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Office of Postsecondary Education;
Overview Information; Jacob K. Javits
Fellowship Program; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2007
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.170A.
DATES: Applications Available: August
25, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: October 6, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA): January 31, 2007.
Eligible Applicants: Individuals who
at the time of application: (1) Have not
completed their first full year of study
for a doctoral degree or a master’s
degree in those fields in which the
master’s degree is the terminal highest
degree awarded in the selected field of
study, or will be entering a doctoral
degree program or a master’s degree
program in those fields in which the
master’s degree is the terminal highest
degree awarded in the selected field of
study in academic year 2007–2008; (2)
are eligible to receive grant, loan, or
work assistance pursuant to section 484
of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 20
U.S.C. 1091, as amended (HEA); and (3)
intend to pursue a doctoral or master’s
degree in fields selected by the Jacob K.
Javits (JKJ) Fellowship Board at
accredited U.S. institutions of higher
education. An individual must be a
citizen or national of the United States,
a permanent resident of the United
States, in the United States for other
than a temporary purpose and intending
to become a permanent resident, or a
citizen of any one of the Freely
Associated States.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$1,961,992 for this program for FY 2007.
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 Average Size of Awards:
$42,652.
Estimated Number of Awards: 46.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 48 months.
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I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
the JKJ Fellowship Program is to award
fellowships to eligible students of
superior ability, selected on the basis of
demonstrated achievement, financial
need, and exceptional promise, to
undertake graduate study in selected
fields in the arts, humanities, and social
sciences leading to a doctoral degree or
to a master’s degree in those fields in
which the master’s degree is the
terminal highest degree awarded in the
selected field of study at accredited
institutions of higher education. The
selected fields in the arts are: Creative
writing, music performance, music
theory, music composition, music
literature, studio arts (including
photography), television, film,
cinematography, theater arts,
playwriting, screenwriting, acting, and
dance. The selected fields in the
humanities are: American history, art
history (including architectural history),
archeology, area studies, classics,
comparative literature, English language
and literature, folklore, folk life, foreign
languages and literature, foreign
languages that are less commonly taught
as follows: Arabic, Chinese, Japanese,
Korean, Russian, Indic family (including
Hindi, Urdu, Sinhala, Bengali, Nepali,
Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Oriya,
Assamese); Iranian family (including
Dari, Farsi, Tajiki, Kurdish, Pashto,
Balochi); and Turkic family (including
Turkish, Azerbaijani/Azeri, Kazakh,
Kyrgyz, Turkmen, Uzbek, Uyghur),
linguistics, non-American history,
philosophy, religion (excluding study of
religious vocation), speech, rhetoric,
and debate. The selected fields in the
social sciences are: Anthropology,
communications and media,
criminology, economics, ethnic and
cultural studies, geography, political
science, psychology (excluding clinical
psychology), public policy and public
administration, and sociology
(excluding the master’s and doctoral
degrees in social work).
Priorities: For FY 2007 these priorities
are invitational priorities. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(1) we do not give an
application that meets these invitational
priorities a competitive or absolute
preference over other applications.
These priorities are:
Invitational Priority 1
Within the eligible fields under
Humanities, the Secretary is particularly
interested in receiving applications from
students studying foreign languages that
are less commonly taught as follows:
Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean,
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Russian, Indic family (including Hindi,
Urdu, Sinhala, Bengali, Nepali, Punjabi,
Marathi, Gujarati, Oriya, Assamese);
Iranian family (including Dari, Farsi,
Tajiki, Kurdish, Pashto, Balochi); and
Turkic family (including Turkish,
Azerbaijani/Azeri, Kazakh, Kyrgyz,
Turkmen, Uzbek, Uyghur).
Invitational Priority 2
Within the eligible fields under
Humanities, the Secretary is particularly
interested in receiving applications from
students studying non-American
history, especially the modern history of
the Middle East, Asia, India, and Latin
America.
