34 CFR §648.2

1. (a)The Secretary awards grants to the following:
   1. (1)Any academic department of an institution of higher education that provides a course of study that—
      1. (i)Leads to a graduate degree in an area of national need; and
      2. (ii)Has been in existence for at least four years at the time of an application for a grant under this part.
   2. (2)An academic department of an institution of higher education that—
      1. (i)Satisfies the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this section; and
      2. (ii)Submits a joint application with one or more eligible nondegree-granting institutions that have formal arrangements for the support of doctoral dissertation research with one or more degree-granting institutions.
2. (b)A formal arrangement under paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section is a written agreement between a degree-granting institution and an eligible nondegree-granting institution whereby the degree-granting institution accepts students from the eligible nondegree-granting institution as doctoral degree candidates with the intention of awarding these students doctorates in an area of national need.
3. (c)The Secretary does not award a grant under this part for study at a school or department of divinity.