that Federal funds made available under this part for any fiscal year will be used to supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the frmds that would otherwise be made available for the purpose of this part and in no case to supplant those funds; "(6) provide assurances that, in the event that funds made available to the academic department or program under this part are insufficient to provide the assistance due a student under the commitment entered into between the academic department or program and the student, the academic department or program will endeavor, from any funds available to it, to fulfill the commitment to the student; "(7) provide that the applicant will comply with the limitations set forth in section 945; "(8) provide assurances that the academic department will provide at least 1 year of supervised training in instruction for students; and "(9) include such other information as the Secretary may prescribe. 20 USC 1134p. 'SEC. 945. AWARDS TO GRADUATE STUDENTS. "(a) COMMITMENTS TO GRADUATE STUDENTS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— An academic department or program of an institution of higher education shall make commitments to graduate students (including students pursuing a doctoral

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