42 CFR § 68b.7 - What does an individual have to do in return for the Scholarship Program award?

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title: "42 CFR § 68b.7 - What does an individual have to do in return for the Scholarship Program award?"
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
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section_name: "What does an individual have to do in return for the Scholarship Program award?"
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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subchapter_name: "FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, TRAINING"
part_number: "68b"
part_name: "NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM REGARDING PROFESSIONS NEEDED BY NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES (UGSP)"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 288-4."
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# 68b.7 What does an individual have to do in return for the Scholarship Program award?

(a) *General.* For each academic year of scholarship support received, participants must serve as full-time employees of the National Institutes of Health:

(1) For not less than 10 consecutive weeks of each year during which the participant receives the scholarship; and

(2) For 12 months for each academic year for which the scholarship has been provided.

(b) *Beginning of service.* The period of obligated service under paragraph (a)(2) of this section must begin within 60 days of obtaining the undergraduate degree, except for participants who receive a deferment under § 68b.8.