Kansas Statutes 74-32,114. Award and renewal of fellowships; determination of qualification for award; amount; duration
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-32,114
- Executive officer: means the chief executive officer of the state board of regents appointed under Kan. See Kansas Statutes 74-3292
- Institution: means the university of Kansas, university of Kansas medical center, Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science, Wichita state university, Emporia state university, Pittsburg state university, Fort Hays state university and Kansas state university polytechnic campus;
(b) "governing authority" means the state board of regents or the chief executive officer of an institution if such officer has been designated by the state board to act on its behalf in exercising the authority of the board to care for, control, maintain and supervise all roads, streets, driveways and parking facilities for vehicles on the grounds of the institution; and
(c) "vehicle" means motor vehicle, motorized bicycle and bicycle. See Kansas Statutes 74-3209
- Program: means the Kansas work-study program established by this act. See Kansas Statutes 74-3275
- Qualified ethnic minority graduate student: means a person who: (1) Is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a member of an ethnic minority group; (3) has been accepted for admission to or is enrolled full time in a graduate program at a state educational institution; and (4) has qualified for the award of a fellowship under the Kansas ethnic minority fellowship program on the basis of having demonstrated scholastic ability, or who has previously so qualified and remains qualified for renewal of the fellowship on the basis of remaining in good standing and making satisfactory progress toward completion of the requirements of the graduate program in which enrolled. See Kansas Statutes 74-32,113
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- State board: means the state board of regents. See Kansas Statutes 74-3275
(a) A fellowship may be awarded under the Kansas ethnic minority fellowship program to any qualified ethnic minority graduate student and may be renewed for each such student who remains qualified for the fellowship. Subject to appropriations therefor, the number of new fellowships awarded under the program in each year shall not exceed 40. Determination of the graduate students qualified for such fellowships shall be made by the executive officer in consultation with the chief academic officers of the state educational institutions. The state board of regents shall establish, by rules and regulations, indicators of scholastic ability for determination of the qualifications of ethnic minority graduate students for the award of fellowships under the program.
(b) A fellowship awarded under the program shall provide for payment to a qualified ethnic minority graduate student of a stipend in an amount not to exceed the amount of the cost of attendance for an academic year at the state educational institution in which the graduate student is enrolled. Such stipends may be enhanced by the state educational institutions. A qualified ethnic minority graduate student may be awarded a fellowship in each academic year until the requirements of the graduate program in which the student is enrolled are completed.