# 34 CFR § 648.2: Who is eligible for a grant?

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-648.2

## Section

- **Citation:** 34 CFR § 648.2
- **Heading:** Who is eligible for a grant?
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 34—Education > Subtitle B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education > CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION > PART 648—GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED > Subpart A—General

## 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)

## Nearby sections

- [34 CFR § 648.1 § 648.1 What is the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need program?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-648.1.md)
- [34 CFR § 648.2 § 648.2 Who is eligible for a grant?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-648.2.md)
- [34 CFR § 648.3 § 648.3 What activities may the Secretary fund?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-648.3.md)
- [34 CFR § 648.4 § 648.4 What is included in the grant?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-648.4.md)
- [34 CFR § 648.5 § 648.5 What is the amount of a grant?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-648.5.md)
- [34 CFR § 648.6 § 648.6 What is the duration of a grant?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-648.6.md)
- [34 CFR § 648.7 § 648.7 What is the institutional matching contribution?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-648.7.md)
- [34 CFR § 648.8 § 648.8 What regulations apply?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-648.8.md)
- [34 CFR § 648.9 § 648.9 What definitions apply?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-648.9.md)
- [34 CFR § 648.20 § 648.20 How does an institution of higher education apply for a grant?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-648.20.md)
- [34 CFR § 648.30 § 648.30 How does the Secretary evaluate an application?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-648.30.md)
- [34 CFR § 648.31 § 648.31 What selection criteria does the Secretary use?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-648.31.md)
- [34 CFR § 648.32 § 648.32 What additional factors does the Secretary consider?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-648.32.md)
- [34 CFR § 648.33 § 648.33 What priorities and absolute preferences does the Secretary establish?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-648.33.md)

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