Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, 59050-59054 [05-20365]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Uniformed Services University of the
Health Sciences
Office of the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Health Affairs; Meeting of
the Board of Regents of the Uniformed
Services University of the Health
Sciences
ACTION:
Quarterly meeting notice.
SUMMARY: The actions that will take
place are the approval of the minutes
from the Board of Regents meetings on
July 18, 2005; departmental reports; and
degrees from the USU School of
Medicine. The President, USU; Dean,
USU School of Medicine; and Dean,
USU Graduate School of Nursing will
also present reports. These actions are
necessary in order to remain an
accredited medical school and to pursue
our mission, which is to provide trained
medical personnel to our uniformed
services.
DATES: November 7, 2005, 8 a.m. to 3
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University of the Health Sciences, Board
of Regents Conference Room (D3001),
4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD
20814–4799.
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Dated: October 4, 2005.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education;
Overview Information; Fulbright-Hays
Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
(DDRA) Program; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2006
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.022A
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Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: The institutional
project period is 18 months beginning
July 1, 2006. Students may request
funding for 6–12 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The FulbrightHays Doctoral Dissertation Research
Abroad Fellowship Program provides
opportunities to graduate students to
engage in full-time dissertation research
abroad in modern foreign languages and
area studies.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(ii), this priority is from the
regulations for this program (34 CFR
662.21(d)).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2006 this
priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only
applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
A research project that focuses on one
or more of the following areas: Africa,
East Asia, Southeast Asia and the
Pacific Islands, South Asia, the Near
East, East Central Europe 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.
Program Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6).
Dates: Applications Available:
October 11, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: See the chart listed under
section IV. Application and Submission
Information, 3. Submission Dates and
Times (chart).
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of
higher education (IHE). As part of the
application process, students submit
individual applications to the IHE. The
IHE then officially submits all eligible
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individual student applications with its
grant application to the Department.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$4,399,500 for new awards in this
program for FY 2006. The actual level
of funding, if any, depends on final
congressional action. However, we are
inviting applications to allow enough
time to complete the grant process if
Congress appropriates funds for this
program.
Estimated Range of Fellowship
Awards: $15,000–$60,000.
Estimated Average Size of Fellowship
Awards: $29,330.
Estimated Number of Fellowship
Awards: 150.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 81, 82, 84, 85,
86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The regulations
for this program in 34 CFR part 662.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to IHEs only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants
redistributed as fellowships to
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individual beneficiaries. As part of its
FY 2006 budget request, the
Administration proposed to continue to
allow funds to be used to support the
applications of individuals who plan to
utilize their language skills in world
areas vital to the United States national
security in the fields of government,
international development, and the
professions. Therefore, students
planning to apply their language skills
in such fields are eligible to apply for
this program, in addition to those
planning teaching careers. However,
authority to use funds in this manner
depends on final Congressional action.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$4,399,500 for this program for FY 2006.
The actual level of funding, if any,
depends on final congressional action.
However, we are inviting applications to
allow enough time to complete the grant
process if Congress appropriates funds
for this program.
Estimated Range of Fellowship
Awards: $15,000—$60,000.
Estimated Average Size of Fellowship
Awards: $29,330.
Estimated Number of Fellowship
Awards: 150.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: The institutional
project period is 18 months beginning
July 1, 2006. Students may request
funding for 6–12 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs. As part of
the application process, students submit
individual applications to the IHE. The
IHE then officially submits all eligible
individual student applications with its
grant application to the Department.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program does not require cost sharing or
matching.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: Both IHEs and student
applicants may obtain an application
package via the Internet by downloading
the package from the program Web site:
https://www.ed.gov/programs/
iegpsddrap/.
IHEs and student applicants may also
obtain a copy of the application package
by contacting Carla White, International
Education Programs Service, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street,
NW, Suite 6000, Washington, DC
20006–8521. Telephone: (202) 502–7700
or by e-mail: ddra@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
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the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at
1–800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain a copy of the application package
in an alternative format (e.g., Braille,
large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) by contacting the program
contact person listed in this section.
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission: Requirements concerning
the content of an application, together
with the forms to be submitted, are in
the application package for this
program.
Page Limit: The application narrative
is where the student applicant addresses
the selection criteria that reviewers use
to evaluate the application. The student
applicant must limit the narrative to the
equivalent of 10 pages and the
bibliography to the equivalent of two (2)
pages, using the following standards:
• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side
only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom,
and both sides.
• Double space (no more than three
lines per vertical inch) all text in the
application narrative. However, student
applicants may single space all text in
charts, tables, figures, graphs, titles,
headings, footnotes, endnotes,
quotations, bibliography, and captions.
• Use a font that is either 12-point or
larger or no smaller than 10 pitch
(characters per inch).
