Eligibility.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) (1) State agricultural experiment stations; (2) Colleges and universities (including junior colleges offering an associate's degree); (3) University research foundations; (4) Other research institutions and organizations; (5) Federal agencies; (6) National laboratories; (7) Private organizations or corporations; (8) Individuals; and (9) Any group consisting of 2 or more entities identified in paragraphs (a)(1) through (8) of this section. (b) (1) Colleges and universities; (2) 1994 Institutions; and (3) Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103). (c) (2) (i) The doctoral degree of the applicant must be received not earlier than January 1 of the calendar year three years prior to the submission of the proposal and not later than nine months after the proposal due date; and (ii) For pre-doctoral applications, the applicant must have advanced to candidacy by the application deadline. (3) (i) Small and mid-sized academic institutions that have had limited institutional success; (ii) Degree-granting institutions and State agricultural experiment stations (SAES) in USDA Experimental Program for Stimulating Competitive Research (EPSCoR) states; and (iii) Minority-serving institutions with limited institutional success.

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 3430.303