[Federal Register: August 31, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 168)]
[Notices]
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Part VII
Department of Education
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Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program, et al.,
Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 1999; Notice
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.019A, 84.021A, 84.022A]
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) 1999
SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary invites applications for new awards
for FY 1999 and announces closing dates for the transmittal of
applications under the Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad
Fellowship Program (Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program),
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program (Group Projects Abroad
Program), and Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
Fellowship Program (Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship
Program).
Purpose of Programs
(a) The Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program offers
opportunities to faculty members of higher education for research and
study in modern foreign languages and area studies.
(b) 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.
(c) The Group Projects Abroad Program provides grants to support
overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in
modern foreign languages and area studies by teachers, students, and
faculty engaged in a common endeavor. Projects may include short-term
seminars, curriculum development, group research or study, or advanced
intensive language projects.
Eligible Applicants: (a) Institutions of higher education are
eligible to participate in the Faculty Research Abroad and Doctoral
Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Programs.
(b) Institutions of higher education, State departments of
education, nonprofit private educational organizations, and consortia
of these types of institutions, departments, and organizations are
eligible to participate in the Group Projects Abroad Program.
Dates: The date of availability of applications and the deadline
for the transmittal of applications under each of these competitions
are indicated in the chart in this notice.
Available Funds: The Congress has not yet enacted a FY 1999
appropriation for the Department of Education. However, the Department
is publishing this notice in order to give potential applicants
adequate time to prepare applications. The estimated amount of funds
available for new awards under these competitions, as shown in the
chart in this notice, is based on the President's 1999 budget.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Fiscal Information
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Deadline for Estimated
Applications transmittal Estimated range average Estimated
CFDA number and name of program available of of awards size of number of Project period
applications awards awards
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84.019A Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research 9/8/1998 11/6/1998 $18,000-$70,000 $43,000 21 3-12 Months
Abroad Fellowship Program.
84.021A Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad 9/4/1998 10/26/1998 $30,000-$120,000 $65,000 36 4-6 Weeks (Short-term seminars
Program. and curriculum development
projects).
2-12 Months (Group research or
study projects).
Up to 36 Months (Advanced
overseas intensive language
training projects).
84.022A Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation 9/8/1998 11/6/1998 $12,000-$60,000 $24,000 87 6-12 Months.
Research Abroad Fellowship Program.
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Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 80 (this
applies to part 664 only), 81, 82, 85, and 86; and (b) the regulations
for each of these programs as follows: Fulbright-Hays Doctoral
Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program, 34 CFR part 662;
Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program, 34 CFR part
663; and Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program, 34 CFR part 664.
Priorities
Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program and Doctoral Dissertation
Research Abroad Fellowship Program
Absolute Priority. The Secretary gives an absolute preference to
applications that meet the priority in the next paragraph. The
Secretary funds only applications that meet this absolute priority (34
CFR 75.105(c)(3); and either 34 CFR 662.21(d) or 663.21(d), as
applicable).
Research projects that focus on one or more of the following:
Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, East Asia, Eurasia, the Near East,
South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and the Western Hemisphere
(Canada, the Caribbean, Central and South America, and Mexico).
Note: Applications that propose projects focused on Western
Europe will not be funded.
Group Projects Abroad Program
Absolute Priority. The Secretary gives an absolute preference to
applications that meet the priority in the next paragraph. The
Secretary funds only applications that meet this absolute priority (34
CFR 75.105(c)(3) and 34 CFR 664.32).
Group projects that focus on one or more of the following: Africa,
Central and Eastern Europe, East Asia, Eurasia, the Near East, South
Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and the Western
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Hemisphere (Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Mexico).
Note: Applications that propose projects focused on Australia,
Canada, and Western Europe will not be funded.
Competitive Priority. Within the absolute priority specified for
the Group Projects Abroad Program, the Secretary gives preference to
applications that meet the competitive priority in the next paragraph.
The Secretary awards up to five points to an application that meets
this competitive priority in a particularly effective way. These points
are in addition to any points the application earns under the selection
criteria for the program (34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) and 34 CFR 664.30(b)).
Short-term seminars that develop and improve foreign language and
area studies at elementary and secondary schools.
For Applications or Information Contact
For Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program: Eliza Washington,
U.S. Department of Education, International Education and Graduate
Programs Service, 600 Independence Avenue, SW, Suite 600, Portals
Building, Washington, D.C. 20202-5331. Telephone: (202) 401-9777.
For Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program: Karla
Ver Bryck Block, U.S. Department of Education, International Education
and Graduate Programs Service, 600 Independence Avenue, SW, Suite 600,
Portals Building, Washington, D.C. 20202-5331. Telephone: (202) 401-
9774.
For Group Projects Abroad Program: Dr. Lungching Chiao, U.S.
Department of Education, International Education and Graduate Programs
Service, 600 Independence Avenue, SW, Suite 600, Portals Building,
Washington, D.C. 20202-5332. Telephone: (202) 401-9772.
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Program Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6).
Dated: August 25, 1998.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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