• Student applicants may use a 10point font in charts, tables, figures,
graphs, footnotes, and endnotes.
However, these items are considered
part of the narrative and counted within
the 10 page limit.
• Use one of the following fonts:
Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
New or Arial. Applications submitted in
any other font (including Times Roman,
Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
The page limits only apply to the
application narrative and bibliography.
However, student applicants must
include their complete responses to the
selection criteria in the application
narrative.
We will reject a student applicant’s
application if—
• A student applicant applies these
standards and exceeds the page limits;
or
• A student applicant applies other
standards and exceeds the equivalent of
the page limits.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: October 11,
2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: In light of the damage
caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
we are establishing two separate
deadlines for the submission of
applications for grants under this
competition to permit potential
applicants affected by Hurricanes
Katrina and/or Rita additional time to
submit their applications. We are
establishing a General Deadline for all
applicants, and an Extended Deadline
for potential applicants who have been
affected by Hurricanes Katrina and/or
Rita and are located in Louisiana, Texas,
Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida.
Specifically, the Extended Deadline
applies only to: (1) institutions of higher
education, SEAs, LEAs, non-profit
organizations and other public or
private organization applicants that are
located in a federally-declared disaster
area as determined by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) (see https://www.fema.gov/news/
disasters.fema) and that were adversely
affected by Hurricanes Katrina and/or
Rita, and (2) individual applicants who
reside or resided, on the disaster
declaration date, in a federally-declared
disaster area as determined by FEMA
(see https://www.fema.gov/news/
disasters.fema) and were adversely
affected by Hurricanes Katrina and/or
Rita. These applicants must provide a
certification in their application that
they meet the criteria for submitting an
application on the Extended Deadline,
and be prepared to provide appropriate
supporting documentation, if requested.
If the applicant is submitting the
application electronically, submission
of the application serves as the
applicant’s attestation that they meet the
criteria for submitting an application on
the Extended Deadline.
The following chart provides the
applicable deadlines for the submission
of applications. If this program is
subject to Executive Order 12372, the
relevant deadline for intergovernmental
review is also indicated in the chart.
Transmittal of
applications
General Deadline .........................................................................................................................................
Extended Deadline ......................................................................................................................................
Applications for grants under this
program must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant
Application System (e-Application)
available through the Department’s eGrants system. For information
(including dates and times) about how
to submit an IHE’s application
electronically or by mail or hand
delivery if an IHE qualifies for an
exception to the electronic submission
requirement, please refer to Section IV.
6. Other Submission Requirements in
this notice.
We do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
program is not subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34
CFR part 79.
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5. Funding Restrictions: We reference
regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
program must be submitted
electronically, unless an IHE qualifies
for an exception to this requirement in
accordance with the instructions in this
section.
We will reject an application if an IHE
submits it in paper format unless, as
described elsewhere in this section, the
IHE qualifies for one of the exceptions
to the electronic submission
requirement and submits, no later than
two weeks before the application
deadline date, a written statement to the
Department that the IHE qualifies for
one of these exceptions. Further
information regarding calculation of the
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Intergovernmental
review
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N/A
date that is two weeks before the
application deadline date is provided
later in this section under Exception to
Electronic Submission Requirement.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications.
Applications for grants under the
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation
Research Abroad Program—CFDA
Number 84.022A must be submitted
electronically using e-Application
available through the Department’s
e-Grants system, accessible through the
e-Grants portal page at:
https://e-grants.ed.gov.
While completing the electronic
application, both the IHE and the
student applicant will be entering data
online that will be saved into a
database. Neither the IHE nor the
student applicant may e-mail an
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electronic copy of a grant application to
us. Please note the following:
• The process for submitting
applications electronically under the
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation
Research Abroad Fellowship Program
has several parts. The following is a
brief summary of the process; however,
all applicants should review and follow
the detailed description of the
application process that is contained in
the application package. In summary,
the major parts are as follows: (1) IHEs
must e-mail the following information
to ddra@ed.gov: name of university, full
name and e-mail address of potential
project director. We recommend that
applicant IHEs submit this information
as soon as possible to ensure that
applicant IHEs obtain access to the eApplication system well before the
application deadline date. We suggest
that applicant IHEs send this
information no later than September 30,
2005, in order to facilitate timely
submission of their applications; (2)
Students must complete their individual
applications and submit them to their
IHE’s project director using eApplication; (3) Persons providing
references for individual students must
complete and submit reference forms for
the students and submit them to the
IHE’s project director using eApplication; and (4) The IHE’s project
director must officially submit the IHE’s
application, which must include all
eligible individual student applications,
reference forms, and other required
forms, using e-Application. Student
transcripts, however, must be mailed or
hand delivered to the Department on or
before the application deadline date
using the applicable mail or hand
delivery instructions for paper
applications in this notice.
