{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-676.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 676.2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a) The definitions of the following terms used in this part are set forth in subpart A of the Student Assistance General Provisions, 34 CFR part 668:\nAcademic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) Program\nAcademic year\nAward year\nClock hour\nEnrolled\nExpected family contribution (EFC)\nFederal Family Education Loan (FFEL)\nFederal Pell Grant Program\nFederal Perkins Loan Program\nFederal PLUS Program\nFederal SLS Program\nFederal Work-Study (FWS) Program\nFull-time student\nHEA\nNational Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant (National SMART Grant) Program\nPayment period\nSecretary\nTeacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program\nTEACH Grant\nUndergraduate student\n(b) The Secretary defines other terms used in this part as follows:\n*Financial need: The difference between a student's cost of attendance and his or her EFC.\n*Institution of higher education (institution): A public or private nonprofit institution of higher education, a proprietary institution of higher education, or a postsecondary vocational institution.\n* Need-based employment: Employment provided by an institution itself or by another entity to a student who has demonstrated to the institution or the entity (through standards or methods it establishes) a financial need for the earnings from that employment for the purpose of defraying educational costs of attendance for the award year for which the employment is provided.","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 676—FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM"],"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":"9524f1b4f18a19a3cdf70ea29b783f310d42a2f8d66a6bda1804740085b8d248","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-676.1","next":"us/34-cfr-676.3-676.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}