§ 675.9 - Student eligibility.

§ 675.9 Student eligibility.

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Link to an amendment published at 85 FR 49820, Aug. 14, 2020.

A student at an institution of higher education is eligible to receive part-time employment under the FWS program for an award year if the student -

(a) Meets the relevant eligibility requirements contained in 34 CFR 668.32;

(b) Is enrolled or accepted for enrollment as an undergraduate, graduate or professional student at the institution; and

(c) Has financial need as determined in accordance with part F of title IV of the HEA. A member of a religious order

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an order, community, society, agency, or organization) who is pursuing a course of study at an institution of higher education is considered to have no financial need if that religious order -

(1) Has as its primary objective the promotion of ideals and beliefs regarding a Supreme Being;

(2) Requires its members to forego monetary or other support substantially beyond the support it provides; and

(3) Directs the member to pursue the course of study or provides subsistence support to its members.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1091; 42 U.S.C. 2752-2753)

[52 FR 45770, Dec. 1, 1987, as amended at 59 FR 61419, Nov. 30, 1994; 62 FR 50848, Sept. 26, 1997; 85 FR 49821, Aug. 14, 2020]