{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-657.31","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 657.31","heading":"What is the payment procedure for fellowships?","body":"(a) An institution must award a stipend to fellowship recipients.\n(b) An institution must pay the stipend and any other allowances to the fellow in installments during the term of the academic year fellowship.\n(c) An institution may make a payment only to a fellow who is in good academic standing and is making satisfactory progress.\n(d) The institution must make appropriate adjustments of any overpayment or underpayment to a fellow.\n(e) Any payments made for less than the full duration of a fellowship must be prorated to reflect the actual duration of the fellowship.","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 657—FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND AREA STUDIES FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM","Subpart D—What Conditions Must Be Met by Institutional Grantees and Fellows?"],"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":"6af164bf55ba750a1efb9a370cb197b0b56cc6e1091b8e6d4827e51afedf3b05","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-657.30","next":"us/34-cfr-657.32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}