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# 20 U.S.C. § 3915 - Graduate fellowships

## Text

The Foundation is authorized, in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, to establish and carry out a program of graduate fellowships for the purpose of encouraging and assisting promising students to continue their education and research in mathematics, science, and engineering.

(Pub. L. 98–377, title I, § 105, as added Pub. L. 99–159, title II, § 201, Nov. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 896.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Prior ProvisionsA prior section 3915, Pub. L. 98–377, title I, § 115, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1269, related to special consideration for applications meeting the needs of under­represented and underserved populations, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by section 201 of Pub. L. 99–159. See section 3919 of this title.