award of fellowships and approval of institutions

award of fellowships and approval of institutions Sec. 402. (a) The first sentence of subsection (a) of section 403 of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 is amended to read as follows: “Of the total number of fellowships authorized by section 402(a) to be awarded during a fiscal year (1) not less than one thousand five hundred of such fellowships awarded during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, and not less than one-third of such fellowships awarded during the three succeeding fiscal years shall be awarded to individuals accepted for study in graduate programs approved by the Commissioner under this section, and (2) the remainder shall be awarded on such bases as he may determine, subject to the provisions of subsection (c).” The second sentence of subsection (a) of such section is amended by striking out “, and” at the end of clause (2) and inserting in lieu thereof a period, and by striking out. clause (3) thereof. (b) Section 403(b) of such Act is amended by striking out “under this title” and inserting in lieu thereof “as described in clause (1) of subsection (a)”, and by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: “, and the Commissioner shall give consideration to such objective in determining the number of fellowships awarded under this title for attendance at any one institution of higher education”. (c) Section 403 of such Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: “(c) Recipients of fellowships under this title shall be persons who are interested in teaching, or continuing to teach, in institutions of higher education and are pursuing, or intend to pursue, a course of study leading to a degree of doctor of philosophy or an equivalent degree. 78 Stat. 1105 “(d) No fellowship shall be awarded under this title for study at a school or department of divinity. For the purposes of this subsection, the term ‘school or department, of divinity’ means an institution, or department or branch of an institution, whose program is specifically for the education of students to prepare them to become ministers of religion or to enter upon some other religious vocation or to prepare them to teach theological subjects.” (d) The amendments made by this section shall become effective July 1, 1964.