25 USC 1613 - Health professions preparatory scholarship program for Indians

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 23, 2024

§ 1613.

Health professions preparatory scholarship program for Indians

(a)

Requirements

The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall make scholarship grants to Indians who—

(1)

have successfully completed their high school education or high school equivalency; and

(2)

have demonstrated the capability to successfully complete courses of study in the health professions.

(b)

Purposes and duration of grants; preprofessional and pregraduate education

Scholarship grants made pursuant to this section shall be for the following purposes:

(1)

Compensatory preprofessional education of any grantee, such scholarship not to exceed two years on a full-time basis (or the part-time equivalent thereof, as determined by the Secretary).

(2)

Pregraduate education of any grantee leading to a baccalaureate degree in an approved course of study preparatory to a field of study in a health profession, such scholarship not to exceed 4 years (or the part-time equivalent thereof, as determined by the Secretary).

(c)

Covered expenses

(d)

Basis for denial of assistance

(e)

Eligibility for assistance under other Federal programs

(Pub. L. 94–437, title I, § 103, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1403; Pub. L. 96–537, § 3(b), Dec. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 3174; Pub. L. 100–713, title I, § 102, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4785; Pub. L. 102–573, title I, § 102(b), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4530.)

cite as: 25 USC 1613