§293. Scholarships for students of exceptional financial need

(a) In general

The Secretary shall make grants to public and nonprofit private schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, and dentistry for scholarships to be awarded by the schools to full-time students thereof who are of exceptional financial need, subject to section 295n of this title (relating to residency training and practice in primary health care).

(b) Requirements regarding scholarships

(1) Acceptance for full-time enrollment

Scholarships may be awarded by a school from a grant under subsection (a) of this section only to individuals who have been accepted by it for enrollment as full-time students.

(2) Authorized expenditures

A scholarship provided to a student for a school year under a grant under subsection (a) of this section shall consist of payment to, or (in accordance with paragraph (4)) on behalf of, the student of an amount (except as provided in section 295o(c) of this title) equivalent to the amount of-

(A) the tuition of the student in such school year; and

(B) all other reasonable educational expenses, including fees, books, and laboratory expenses, incurred by the student in such year.

(3) Authority regarding payments to educational institution

The Secretary may contract with an educational institution in which is enrolled a student who has received a scholarship with a grant under subsection (a) of this section for the payment to the educational institution of the amounts of tuition and other reasonable educational expenses described in paragraph (2). Payment to such an educational institution may be made without regard to section 3324 of title 31.

(c) Authorization of appropriations

For the purpose of making grants under this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $11,000,000 for fiscal year 1993.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §736, as added Oct. 13, 1992, Pub. L. 102–408, title I, §102, 106 Stat. 2022 .)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 293, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, §720, as added Sept. 24, 1963, Pub. L. 88–129, §2(b), 77 Stat. 164 ; amended Sept. 4, 1964, Pub. L. 88–581, §3(a), 78 Stat. 919 ; Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89–290, §3(a), 79 Stat. 1056 ; Nov. 2, 1966, Pub. L. 89–709, §2(a), 80 Stat. 1103 ; Aug. 16, 1968, Pub. L. 90–490, title I, §101(a), (b)(1), 82 Stat. 773 ; Nov. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92–157, title I, §102(a), 85 Stat. 431 ; Oct. 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94–484, title I, §101(c), title III, §302, 90 Stat. 2244 , 2253; Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title XXVII, §2723(a), (b), 95 Stat. 915 , authorized grants for construction of teaching facilities for medical, dental, and other health personnel, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102–408.

A prior section 736 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 294i of this title prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102–408.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 293d of this title.