An institution of higher education that participates in this program is responsible for—

1. (a) Making fellowship application materials available to its faculty;
2. (b) Accepting and screening applications in accordance with its own technical and academic criteria; and

3. (c) Forwarding screened applications to the Secretary through a request for an institutional grant.

   (Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6), 2454(e)(1))