• The IHE must complete the
electronic submission of the grant
application by 4:30 p.m., Washington,
DC time, on the application deadline
date. The e-Application system will not
accept an application for this program
after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that
both the IHE and the student applicant
not wait until the application deadline
date to begin the application process.
• The regular hours of operation of
the e-Grants Web site are 6 a.m. Monday
until 7 p.m. Wednesday; and 6 a.m.
Thursday until midnight Saturday,
Washington, DC time. Please note that
the system is unavailable on Sundays,
and between 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and
6 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington, DC
time, for maintenance. Any
modifications to these hours are posted
on the e-Grants Web site.
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• Student applicants will not receive
additional point value because he/she
submits his/her application in
electronic format, nor will we penalize
the IHE or student applicant if it
qualifies for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement, as
described elsewhere in this section, and
submits an application in paper format.
• IHEs must submit all documents,
except for student transcripts,
electronically, including the
Application for Federal Education
Assistance (ED 424), and all necessary
assurances and certifications. Both IHEs
and student applicants must attach any
narrative sections of the application as
files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich
text), or .PDF (Portable Document)
format. If an IHE or a student applicant
uploads a file type other than the three
file types specified above or submit a
password protected file, we will not
review that material.
• Student transcripts must be mailed
or hand delivered to the Department on
or before the application deadline date
in accordance with the applicable mail
or hand delivery instructions for paper
applications described in this notice.
• Both the IHE’s and the student
applicant’s electronic application must
comply with any page limit
requirements described in this notice.
• Prior to submitting your electronic
application, you may wish to print a
copy of it for your records.
• After the individual student
applicant electronically submits his/her
application to his/her IHE, the student
will receive an automatic
acknowledgment. In addition, the
applicant IHE’s Project Director will
receive a copy of this acknowledgment
by e-mail. After a person submits a
reference electronically, he/she will
receive an online confirmation. After
the applicant IHE submits its
application, including all eligible
individual student applications, to the
Department, the applicant IHE will
receive an automatic acknowledgment,
which will include a PR/Award number
(an identifying number unique to the
IHE’s application).
• Within three working days after
submitting the IHE’s electronic
application, the IHE must fax a signed
copy of the ED 424 to the Application
Control Center after following these
steps:
(1) Print ED 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant IHE’s Authorizing
Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the
upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the ED 424.
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(4) Fax the signed ED 424 to the
Application Control Center at (202)
245–6272.
• We may request that you provide us
original signatures on other forms at a
later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension
in Case of e-Application System
Unavailability: If an IHE is prevented
from electronically submitting the
application on the application deadline
date because the e-Application system is
unavailable, we will grant the IHE an
extension of one business day in order
to transmit the application
electronically, by mail, or by hand
delivery. We will grant this extension
if—
(1) The IHE is a registered user of eApplication and the IHE has initiated an
electronic application for this
competition; and
(2) (a) The e-Application system is
unavailable for 60 minutes or more
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date; or
(b) The e-Application system is
unavailable for any period of time
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm
these periods of unavailability before
granting the IHE an extension. To
request this extension or to confirm our
acknowledgement of any system
unavailability, an IHE may contact
either (1) the person listed elsewhere in
this notice under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT (see VII. Agency
Contact) or (2) the e-Grants help desk at
1–888–336–8930. If the system is down
and therefore the application deadline is
extended, an e-mail will be sent to all
registered users who have initiated an eApplication. Extensions referred to in
this section apply only to the
unavailability of the Department’s eApplication system.
Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement: An IHE may qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission
requirement, and may submit its
application in paper format, if the IHE
is unable to submit an application
through the e-Application system
because—
• The IHE or a student applicant does
not have access to the Internet; or
• The IHE or a student applicant does
not have the capacity to upload large
documents to the Department’s eApplication system;
and
• No later than two weeks before the
application deadline date (14 calendar
days or, if the fourteenth calendar day
before the application deadline date
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falls on a Federal holiday, the next
business day following the Federal
holiday), the IHE mails or faxes a
written statement to the Department,
explaining which of the two grounds for
an exception prevent the IHE from using
the Internet to submit its application. If
an IHE mails a written statement to the
Department, it must be postmarked no
later than two weeks before the
application deadline date. If an IHE
faxes its written statement to the
Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks
before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax this
statement to: Carla White, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street,
NW, Suite 6000, Washington, DC
20006–8521. FAX: (202) 502–7860.
The IHE’s paper application must be
submitted in accordance with the mail
or hand delivery instructions described
in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications
by Mail.
If an IHE qualifies for an exception to
the electronic submission requirement,
the IHE may mail (through the U.S.
Postal Service or a commercial carrier)
its application to the Department. The
IHE must mail the original and two
copies of the application, on or before
the application deadline date, to the
Department at the applicable following
address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal
Service: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.022A), 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202–
4260
or
By mail through a commercial carrier:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center—Stop 4260,
Attention: (CFDA Number 84.022A),
7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD
20785–1506.
