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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1977

91 STAT. 530

PUBLIC LAW 95-87—AUG. 3, 1977 (c) In addition to the number of fellowships authorized to be awarded by subsection (a) of this section, the Administrator is authorized to award fellowships equal to the number previously awarded during any fiscal year under this title but vacated prior to the end of the period for which they were awarded; except that each fellowship awarded under this subsection shall be for such period of graduate work or research, not in excess of the remainder of the period for which the fellowship which it replaces was awarded as the Administrator may determine. AWARDING OF FELLOWSHIPS

30 USC 1322.

SEC. 902. Recipients of fellowships under this title shall be— (a) persons who have been accepted by an institution of higher education for graduate study leading to an advanced degree or for a professional degree, and (b) persons who plan a career in the field of energy resources, production, or utilization. DISTRIBUTION OF FELLOWSHIPS

30 USC 1323.

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SEC. 903. In awarding fellowships under the provisions of this title, the Administrator shall endeavor to provide equitable distribution of such fellowships throughout the Nation, except that the Administrator shall give special attention to institutions of higher education, libraries, archives, or other research centers which have a demonstrated capacity to offer courses of study or research in the field of energy resources and conservation and conversion and related disciplines. In carrying out his responsibilities under this section, the Administrator shall take into consideration the projected need for highly trained engineers and scientists in the field of energy sources. STIPENDS AND INSTITUTIONS OF H I G H E R EDUCATION ALLOWANCES

30 USC 1324.

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SEC. 904. (a) Each person awarded a fellowship under this title shall receive a stipend of not more than $10,000 for each academic year of study. An additional amount of $500 for each such calendar year of study shall be paid to such person on account of each of his dependents. (b) In addition to the amount paid to such person pursuant to subsection (a) there shall be paid to the institution of higher education at which each such person is pursuing his course of study, 100 per centum of the amount paid to such person less the amount paid on account of such person's dependents, to such person less any amount charged such person for tuition. . LIMITATION

30 USC 1325. "School or department of divinity."

SEC. 905. No fellowship shall be awarded under this title for study at a school or department of divinity. For the purpose of this section, the term "school or department of divinity" means an institution or department or branch of an institution, whose program is specifically for the education of students to prepare them to become ministers of religion or to enter upon some other religious vocation or to prepare them to teach theological subjects. FELLOWSHIP

30 USC 1326.

CONDITIONS

SEC. 906. (a) A person awarded a fellowship under the provisions of this title shall continue to receive the payments provided in section 904(a) only during such periods as the Administrator finds that he is