100 STAT. 1783-77
PUBLIC LAW 99-500—OCT. 18, 1986
(d) Members of the Board shall serve without pay, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS
SEC. 804. (a) The Foundation is authorized to award fellowships to outstanding students and teachers who will pursue graduate study leading to the degree of Master of Arts in teaching or other appropriate masters degree for teachers, with a major in social studies or American history. Each recipient must take at least twelve semester hours, or its equivalent in topics directly related to the Constitution of the United States, as determined by the Board. (b)(1) James Madison fellowships shall be awarded to individuals who are, or who desire to become, social studies and American history teachers in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). (2) Junior fellowships shall be awarded to graduate students who are about to complete or have recently completed their undergraduate course of study, and plan to begin graduate work on a relatively full-time basis. (3) Senior fellowships shall be awarded to experienced teachers who wish to undertake work for a graduate degree on a part-time basis during summers or in evening programs. PERIOD FOR AWARD
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SEC. 805. Junior fellowships shall be granted for such periods as the Foundation may prescribe but not to exceed two academic years. Senior fellowship shall be granted for such periods as the Foundation may prescribe, but not to exceed five calendar years. i>
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R E C I P I E N T ' S CHOICE OF INSTITUTION
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SEC. 806. Fellowship recipients may attend any institution of higher education in the United States with an accredited graduate program which offers courses of study or training which emphasize the origins of the Constitution of the United States, its principles, its development, and its comparison with other forms of government, as determined according to criteria established by the Foundation. R E C I P I E N T ' S ELIGIBILITY
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SEC. 807. Each student awarded a fellowship under this title shall demonstrate the potential, and a serious intention, to follow a career of educating students in secondary schools. Each institution of higher education at which such a student is in attendance shall make reasonable efforts to encourage such a student to meet the objectives of this section. Each student receiving a Fellowship under this Act shall enter into an agreement under which the recipient shall: (a) within a 5-year period after completing the education for which the fellowship was awarded, teach on a full-time basis students in secondary school for a period of not less than one year for each year for which asistance was received; (b) repay all of the Fellowship assistance received plus interest at the rate of 6% per annum and, if applicable, reason' ' able collection fees for each school year for which assistance was ^•' received for which such recipient failed to teach as provided in paragraph (a); and
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