In general, EPA may award you one of two kinds of fellowships.
(a) The first are fellowships to students who are selected on the basis of EPA requests for applications and program announcements. These fellowships may assist you with the costs of academic and professional career studies in pollution control and environmental protection in fields such as science, engineering, technology, social science, and specialty areas supporting environmental protection efforts.
(b) The second are fellowships awarded to current or prospective employees of state, local and Tribal environmental pollution control or regulatory agencies who are nominated to receive fellowships by their agency. These fellowships may assist you with the costs of academic and professional career studies in pollution control and environmental protection in fields such as science, engineering, technology, social science, and specialty areas supporting environmental protection efforts.
authority: Section 103(b)(5) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (
42 U.S.C. 7403(b)(5)); sections 104(b)(5) and (g)(3)(B) of the Clean Water Act, as amended (
33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(5) and (g)(3)(B)); section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended (
42 U.S.C. 300j-1); section 8001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended (
42 U.S.C. 6981); section 10 of the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended (
15 U.S.C. 2609); section 20 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended (
7 U.S.C. 136r); sections 104(k)(7) and 311 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (
42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(7) and
42 U.S.C. 9660).
2 CFR part 200 and
2 CFR part 1500
source: 68 FR 16710, Apr. 4, 2003, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 40 CFR 46.115