Invitational Priority 3
Within the eligible fields under Social
Sciences, the Secretary is particularly
interested in receiving applications from
students studying criminology
especially as it relates to issues
surrounding homeland security.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1134–
1134d.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75 (except as provided
in 34 CFR 650.3(b)), 77, 82, 84, 85, 86,
97, 98 and 99. (b) The regulations for
this program in 34 CFR part 650.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grant.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$1,961,992 for this program for FY 2007.
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 Average Size of Awards:
$42,652.
Estimated Number of Awards: 46.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 48 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Individuals
who at the time of application: (1) Have
not completed their first full year of
study for a doctoral degree or a master’s
degree in those fields in which the
master’s degree is the terminal highest
degree awarded in the selected field of
study, or will be entering a doctoral
degree program or a master’s degree
program in those fields in which the
master’s degree is the terminal highest
degree awarded in the selected field of
study in academic year 2007–2008; (2)
are eligible to receive grant, loan, or
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work assistance pursuant to section 484
of the HEA; and (3) intend to pursue a
doctoral or master’s degree in fields
selected by the JKJ Fellowship Board at
accredited U.S. institutions of higher
education. An individual must be a
citizen or national of the United States,
a permanent resident of the United
States, in the United States for other
than a temporary purpose and intending
to become a permanent resident, or a
citizen of any one of the Freely
Associated States.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program does not involve cost sharing
or matching.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Web Address to Access Application
Package: Applications can only be
accessed electronically on the JKJ
Fellowship Program Web site: https://
www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/
index.html.
If you are unable to obtain an
electronic copy of the application
package, you may request a paper copy
by contacting the program contact
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII. of
this notice.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain the application package in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large
print, audiotape, or computer diskette)
by contacting the program contact
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII. of
this notice.
Note: The FAFSA may be obtained from
the institution of higher education’s financial
aid office or accessed at: https://
www.fafsa.ed.gov.
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission: Requirements concerning
the content of an application, together
with the forms you must submit, are in
the application package for this
program.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: August 25,
2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: October 6, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of the
FAFSA: January 31, 2007.
Applications for grants under this
program must be submitted by mail or
hand delivery. For information
(including dates and times) about how
to submit your application by mail or
hand delivery, 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.
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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 in paper
format by mail or hand delivery.
a. Submission of Applications by
Mail.
If you submit your application by
mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or
a commercial carrier), you must mail the
original and two copies of your
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 84.170A),
400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20202–260, or
By mail through a commercial carrier:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center—Stop
4260, Attention: (CFDA Number
84.170A), 7100 Old Landover Road,
Landover, MD 20785–1506.
Regardless of which address you use,
you 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 you mail your 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 your application is postmarked after
the application deadline date, we will
not consider your application.
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Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
relying on this method, you should check
with your local post office.
b. Submission of Applications by
Hand Delivery.
If you submit your application by
hand delivery, you (or a courier service)
must deliver the original and two copies
of your application, by hand, on or
before the application deadline date, to
the Department at the following address:
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U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.170A), 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 you mail or hand
deliver your application to the
Department:
(1) You 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
you are submitting your application.
(2) The Application Control Center
will mail a grant application receipt
acknowledgment to you. If you do not
receive the grant application receipt
acknowledgment within 15 business
days from the application deadline date,
you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at
(202) 245–6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this program have been
established by the JKJ Program
Fellowship Board, pursuant to section
702(a)(2) of the HEA and 34 CFR
650.20(a). The selection criteria for
applications in the humanities and
social sciences are—(a) Statement of
purpose (150 points); (b) Letters of
recommendation (100 points); (c)
Academic record (100 points); and (d)
Scholarly awards/honors (50 points).
The selection criteria for applications in
the arts are—(a) Statement of purpose
(100 points); (b) Letters of
recommendation (100 points); (c)
Academic record (50 points); (d)
Scholarly awards/honors (50 points);
and (e) Supporting arts materials (100
points).
