20 USC § 4504 - Period for award

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s4504"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 4504 - Period for award"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "4504"
section_name: "Period for award"
chapter_number: 57
chapter_name: "JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 805], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–39, 1783–77, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 805], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–39, 3341–77.)"
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# § 4504. Period for award

Junior fellowships shall be granted for such periods as the Foundation may prescribe but not to exceed two academic years. Senior fellowship shall be granted for such periods as the Foundation may prescribe, but not to exceed five calendar years.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 805], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–39, 1783–77, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 805], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–39, 3341–77.)

## Editorial Notes

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