PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Institute must, with partner schools, offer an advanced degree program in international relations, international affairs, international economics, or related fields tied to a fellow’s career. The consortium designs the program and the Secretary approves it. Fellowships may match National Science Foundation graduate levels but cannot exceed the fellow’s need as approved by the Secretary. Recipients must study full time and agree to enter U.S. international or foreign service, including private volunteer groups.

Title 20, §1131b

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The Institute shall provide, in cooperation with the other members participating in the eligible recipient consortium, a program of study leading to an advanced degree in international relations, international affairs, international economics, or other academic areas related to the Institute fellow’s career objectives. The advanced degree study program shall be designed by the consortia, consistent with the fellow’s career objectives, and shall be reviewed and approved by the Secretary. The Institute may grant fellowships in an amount not to exceed the level of support comparable to that provided by the National Science Foundation graduate fellowships, except such amount shall be adjusted as necessary so as not to exceed the fellow’s demonstrated level of need according to measurement of need approved by the Secretary. A fellowship recipient shall agree to undertake full-time study and to enter the international service (including work with private international voluntary organizations) or foreign service of the United States.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 624 of Pub. L. 89–329 was renumbered section 625 and is classified to section 1131c of this title.

Amendments

2008—Pub. L. 110–315, in section catchline, substituted “Advanced” for “Masters” and, in text, substituted “an advanced degree in international relations, international affairs, international economics, or other academic areas related to the Institute fellow’s career objectives” for “a masters degree in international relations” and “The advanced degree study program shall be designed by the consortia, consistent with the fellow’s career objectives, and” for “The masters degree program designed by the consortia”.

§1131b Advanced Degree in International Relations