2. Review and Selection Process: The
review and selection process for the JKJ
Fellowship Program consists of a twopart process. Eligible applications are
read and rated by a distinguished panel
of scholars and academics in the arts,
humanities, and social sciences on the
basis of demonstrated scholarly
achievements and exceptional promise.
The second part of the evaluation is a
determination of financial need.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: Successful
applicants will be notified by telephone
and a Grant Award Notification (GAN)
will be sent directly to the institution
the applicant will be attending.
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Unsuccessful applicants will be
notified.
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.
3. Reporting: On an annual basis,
fellows are required to submit their
Student Aid Report to the Javits
Program Coordinator at their institution
as specified by the Secretary in 34 CFR
650.37. In addition, Javits fellows are
required to submit an annual
performance report.
4. Performance Measures: The
effectiveness of the JKJ Fellowship
Program will be measured by graduate
completion rates, time to degree
completion rates, and the costs per Ph.D
of talented graduate students, with
demonstrated financial need, who are
pursuing the highest degree available in
their designated fields of study.
Institutions of higher education in
which the fellows are enrolled are
required to submit an annual report
documenting the fellows’ satisfactory
academic progress and the determined
financial need. Javits fellows are also
required to submit an annual
performance report to assist program
staff in tracking time-to-degree
completion rates, graduation rates, as
well as the employment status of
individual fellows. The Department will
use the reports to assess the program’s
success in assisting fellows in
completing their course of study and
receiving their degree.
VII. Agency Contacts
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carmen Gordon, Jacob K. Javits
Fellowship Program, U.S. Department of
Education, Teacher and Student
Development Service, 1990 K St., NW.,
suite 6000, Washington, DC 20006–
8524. Telephone: (202) 502–7542 or by
e-mail: ope_javits_program@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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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.
What Assistance Will Be Provided to
Individuals With Disabilities?
The meeting site is accessible to
individuals with disabilities. If you will
need an auxiliary aid or service to
participate in the meeting (e.g.,
interpreting service, assistive listening
device, or materials in an alternate
format), notify the contact person listed
in this notice at least two weeks before
the scheduled meeting date. Although
we will attempt to meet a request
received after that date, we may not be
able to make available the requested
auxiliary aid or service because of
insufficient time to arrange it.
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: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
index.html.
Dated: August 22, 2006.
James F. Manning,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education.
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The purpose of this notice is to
announce the public meeting of the
National Advisory Committee and invite
third-party oral presentations before the
Committee. This notice also presents the
proposed agenda and informs the public
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The notice of this meeting is required
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We will hold the public meeting on
Monday, December 4, 2006, from 9 a.m.
until approximately 5:30 p.m.; on
Tuesday, December 5, 2006, from 8:30
a.m. until approximately 5:30 p.m., and
on Wednesday, December 6, 2006, from
8:30 a.m. until approximately 3:30 p.m.
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National Advisory Committee on
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you have questions about the meeting.
You may contact her at the U.S.
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1990 K St., NW., Washington, DC 20006,
telephone: (202) 219–7009, fax: (202)
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Meeting?
The National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity is
established under Section 114 of the
Higher Education Act (HEA) as
amended, 20 U.S.C. 1011c.
What Are the Functions of the National
Advisory Committee?
The Committee advises the Secretary
of Education about:
• The establishment and enforcement
of the Criteria for Recognition of
accrediting agencies or associations
under subpart 2 of part H of Title IV,
HEA.
• The recognition of specific
accrediting agencies or associations.
• The preparation and publication of
the list of nationally recognized
accrediting agencies and associations.
• The eligibility and certification
process for institutions of higher
education under Title IV, HEA.
• The development of standards and
criteria for specific categories of
vocational training institutions and
institutions of higher education for
which there are no recognized
accrediting agencies, associations, or
State agencies in order to establish the
interim eligibility of those institutions
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programs.
