[Federal Register: August 10, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 155)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.019A, 84.021A, 84.022A]
Office of Postsecondary Education, Fulbright-Hays Faculty
Research Abroad Fellowship Program, Fulbright-Hays Group Projects
Abroad Program, and Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research
Abroad Fellowship Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2001
Purpose of Programs: (a) The Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship
Program offers opportunities to faculty members of institutions of
higher education for research and study in modern foreign languages and
area studies.
(b) The Group Projects Abroad Program supports overseas projects in
training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign
languages and area studies for groups of teachers, students, and
faculty engaged in a common endeavor. Projects may include short-term
seminars, curriculum development or group research or study. The
program does not support advanced intensive language projects under
this competition.
(c) The Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program
provides opportunities for graduate students to engage in full-time
dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area
studies.
Eligible Applicants: (a) Institutions of higher education are
eligible to participate in the Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship
Program and the Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship
Program.
(b) Institutions of higher education, State departments of
education, nonprofit private educational organizations, and consortia
of these entities are eligible to participate in the Group Projects
Abroad Program.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: The dates of availability
of applications and the deadlines for the transmittal of applications
under each of these competitions are indicated in the chart in this
notice.
Available Funds: The estimated amount of funds available for new
awards under these competitions, as shown in the chart, is based on the
Administration's request for these programs for FY 2001. The actual
level of funding, if any, is contingent on final congressional action.
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Deadline for
CFDA number and name of program Applications transmittal of Estimated range Estimated average Estimated number Project period
available applications of awards size of awards of award
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84.019A--Fulbright-Hays Faculty August 28, 2000.... October 27, 2000... $20,000-$75,000 $47,000 30 fellow ships... 3-12 months.
Research Abroad Fellowship
Program.
84.021A--Fulbright-Hays Group September 1, 2000.. October 23, 2000... $30,000-$75,000 $69,000 36................ 4-6 weeks for
Projects Abroad Program. short-term
seminars and
curriculum
development
projects.
2-12 months for
group research or
study projects.
84.022A--Fulbright-Hays Doctoral August 28, 2000.... October 27, 2000... $10,000-$70,000 $27,000 115 fellow ships.. 6-12 months.
Dissertation Research Abroad
Fellowship Program.
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Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81,
82, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99; and (b) the regulations for these programs
as follows: 34 CFR Part 662 governing the Doctoral Dissertation
Research Abroad Fellowship Program; 34 CFR Part 663 governing the
Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program; and 34 CFR Part 664
governing the Group Projects Abroad Program.
Priorities
Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program and
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program
Absolute Priority: Under 34 CFR 105(c)(3) and 34 CFR 662.21(d)
governing the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
Fellowship Program and 34 CFR 105(c)(3) and 34 CFR 663.21(d) governing
the Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program, the
Secretary gives an absolute preference to applications that meet the
following priority. The Secretary funds only applications that meet
this absolute priority:
A research project funded under this priority must focus on one or
more of the following areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the
Pacific, South Asia, the Near East, East Central Europe
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and Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere (Canada, Central and South
America, Mexico, and the Caribbean). Please note that applications that
propose projects focused on Western Europe will not be funded.
Group Projects Abroad Program
Absolute Priority: Under 34 CFR 105(c)(3) and 34 CFR 664.34
governing the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program, the
Secretary gives an absolute preference to applications that meet the
following priority. The Secretary funds only applications that meet
this absolute priority:
A group project funded under this priority must focus on one or
more of the following areas: Africa, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast
Asia and the Pacific, the Western Hemisphere (Central and South
America, Mexico, and the Caribbean), East Central Europe and Eurasia,
and the Near East. Please note that applications that propose projects
focused on Canada or Western Europe will not be funded.
Competitive Priority: Within the absolute priority specified in
this notice for the Group Projects Abroad Program, the Secretary gives
preference to applications that meet the following competitive
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) and 34 CFR 664.30(b), the
Secretary awards up to five points to an application depending upon how
well the application meets the priority. These points are in addition
to any points the application earns under the selection criteria for
the program.
Short-term seminars that develop and improve foreign language and
area studies at elementary and secondary schools.
Invitational Priority: Within the absolute priority specified in
this notice, the Secretary is particularly interested in applications
that meet the following invitational priority. However under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(1) an application that meets this invitational priority does
not receive competitive preference over other applications.
Group study projects that provide opportunities for nationally
recruited undergraduate students to study in a foreign country for
either a semester or a full academic year.
For Applications or Information Contact: Applications for all the
programs are available at
www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/iegps/
Faculty Research Abroad Program: Eliza Washington, U.S. Department
of Education, International Education and Graduate Programs Service,
1990 K Street, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20006-8521. Telephone:
(202) 502-7633. The e-mail address for Ms. Washington is:
eliza_washington@ed.gov
Group Projects Abroad: Lungching Chiao, U.S. Department of
Education, International Education and Graduate Programs Service, 1990
K Street, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20006-8521. Telephone: (202)
502-7624. The e-mail address for Ms. Chiao is:
lungching_chiao@ed.gov
Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program: Karla Ver Bryck
Block, U.S. Department of Education, International Education and
Graduate Programs Service, 1990 K Street, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC
20006-8521. Telephone: (202) 502-7632. The e-mail address for Ms. Ver
Bryck Block is:
karla_verbryckblock@ed.gov
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Program Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6).
Dated: August 4, 2000.
A. Lee Fritschler,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education.
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