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 112 STAT. 1792 PUBLIC LAW 105-244 —OCT. 7, 1998 section), the Secretary shall make awards that are consistent with recommendations of the review panels. "(b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATIONS. —An 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 title 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; "(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 715; "(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 Secretsiry may prescribe. 20 USC 1135c. "SEC. 714. AWARDS TO GRADUATE STUDENTS. " (a) COMMITMENTS TO GRADUATE STUDENTS. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— An academic department, program or unit of an institution of higher education shall make commitments to graduate students who are eligible students under section 484 (including students pursuing a doctoral degree after having completed a master's degree program at an institution

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