• The relationship between: (1)
Accreditation of institutions of higher
education and the certification and
eligibility of such institutions, and (2)
State licensing responsibilities with
respect to such institutions.
• Any other advisory functions
relating to accreditation and
institutional eligibility that the
Secretary may prescribe.
What Items Will Be on the Agenda for
Discussion at the Meeting?
Agenda topics will include the review
of agencies that have submitted
petitions for renewal of recognition and/
or an expansion of an agency’s scope of
recognition, and the review of agencies
that have submitted an interim report.
What Agencies Will the National
Advisory Committee Review at the
Meeting?
The following agencies will be
reviewed during the December 4–6,
2006 meeting of the National Advisory
Committee:
Nationally Recognized Accrediting
Agencies
Petition for Renewal of Recognition That
Includes a Contraction of the Scope of
Recognition
1. American Occupational Therapy
Association, Accreditation Council for
Occupational Therapy Education.
(Current scope of recognition: The
accreditation of entry-level professional
occupational therapy educational
programs offering the Baccalaureate
Degree, Post-baccalaureate Certificate,
Professional Master’s Degree, Combined
Baccalaureate/Master’s degree, and
Doctoral Degree for the accreditation of
occupational therapy assistant programs
offering the Associate Degree or a
Certificate; and for its accreditation of
these programs offered via distance
education.) (Requested scope of
recognition: The accreditation of
occupational therapy educational
programs offering the professional
master’s degree, combined
baccalaureate/master’s degree, and
occupational therapy doctorate (OTD)
degree; the accreditation of occupational
therapy assistant programs offering the
associate degree or a certificate; and the
accreditation of these programs offered
via distance education.)
Petitions for Renewal of Recognition
That Include an Expansion of the Scope
of Recognition
1. The Association for Biblical Higher
Education, Commission on
Accreditation. (Current scope of
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Jacob K.
Javits Fellowship Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.170A.
DATES: Applications Available: August 25, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: October 6, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA): January 31, 2007.
Eligible Applicants: Individuals who at the time of application:
(1) Have not completed their first full year of study for a doctoral
degree or a master's degree in those fields in which the master's
degree is the terminal highest degree awarded in the selected field of
study, or will be entering a doctoral degree program or a master's
degree program in those fields in which the master's degree is the
terminal highest degree awarded in the selected field of study in
academic year 2007-2008; (2) are eligible to receive grant, loan, or
work assistance pursuant to section 484 of the Higher Education Act of
1965, 20 U.S.C. 1091, as amended (HEA); and (3) intend to pursue a
doctoral or master's degree in fields selected by the Jacob K. Javits
(JKJ) Fellowship Board at accredited U.S. institutions of higher
education. An individual must be a citizen or national of the United
States, a permanent resident of the United States, in the United States
for other than a temporary purpose and intending to become a permanent
resident, or a citizen of any one of the Freely Associated States.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$1,961,992 for this program for FY 2007. 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 Average Size of Awards: $42,652.
Estimated Number of Awards: 46.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 48 months.
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I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of the JKJ Fellowship Program is to
award fellowships to eligible students of superior ability, selected on
the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional
promise, to undertake graduate study in selected fields in the arts,
humanities, and social sciences leading to a doctoral degree or to a
master's degree in those fields in which the master's degree is the
terminal highest degree awarded in the selected field of study at
accredited institutions of higher education. The selected fields in the
arts are: Creative writing, music performance, music theory, music
composition, music literature, studio arts (including photography),
television, film, cinematography, theater arts, playwriting,
screenwriting, acting, and dance. The selected fields in the humanities
are: American history, art history (including architectural history),
archeology, area studies, classics, comparative literature, English
language and literature, folklore, folk life, foreign languages and
literature, foreign languages that are less commonly taught as follows:
Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Indic family (including
Hindi, