34 CFR § 657.12 - How does a student apply for a fellowship?

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title: "34 CFR § 657.12 - How does a student apply for a fellowship?"
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section_name: "How does a student apply for a fellowship?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
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part_name: "FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND AREA STUDIES FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM"
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# 657.12 How does a student apply for a fellowship?

(a) A student must apply for a fellowship directly to an approved Center or Program at an institution of higher education that has received an allocation of fellowships according to the application procedures established by that approved Center or Program.

(b) Individual applicants must provide sufficient information to enable the approved Center or Program at the institution to determine the applicant's eligibility to receive a fellowship and whether the student should be selected according to the selection process established by the approved Center or Program.