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42 C.F.R. § 136.322   Application and selection.

Title 42 - Public Health

Title 42: Public Health
PART 136—INDIAN HEALTH
Subpart J—Indian Health Care Improvement Act Programs
Subdivision J–3—Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship Program for Indians

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§ 136.322   Application and selection.

(a) An application for a preparatory scholarship grant under this subdivision shall be submitted in such form and at such time as the Secretary acting through the Service may prescribe.¹ However, an application must indicate:

¹ Applications and instructions may be obtained from the appropriate Indian Health Service Area or Program Office.

(1) The health profession which the applicant wishes to enter, and

(2) Whether the applicant intends to provide health services to Indians upon completion of health professions education or training by serving as described in §136.332 or otherwise as indicated on the application.

(b) Within the limits of funds available for the purpose, the Secretary, acting through the Service, shall make scholarship grant awards for a period not to exceed two academic years of an individual's compensatory preprofessional education to eligible applicants taking into consideration:

(1) Academic performance;

(2) Work experience;

(3) Faculty recommendations;

(4) Stated reasons for asking for the scholarship; and

(5) The relative needs of the Service and Indian health organizations for persons in specific health professions.

[42 FR 59646, Nov. 18, 1977, as amended at 49 FR 7381, Feb. 29, 1984. Redesignated and amended at 67 FR 35342, May 17, 2002]]

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