§ 1036. Graduate fellowships to prepare faculty in high-need areas at colleges of education
(a) Grants by Secretary
(b) Eligible institutions
(c) Applications
(d) Types of fellowships supported
(1) In general
(2) Types of studyA graduate fellowship provided under this section shall support an individual in pursuing postbaccalaureate study, which leads to a doctoral degree and may include a master’s degree as part of such study, related to teacher preparation and pedagogy in one of the following areas:
(A) Science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, if the individual has completed a master’s degree in mathematics or science and is pursuing a doctoral degree in mathematics, science, or education.
(B) Special education.
(C) The instruction of limited English proficient students, including postbaccalaureate study in language instruction educational programs.
(e) Fellowship terms and conditions
(1) Selection of fellowsThe Secretary shall ensure that an eligible institution that receives a grant under this section—
(A) shall provide graduate fellowship awards to individuals who plan to pursue a career in instruction at an institution of higher education that has a teacher preparation program; and
(B) may not provide a graduate fellowship to an otherwise eligible individual—
(i) during periods in which such individual is enrolled at an institution of higher education unless such individual is maintaining satisfactory academic progress in, and devoting full-time study or research to, the pursuit of the degree for which the fellowship support was provided; or
(ii) if the individual is engaged in gainful employment, other than part-time employment related to teaching, research, or a similar activity determined by the institution to be consistent with and supportive of the individuals’s 1
1 So in original. Probably should be “individual’s”.
progress toward the degree for which the fellowship support was provided.(2) Amount of fellowship awards
(A) In general
(B) Awards based on need
(3) Service requirement
(A) Teaching required
(B) Institutional obligation
(C) Agreement required
(D) Failure to comply
(E) Modified service requirementThe Secretary may waive or modify the service requirement of this paragraph in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary with respect to the criteria to determine the circumstances under which compliance with such service requirement is inequitable or represents a substantial hardship. The Secretary may waive the service requirement if compliance by the fellowship recipient is determined to be inequitable or represent a substantial hardship—
(i) because the individual is permanently and totally disabled at the time of the waiver request; or
(ii) based on documentation presented to the Secretary of substantial economic or personal hardship.
(f) Institutional support for fellows
(g) Restriction on use of funds
(Pub. L. 89–329, title II, § 258, as added Pub. L. 110–315, title II, § 201(3), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3163; amended Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9214(c)(11), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2164.)