{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-648.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 648.2","heading":"Who is eligible for a grant?","body":"(a) The Secretary awards grants to the following:\n(1) Any academic department of an institution of higher education that provides a course of study that—\n(i) Leads to a graduate degree in an area of national need; and\n(ii) Has been in existence for at least four years at the time of an application for a grant under this part.\n(2) An academic department of an institution of higher education that—\n(i) Satisfies the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this section; and\n(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.\n(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.\n(c) The Secretary does not award a grant under this part for study at a school or department of divinity.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education","CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","PART 648—GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-34.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:40Z","sha256":"870e5319d949cc3b815cc3863fc27eb83d1ee793413a3337b2b5c298b33ad161","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-648.1","next":"us/34-cfr-648.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}