§5442 Poland-hungary Scholarship Partnership

Summary

The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development can set up a scholarship program to help students from Poland and Hungary study in the United States. The program works with States, colleges, and businesses and focuses on business and economics courses, from general management to things like commercial banking and building a stock market. USAID can give grants to States for undergraduate, graduate, or training programs that last one year or longer and that meet Poland’s and Hungary’s development needs. USAID must talk with each participating State about available schools and where students will go. The federal share of costs cannot be more than 50 percent each year. The non‑federal share can be cash (including tuition or housing waivers) or in‑kind (like books or supplies). If a student returns to Poland or Hungary soon after studying and stays there for at least one year longer than they studied, any repayment requirement is forgiven. States should get private companies to help pay the nonfederal share and offer internships when possible. Grants come from U.S. development or economic support funds. An extra $10,000,000 was authorized for the three‑year period starting October 1, 1989. Rules that normally bar foreign aid to Poland and Hungary do not apply to these funds. "State" here means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands.