34 C.F.R. § 647.7 What definitions apply?
Title 34 - Education
(a) Definitions in EDGAR. The following terms used in this part are defined in 34 CFR 77.1:
Applicant Application Budget Budget Period EDGAR Equipment Facilities Fiscal Year Grant Grantee Project Project Period Public Secretary Supplies (b) Other definitions. The following definitions also apply to this part: First-generation college student means— (1) A student neither of whose natural or adoptive parents received a baccalaureate degree; or (2) A student who, prior to the age of 18, regularly resided with and received support from only one parent, and whose supporting parent did not receive a baccalaureate degree. (3) An individual who, prior to the age of 18, did not regularly reside with or receive support from a natural or an adoptive parent. Graduate center means an educational institution as defined in sections 481, 1201(a), and 1204 of the HEA; and that— (1) Provides instruction in one or more programs leading to a doctoral degree; (2) Maintains specialized library collections; (3) Employs scholars engaged in research that relates to the subject areas of the center; and (4) Provides outreach and consultative services on a national, regional or local basis. Graduate education means studies beyond the bachelor's degree leading to a postbaccalaureate degree. HEA means the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. Groups underrepresented in graduate education. The following ethnic and racial groups are currently underrepresented in graduate education: Black (non-Hispanic), Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaskan Native. Institution of higher education means an educational institution as defined in sections 481, 1201(a) and 1204 of the HEA. Low-income individual means an individual whose family's taxable income did not exceed 150 percent of the poverty level in the calendar year preceding the year in which the individual participates in the project. Poverty level income is determined by using criteria of poverty established by the Bureau of the Census of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Summer internship means an educational experience in which participants, under the guidance and direction of experienced faculty researchers, are provided an opportunity to engage in research or other scholarly activities. Target population means the universe from which McNair participants will be selected. The universe may be expressed in terms of geography, type of institution, academic discipline, type of disadvantage, type of underrepresentation, or any other qualifying descriptor that would enable an applicant to more precisely identify the kinds of eligible project participants they wish to serve. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a–11, 1070a–15, and 1141)
Title 34: Education
PART 647—RONALD E. MCNAIR POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM
Subpart A—General
§ 647.7 What definitions apply?
