# 34 C.F.R. § 648.2 (2026): Who is eligible for a grant?

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## Section

- **Citation:** 34 C.F.R. § 648.2 (2026)
- **Heading:** Who is eligible for a grant?
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 34 CFR: Education / Chapter VI: OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION / Part 648: GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED / Subpart A: General / § 648.2: § 648.2   Who is eligible for a grant?

## Text

(a) The Secretary awards grants to the following:
(1) Any academic department of an institution of higher education that provides a course of study that—
(i) Leads to a graduate degree in an area of national need; and
(ii) Has been in existence for at least four years at the time of an application for a grant under this part.
(2) An academic department of an institution of higher education that—
(i) Satisfies the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this section; and
(ii) Submits a joint application with one or more eligible nondegree-granting institutions that have formal arrangements for the support of doctoral dissertation research with one or more degree-granting institutions.
(b) A formal arrangement under paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section is a written agreement between a degree-granting institution and an eligible nondegree-granting institution whereby the degree-granting institution accepts students from the eligible nondegree-granting institution as doctoral degree candidates with the intention of awarding these students doctorates in an area of national need.
(c) The Secretary does not award a grant under this part for study at a school or department of divinity.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135, 1135a)

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