Title 38 — Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73

§7614 Part-time students

Title 38 › Part PART V— - BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES › Chapter CHAPTER 76— - HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › § 7614

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Stipends for a part-time student are cut based on how many credit hours the student takes compared with the credit hours a full-time student must take in the same program. No stipend can be paid for any month when the student is not actually attending the course they are enrolled in. The Secretary may lengthen the time a scholarship is paid, but not beyond six school years, if the Secretary decides the extension is in the best interest of the United States.

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §7614

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In the case of a participant who is a part-time student—

(1)the maximum amount of the stipend payable to the participant shall be reduced in accordance with the proportion that the number of credit hours carried by such participant bears to the number of credit hours required to be carried by a full-time student in the course of education or training being pursued by the participant;

(2)a stipend may not be paid for any month during which the participant is not actually attending the course of training in which the participant is enrolled; and

(3)the Secretary may extend the period for which a scholarship may be awarded to the participant to a maximum of six school years if the Secretary determines that the extension would be in the best interest of the United States.

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Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 4314 of this title as this section. Par. (3). Pub. L. 102–83 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in two places.

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Citation

38 U.S.C. § 7614

Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73