---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 2400.55"
title: "45"
number: "2400.55"
heading: "Certification for stipend."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/2400.55"
---

# §2400.55. Certification for stipend.


In order to receive a fellowship stipend, a Fellow must submit the following nine items in writing:

- (a) An acceptance of the terms and conditions of the fellowship including a completed certificate of compliance form;
- (b) Evidence of admission to an approved graduate program;
- (c) Certified copies of undergraduate and, if any, graduate transcripts;
- (d) A certified payment request form indicating the estimated costs for tuition, required fees, books, room, and board;
- (e) a photo copy of the university's bulletin of cost information;
- (f) The amount and nature of income from any other grants or awards;
- (g) information about the Fellow's degree requirements, including the number of required credits to fulfill the degree;
- (h) a statement of the university's willingness to accept the transfer of 6 credits toward the Fellow's degree requirements for the Fellow's satisfactory completion of the Summer Institute (see [§ 2400.51](/cfr/45/2400.51.md)); and
- (i) A full Plan of Study over the duration of the fellowship, including information on the contents of required constitutional courses. Senior Fellows must provide evidence of their continued full-time employment as teachers in grades 7-12.

## Notes

### Amendments

[61 FR 46734, Sept. 5, 1996, as amended at 69 FR 11815, Mar. 12, 2004]

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 4501 et seq., unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 46734, Sept. 5, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[61 FR 46734, Sept. 5, 1996, as amended at 69 FR 11815, Mar. 12, 2004]