Regardless of which address the IHE
uses, the IHE must show proof of
mailing consisting of one of the
following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
postmark,
(2) A legible mail receipt with the
date of mailing stamped by the U.S.
Postal Service,
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or
receipt from a commercial carrier, or
(4) Any other proof of mailing
acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.
If the IHE mails its application
through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as
proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark, or
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(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
the U.S. Postal Service.
If the IHE’s application is postmarked
after the application deadline date, we
will not consider its application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
relying on this method, the IHE should check
with its local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications
by Hand Delivery.
If an IHE qualifies for an exception to
the electronic submission requirement,
the IHE (or a courier service) may
deliver its paper application to the
Department by hand. The IHE must
deliver the original and two copies of
the application, by hand, on or before
the application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.022A), 550 12th
Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260.
The Application Control Center
accepts hand deliveries daily between 8
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC
time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and
Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper
Applications: If an IHE mails or hand
delivers its application to the Department:
(1) The IHE must indicate on the envelope
and—if not provided by the Department—in
Item 4 of the ED 424 the CFDA number—and
suffix letter, if any—of the competition under
which the IHE is submitting its application.
(2) The Application Control Center will
mail a grant application receipt
acknowledgment to the IHE. If the IHE does
not receive the grant application receipt
acknowledgment within 15 business days
from the application deadline date, the IHE
should call the U.S. Department of Education
Application Control Center at (202) 245–
6288.
V. Application Review Information
Selection Criteria: The following
selection criteria for this competition
are from 34 CFR 662.21: The maximum
score for all of the criteria is 100 points.
The maximum score for each criterion is
indicated in parentheses.
Quality of proposed project (60
points): In determining the quality of
the research project proposed by the
applicant, the Secretary considers (1)
The statement of the major hypotheses
to be tested or questions to be examined,
and the description and justification of
the research methods to be used (10
points); (2) The relationship of the
research to the literature on the topic
and to major theoretical issues in the
field, and the project’s originality and
importance in terms of the concerns of
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the discipline (10 points); (3) The
preliminary research already completed
in the United States and overseas or
plans for such research prior to going
overseas, and the kinds, quality and
availability of data for the research in
the host country or countries (10
points); (4) The justification for overseas
field research and preparations to
establish appropriate and sufficient
research contacts and affiliations abroad
(10 points); (5) The applicant’s plans to
share the results of the research in
progress and a copy of the dissertation
with scholars and officials of the host
country or countries (10 points); and (6)
The guidance and supervision of the
dissertation advisor or committee at all
stages of the project, including guidance
in developing the project,
understanding research conditions
abroad, and acquainting the applicant
with research in the field (10 points).
Qualifications of the applicant (40
points): In determining the
qualifications of the applicant, the
Secretary considers (1) The overall
strength of the applicant’s graduate
academic record; (10 points) (2) The
extent to which the applicant’s
academic record demonstrates a
strength in area studies relevant to the
proposed project; (10 points) (3) The
applicant’s proficiency in one or more
of the languages (other than English and
the applicant’s native language) of the
country or countries of research, and the
specific measures to be taken to
overcome any anticipated language
barriers; (15 points) and (4) The
applicant’s ability to conduct research
in a foreign cultural context, as
evidenced by the applicant’s references
or previous overseas experience, or
both. (5 points)
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If a student
application is successful, we notify the
IHE’s U.S. Representative and U.S.
Senators and send the IHE a Grant
Award Notification (GAN). We may also
notify the IHE informally.
If a student application is not
evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify the IHE.
2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy
requirements in the application package
and reference these and other
requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of an award in
the Applicable Regulations section of
this notice and include these and other
specific conditions in the GAN. The
GAN also incorporates its approved
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application as part of its binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of the project
period, the IHE must submit a final
performance report, including the final
reports of all of the IHE’s fellows, and
financial information, as directed by the
Secretary. The IHE and fellows are
required to use the electronic reporting
system Evaluation of Exchange,
Language, International and Area
Studies (EELIAS) to complete the final
report.
4. Performance Measures: The
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA) of 1993 is a straightforward
statute that requires all federal agencies
to manage their activities with attention
to the consequences of those activities.
Each agency clearly states what it
intends to accomplish, identifies the
resources required, and regularly reports
its progress to the Congress. In doing so,
GPRA is improving accountability for
the expenditures of public funds,
improving Congressional decisionmaking with more thorough and
objective information on the
effectiveness of federal programs, and
promoting a new government focus on
results, cost-effectiveness, service
delivery, and customer satisfaction.
