20 USC § 4508 - Amount of fellowships

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s4508"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 4508 - Amount of fellowships"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "4508"
section_name: "Amount of fellowships"
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, § 809], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–39, 1783–78, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 809], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–39, 3341–78.)"
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# § 4508. Amount of fellowships

Each student awarded a fellowship shall receive a stipend which shall not exceed the cost to the student for tuition, fees, books, room and board, or $12,000, whichever is less, for each academic year of study.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 809], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–39, 1783–78, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 809], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–39, 3341–78.)

## Editorial Notes

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