20 USC § 3915 - Graduate fellowships

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title: "20 USC § 3915 - Graduate fellowships"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "3915"
section_name: "Graduate fellowships"
chapter_number: 52
chapter_name: "EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–377, title I, § 105, as added Pub. L. 99–159, title II, § 201, Nov. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 896.)"
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# § 3915. Graduate fellowships

The Foundation is authorized, in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, to establish and carry out a program of graduate fellowships for the purpose of encouraging and assisting promising students to continue their education and research in mathematics, science, and engineering.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–377, title I, § 105, as added Pub. L. 99–159, title II, § 201, Nov. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 896.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 3915, , , , related to special consideration for applications meeting the needs of underrepresented and underserved populations, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by . See .