The objective of the Fulbright-Hays
Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
Fellowship Program is to maintain a
U.S. higher education system able to
produce experts in less commonly
taught languages and area studies who
are capable of contributing to the needs
of the U.S. government, academic and
business institutions.
The following performance measure
has been developed to evaluate the
overall effectiveness of the DDRA
program—The improvement of language
proficiency of fellows. All grantees will
be expected to provide documentation
of the improved language proficiency of
the fellows through the EELIAS system.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carla White, International Education
Programs Service, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Suite
6000, Washington, DC 20006–8521.
Telephone: (202) 502–7700 or via the
Internet: ddra@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain this document in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the program contact person
listed in this section.
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Electronic Access to This Document:
You may view this document, as well as
all other documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF) on the Internet at the
following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/
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To use PDF you must have Adobe
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Note: The official version of this document
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Register. Free Internet access to the official
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Access at: www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
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Dated: October 5, 2005.
Sally L. Stroup,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education;
Overview Information; Fulbright-Hays
Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship
Program; Notice Inviting Applications
for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY)
2006
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.019A
Dates: Applications Available:
October 11, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: See the chart listed under
section IV. Application and Submission
Information, 3. Submission Dates and
Times (chart).
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of
higher education (IHEs). As part of the
application process, faculty submit
individual applications to the IHE. The
IHE then officially submits all eligible
individual faculty applications with its
grant application to the Department.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$1,395,000 for this program for FY 2006.
The actual level of funding, if any,
depends on final congressional action.
However, we are inviting applications to
allow enough time to complete the grant
process if Congress appropriates funds
for this program.
Estimated Range of Fellowship
Awards: $20,000–$100,000.
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Estimated Average Size of Fellowship
Awards: $60,000.
Estimated Number of Fellowship
Awards: 25.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: The institutional
project period is 18 months beginning
June 1, 2006. Faculty may request
funding for 3–12 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The FulbrightHays Faculty Research Abroad
Fellowship Program offers opportunities
to faculty of IHEs to engage in research
abroad in modern foreign languages and
area studies.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(ii), this priority is from the
regulations for this program (34 CFR
663.21(d)).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2006 this
priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only
applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
A research project that focuses on one
or more of the following areas: Africa,
East Asia, Southeast Asia and the
Pacific Islands, South Asia, the Near
East, East Central Europe 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.
Program Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 81, 82, 84, 85,
86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The regulations
for this program in 34 CFR part 663.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to IHEs only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants,
redistributed as fellowships to
individual beneficiaries.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$1,395,000 for this program for FY 2006.
The actual level of funding, if any,
depends on final congressional action.
However, we are inviting applications to
allow enough time to complete the grant
process if Congress appropriates funds
for this program.
Estimated Range of Fellowship
Awards: $20,000–$100,000.
Estimated Average Size of Fellowship
Awards: $60,000.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information;
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Program;
Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.022A
Dates: Applications Available: October 11, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: See the chart listed
under section IV. Application and Submission Information, 3. Submission
Dates and Times (chart).
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHE). As
part of the application process, students submit individual
applications to the IHE. The IHE then officially submits all eligible
individual student applications with its grant application to the
Department.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$4,399,500 for new awards in this program for FY 2006. The actual level
of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action. However, we
are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete the grant
process if Congress appropriates funds for this program.
Estimated Range of Fellowship Awards: $15,000-$60,000.
Estimated Average Size of Fellowship Awards: $29,330.
Estimated Number of Fellowship Awards: 150.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: The institutional project period is 18 months
beginning July 1, 2006. Students may request funding for 6-12 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation
Research Abroad Fellowship Program provides opportunities to graduate
students to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern
foreign languages and area studies.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), this priority
is from the regulations for this program (34 CFR 662.21(d)).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2006 this priority is an absolute
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that
meet this priority.
This priority is:
A research project that focuses on one or more of the following
areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, South
Asia, the Near East, East Central Europe 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.
Program Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 81, 82,
84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The regulations for this program in 34
CFR part 662.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to IHEs only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants redistributed as fellowships to
individual beneficiaries. As part of its FY 2006 budget request, the
Administration proposed to continue to allow funds to be used to
support the applications of individuals who plan to utilize their
language skills in world areas vital to the United States national
security in the fields of government, international development, and
the professions. Therefore, students planning to apply their language
skills in such fields are eligible to apply for this program, in
addition to those planning teaching careers. However, authority to use
funds in this manner depends on final Congressional action.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$4,399,500 for this program for FY 2006. The actual level of funding,
if any, depends on final congressional action. However, we are inviting
applications to allow enough time to complete the grant process if
Congress appropriates funds for this program.
Estimated Range of Fellowship Awards: $15,000--$60,000.
Estimated Average Size of Fellowship Awards: $29,330.
