14 CFR § 1259.500 - Description.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s1259.500"
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title: "14 CFR § 1259.500 - Description."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "1259.500"
section_name: "Description."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "1259"
part_name: "NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Pub. L. 100-147, 101 Stat. 869-875; Sec. 3, Pub. L. 111-314, 124 Stat. 3382; 51 U.S.C. 40301-40311."
regulatory_source: "54 FR 19880, May 9, 1989, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1259.500 Description.

The Space Grant fellowship program will provide educational and training assistance to qualified individuals at the graduate level in fields related to space. Awards will be made to institutions of higher education for fellowships. The student recipients shall be referred to as NASA Space Grant Fellows.

[82 FR 35442, July 31, 2017]