Off. of Spec. Educ. and Rehab. Services, Education § 356.4

Subpart E—What Conditions Have To Be (2) The Secretary awards Merit Fel- Met by a Fellow? lowships to individuals in earlier stages of their careers in research. To 356.40 What is the length of a Fellowship award? be eligible for a Merit Fellowship, an 356.41 What are the employment limitations individual must have either advanced during a fellowship period? professional training or experience in 356.42 What acknowledgement of support is independent study in an area which is required? directly pertinent to disability and re- habilitation. Subpart F—What are the Administrative (d) An applicant for a fellowship Responsibilities of a Fellow? under this program must be eligible 356.50 What kinds of payments are allowed under 34 CFR 75.60. under this program? 356.51 What reports are required? (Authority: Sec. 202(d); 29 U.S.C. 761a(d)) 356.52 Are there other requirements? [49 FR 24979, June 18, 1984, as amended at 57 AUTHORITY: 29 U.S.C. 760–762, unless other- FR 30343, July 8, 1992; 58 FR 49419, Sept. 22, wise noted. 1993] SOURCE: 46 FR 45312, Sept. 10, 1981, unless § 356.3 What regulations apply to this otherwise noted. program? Subpart A—General The following regulations apply to this program: § 356.1 What is the Research Fellow- (a) The peer review requirements ships Program? contained in 34 CFR 350.31–350.32. The purpose of this program is to (b) The regulations in this part—34 build research capacity by providing CFR part 356; support to highly qualified individuals, (c)(1) Subject to the additional re- including those who are individuals quirement in paragraph (c)(2) of this with disabilities, to perform research section, 34 CFR part 97, Protection of on the rehabilitation of individuals Human Subjects. with disabilities. (2) When an IRB reviews research (Authority: Sec. 202(d); 29 U.S.C. 761a(d)) that purposefully requires inclusion of children with disabilities or individuals [49 FR 24979, June 18, 1984, as amended at 58 with mental disabilities as research FR 49419, Sept. 22, 1993] subjects, the IRB must include at least § 356.2 Who is eligible for assistance one person primarily concerned with under this program? the welfare of these research subjects. (a) Only individuals are eligible to be (d) The regulations in 34 CFR 75.60– recipients of Fellowships. 75.61 (regarding the ineligibility of cer- (b) Any individual is eligible for as- tain individuals to receive assistance). sistance under this program who has (Authority: 29 U.S.C. 761a(d), 42 U.S.C. 300v– training and experience that indicate a 1(b)) potential for engaging in scientific re- search related to the solution of reha- [46 FR 45312, Sept. 10, 1981, as amended at 56 bilitation problems of individuals with FR 28031, June 18, 1991; 57 FR 30343, July 8, 1992; 58 FR 49419, Sept. 22, 1993; 60 FR 17431, disabilities. Apr. 5, 1995] (c) This program provides two cat- egories of Fellowships: Merit Fellow- § 356.4 What definitions apply to this ships and Distinguished Fellowships. program? (1) To be eligible for a Distinguished Fellowship, an individual must have The definitions listed in 34 CFR 350.4 seven or more years of research experi- apply to this program. ence in subject areas, methods, or tech- (Authority: Sec. 202(i)(1); (29 U.S.C. niques relevant to rehabilitation re- 761a(i)(1))) search and must have a doctorate, other terminal degree, or comparable academic qualifications.

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