34 CFR § 686.3 - Duration of student eligibility.

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title: "34 CFR § 686.3 - Duration of student eligibility."
title_number: 34
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section_number: "686.3"
section_name: "Duration of student eligibility."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "686"
part_name: "TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM"
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authority: "20 U.S.C. 1070g,  , unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 35495, June 23, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
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# 686.3 Duration of student eligibility.

(a) An undergraduate or post-baccalaureate student enrolled in a TEACH Grant-eligible program may receive the equivalent of up to four Scheduled Awards during the period required for the completion of the first undergraduate baccalaureate program of study and first post-baccalaureate program of study combined.

(b) A graduate student is eligible to receive the equivalent of up to two Scheduled Awards during the period required for the completion of a TEACH Grant-eligible master's degree program of study.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070g, )