To obtain a deferral or exception to performance or repayment under a scholarship agreement, a scholar shall provide the following:
(a) Written application. A written application must be made to the Secretary to request a deferral or an exception to performance or repayment of a scholarship.
(b) Documentation. (1) Documentation must be provided to substantiate the grounds for a deferral or exception.
(1) Documentation must be provided to substantiate the grounds for a deferral or exception.
(2) Documentation necessary to substantiate an exception under Sec. 386.41(a)(1) or a deferral under Sec. 386.41(b)(5) must include a sworn affidavit from a qualified physician or other evidence of disability satisfactory to the Secretary.
(3) Documentation to substantiate an exception under Sec. 386.41(a)(2) must include a death certificate or other evidence conclusive under State law. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1820-0018) (Authority: 29 U.S.C. 711(c) and 771a)