Estimated Number of Fellowship Awards: 150.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: The institutional project period is 18 months
beginning July 1, 2006. Students may request funding for 6-12 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs. As part of the application process,
students submit individual applications to the IHE. The IHE then
officially submits all eligible individual student applications with
its grant application to the Department.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost
sharing or matching.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Both IHEs and student
applicants may obtain an application package via the Internet by
downloading the package from the program Web site: https://www.ed.gov/
programs/iegpsddrap/.
IHEs and student applicants may also obtain a copy of the
application package by contacting Carla White, International Education
Programs Service, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW,
Suite 6000, Washington, DC 20006-8521. Telephone: (202) 502-7700 or by
e-mail: ddra@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call
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the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact
person listed in this section.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms to be
submitted, are in the application package for this program.
Page Limit: The application narrative is where the student
applicant addresses the selection criteria that reviewers use to
evaluate the application. The student applicant must limit the
narrative to the equivalent of 10 pages and the bibliography to the
equivalent of two (2) pages, using the following standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only, with 1''
margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative. However, student applicants may
single space all text in charts, tables, figures, graphs, titles,
headings, footnotes, endnotes, quotations, bibliography, and captions.
Use a font that is either 12-point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
Student applicants may use a 10-point font in charts,
tables, figures, graphs, footnotes, and endnotes. However, these items
are considered part of the narrative and counted within the 10 page
limit.
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New or Arial. Applications submitted in any other font
(including Times Roman, Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
The page limits only apply to the application narrative and
bibliography. However, student applicants must include their complete
responses to the selection criteria in the application narrative.
We will reject a student applicant's application if--
A student applicant applies these standards and exceeds
the page limits; or
A student applicant applies other standards and exceeds
the equivalent of the page limits.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: October 11, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: In light of the damage
caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita we are establishing two separate
deadlines for the submission of applications for grants under this
competition to permit potential applicants affected by Hurricanes
Katrina and/or Rita additional time to submit their applications. We
are establishing a General Deadline for all applicants, and an Extended
Deadline for potential applicants who have been affected by Hurricanes
Katrina and/or Rita and are located in Louisiana, Texas, Alabama,
Mississippi, and Florida. Specifically, the Extended Deadline applies
only to: (1) institutions of higher education, SEAs, LEAs, non-profit
organizations and other public or private organization applicants that
are located in a federally-declared disaster area as determined by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (see https://www.fema.gov/
news/disasters.fema) and that were adversely affected by Hurricanes
Katrina and/or Rita, and (2) individual applicants who reside or
resided, on the disaster declaration date, in a federally-declared
disaster area as determined by FEMA (see https://www.fema.gov/news/
disasters.fema) and were adversely affected by Hurricanes Katrina and/
or Rita. These applicants must provide a certification in their
application that they meet the criteria for submitting an application
on the Extended Deadline, and be prepared to provide appropriate
supporting documentation, if requested. If the applicant is submitting
the application electronically, submission of the application serves as
the applicant's attestation that they meet the criteria for submitting
an application on the Extended Deadline.
The following chart provides the applicable deadlines for the
submission of applications. If this program is subject to Executive
Order 12372, the relevant deadline for intergovernmental review is also
indicated in the chart.
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Transmittal of Intergovernmental
applications review
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General Deadline.................. 11/10/05 N/A
Extended Deadline................. 12/1/05 N/A
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Applications for grants under this program must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System (e-
Application) available through the Department's e-Grants system. For
information (including dates and times) about how to submit an IHE's
application electronically or by mail or hand delivery if an IHE
qualifies for an exception to the electronic submission requirement,
please refer to Section IV. 6. Other Submission Requirements in this
notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is not subject to
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this program must be submitted electronically, unless an IHE qualifies
for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the
instructions in this section.
We will reject an application if an IHE submits it in paper format
unless, as described elsewhere in this section, the IHE qualifies for
one of the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and
submits, no later than two weeks before the application deadline date,
a written statement to the Department that the IHE qualifies for one of
these exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date
that is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided
later in this section under Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
Applications for grants under the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral
Dissertation Research Abroad Program--CFDA Number 84.022A must be
submitted electronically using e-Application available through the
Department's e-Grants system, accessible through the e-Grants portal
page at: https://e-grants.ed.gov.
While completing the electronic application, both the IHE and the
student applicant will be entering data online that will be saved into
a database. Neither the IHE nor the student applicant may e-mail an
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electronic copy of a grant application to us. Please note the
following:
The process for submitting applications electronically
under the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
Fellowship Program has several parts. The following is a brief summary
of the process; however, all applicants should review and follow the
detailed description of the application process that is contained in
the application package. In summary, the major parts are as follows:
(1) IHEs must e-mail the following information to ddra@ed.gov: name of
university, full name and e-mail address of potential project director.
