42 U.S.C. § 2486g : US Code - Section 2486G: Space grant fellowship program

Search 42 U.S.C. § 2486g : US Code - Section 2486G: Space grant fellowship program

(a) Award of fellowships; guidelines; wide geographic and
institutional diversity
The Administrator shall support a space grant fellowship program
to provide educational and training assistance to qualified
individuals at the graduate level of education in fields related to
space. Such fellowships shall be awarded pursuant to guidelines
established by the Administrator. Space grant fellowships shall be
awarded to individuals at space grant colleges, space grant
regional consortia, other colleges and institutions of higher
education, professional associations, and institutes in such a
manner as to assure wide geographic and institutional diversity in
the pursuit of research under the fellowship program.
(b) Limitation on amount to provide grants
The total amount which may be provided for grants under the space
grant fellowship program during any fiscal year shall not exceed an
amount equal to 50 percent of the total funds appropriated for such
year pursuant to this chapter.
(c) Authority to sponsor other research fellowship programs
unaffected
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the
Administrator from sponsoring any research fellowship program,
including any special emphasis program, which is established under
an authority other than this chapter.