We recommend that applicant IHEs submit this information as soon as
possible to ensure that applicant IHEs obtain access to the e-
Application system well before the application deadline date. We
suggest that applicant IHEs send this information no later than
September 30, 2005, in order to facilitate timely submission of their
applications; (2) Students must complete their individual applications
and submit them to their IHE's project director using e-Application;
(3) Persons providing references for individual students must complete
and submit reference forms for the students and submit them to the
IHE's project director using e-Application; and (4) The IHE's project
director must officially submit the IHE's application, which must
include all eligible individual student applications, reference forms,
and other required forms, using e-Application. Student transcripts,
however, must be mailed or hand delivered to the Department on or
before the application deadline date using the applicable mail or hand
delivery instructions for paper applications in this notice.
The IHE must complete the electronic submission of the
grant application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. The e-Application system will not accept an application
for this program after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that both
the IHE and the student applicant not wait until the application
deadline date to begin the application process.
The regular hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site
are 6 a.m. Monday until 7 p.m. Wednesday; and 6 a.m. Thursday until
midnight Saturday, Washington, DC time. Please note that the system is
unavailable on Sundays, and between 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and 6 a.m. on
Thursdays, Washington, DC time, for maintenance. Any modifications to
these hours are posted on the e-Grants Web site.
Student applicants will not receive additional point value
because he/she submits his/her application in electronic format, nor
will we penalize the IHE or student applicant if it qualifies for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, as described
elsewhere in this section, and submits an application in paper format.
IHEs must submit all documents, except for student
transcripts, electronically, including the Application for Federal
Education Assistance (ED 424), and all necessary assurances and
certifications. Both IHEs and student applicants must attach any
narrative sections of the application as files in a .DOC (document),
.RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable Document) format. If an IHE or a
student applicant uploads a file type other than the three file types
specified above or submit a password protected file, we will not review
that material.
Student transcripts must be mailed or hand delivered to
the Department on or before the application deadline date in accordance
with the applicable mail or hand delivery instructions for paper
applications described in this notice.
Both the IHE's and the student applicant's electronic
application must comply with any page limit requirements described in
this notice.
Prior to submitting your electronic application, you may
wish to print a copy of it for your records.
After the individual student applicant electronically
submits his/her application to his/her IHE, the student will receive an
automatic acknowledgment. In addition, the applicant IHE's Project
Director will receive a copy of this acknowledgment by e-mail. After a
person submits a reference electronically, he/she will receive an
online confirmation. After the applicant IHE submits its application,
including all eligible individual student applications, to the
Department, the applicant IHE will receive an automatic acknowledgment,
which will include a PR/Award number (an identifying number unique to
the IHE's application).
Within three working days after submitting the IHE's
electronic application, the IHE must fax a signed copy of the ED 424 to
the Application Control Center after following these steps:
(1) Print ED 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant IHE's Authorizing Representative must sign this
form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the
hard-copy signature page of the ED 424.
(4) Fax the signed ED 424 to the Application Control Center at
(202) 245-6272.
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
other forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of e-Application System
Unavailability: If an IHE is prevented from electronically submitting
the application on the application deadline date because the e-
Application system is unavailable, we will grant the IHE an extension
of one business day in order to transmit the application
electronically, by mail, or by hand delivery. We will grant this
extension if--
(1) The IHE is a registered user of e-Application and the IHE has
initiated an electronic application for this competition; and
(2) (a) The e-Application system is unavailable for 60 minutes or
more between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC time,
on the application deadline date; or
(b) The e-Application system is unavailable for any period of time
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability
before granting the IHE an extension. To request this extension or to
confirm our acknowledgement of any system unavailability, an IHE may
contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under For
Further Information Contact (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e-
Grants help desk at 1-888-336-8930. If the system is down and therefore
the application deadline is extended, an e-mail will be sent to all
registered users who have initiated an e-Application. Extensions
referred to in this section apply only to the unavailability of the
Department's e-Application system.
Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: An IHE may qualify
for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may
submit its application in paper format, if the IHE is unable to submit
an application through the e-Application system because--
The IHE or a student applicant does not have access to the
Internet; or
The IHE or a student applicant does not have the capacity
to upload large documents to the Department's e-Application system;
and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date
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falls on a Federal holiday, the next business day following the Federal
holiday), the IHE mails or faxes a written statement to the Department,
explaining which of the two grounds for an exception prevent the IHE
from using the Internet to submit its application. If an IHE mails a
written statement to the Department, it must be postmarked no later
than two weeks before the application deadline date. If an IHE faxes
its written statement to the Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax this statement to: Carla White, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW, Suite 6000, Washington, DC
20006-8521. FAX: (202) 502-7860.
The IHE's paper application must be submitted in accordance with
the mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
If an IHE qualifies for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, the IHE may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial carrier) its application to the Department. The IHE must
mail the original and two copies of the application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable
following address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Department of
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number
84.022A), 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260
or
By mail through a commercial carrier: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center--Stop 4260, Attention: (CFDA Number
84.022A), 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506.
Regardless of which address the IHE uses, the IHE must show proof
of mailing consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark,
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service,
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier, or
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If the IHE mails its application through the U.S. Postal Service,
we do not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark, or
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If the IHE's application is postmarked after the application
deadline date, we will not consider its application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, the IHE should check with
its local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.
If an IHE qualifies for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, the IHE (or a courier service) may deliver its paper
application to the Department by hand. The IHE must deliver the
original and two copies of the application, by hand, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.022A), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays,
Sundays, and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If an IHE
mails or hand delivers its application to the Department:
(1) The IHE must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided
by the Department--in Item 4 of the ED 424 the CFDA number--and
suffix letter, if any--of the competition under which the IHE is
submitting its application.
(2) The Application Control Center will mail a grant application
receipt acknowledgment to the IHE. If the IHE does not receive the
grant application receipt acknowledgment within 15 business days
from the application deadline date, the IHE should call the U.S.
Department of Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-
6288.
V. Application Review Information
Selection Criteria: The following selection criteria for this
competition are from 34 CFR 662.21: The maximum score for all of the
criteria is 100 points. The maximum score for each criterion is
indicated in parentheses.
Quality of proposed project (60 points): In determining the quality
of the research project proposed by the applicant, the Secretary
considers (1) The statement of the major hypotheses to be tested or
questions to be examined, and the description and justification of the
research methods to be used (10 points); (2) The relationship of the
research to the literature on the topic and to major theoretical issues
in the field, and the project's originality and importance in terms of
the concerns of the discipline (10 points); (3) The preliminary
research already completed in the United States and overseas or plans
for such research prior to going overseas, and the kinds, quality and
availability of data for the research in the host country or countries
(10 points); (4) The justification for overseas field research and
preparations to establish appropriate and sufficient research contacts
and affiliations abroad (10 points); (5) The applicant's plans to share
the results of the research in progress and a copy of the dissertation
with scholars and officials of the host country or countries (10
points); and (6) The guidance and supervision of the dissertation
advisor or committee at all stages of the project, including guidance
in developing the project, understanding research conditions abroad,
and acquainting the applicant with research in the field (10 points).
Qualifications of the applicant (40 points): In determining the
qualifications of the applicant, the Secretary considers (1) The
overall strength of the applicant's graduate academic record; (10
points) (2) The extent to which the applicant's academic record
demonstrates a strength in area studies relevant to the proposed
project; (10 points) (3) The applicant's proficiency in one or more of
the languages (other than English and the applicant's native language)
of the country or countries of research, and the specific measures to
be taken to overcome any anticipated language barriers; (15 points) and
(4) The applicant's ability to conduct research in a foreign cultural
context, as evidenced by the applicant's references or previous
overseas experience, or both. (5 points)
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If a student application is successful, we notify
the IHE's U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send the IHE a
Grant Award Notification (GAN). We may also notify the IHE informally.
If a student application is not evaluated or not selected for
funding, we notify the IHE.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates its approved
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application as part of its binding commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of the project period, the IHE must submit
a final performance report, including the final reports of all of the
IHE's fellows, and financial information, as directed by the Secretary.
The IHE and fellows are required to use the electronic reporting system
Evaluation of Exchange, Language, International and Area Studies
(EELIAS) to complete the final report.
4. Performance Measures: The Government Performance and Results Act
(GPRA) of 1993 is a straightforward statute that requires all federal
agencies to manage their activities with attention to the consequences
of those activities. Each agency clearly states what it intends to
accomplish, identifies the resources required, and regularly reports
its progress to the Congress. In doing so, GPRA is improving
accountability for the expenditures of public funds, improving
Congressional decision-making with more thorough and objective
information on the effectiveness of federal programs, and promoting a
new government focus on results, cost-effectiveness, service delivery,
and customer satisfaction.
The objective of the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research
Abroad Fellowship Program is to maintain a U.S. higher education system
able to produce experts in less commonly taught languages and area
studies who are capable of contributing to the needs of the U.S.
government, academic and business institutions.
The following performance measure has been developed to evaluate
the overall effectiveness of the DDRA program--The improvement of
language proficiency of fellows. All grantees will be expected to
provide documentation of the improved language proficiency of the
fellows through the EELIAS system.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Carla White, International Education
Programs Service, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW.,
Suite 6000, Washington, DC 20006-8521. Telephone: (202) 502-7700 or via
the Internet: ddra@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed in this
section.
VIII. Other Information
Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Internet at the following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
index.html.
Dated: October 5, 2005.
Sally L. Stroup,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 05-20365 Filed 10-7-05; 8:45 am]
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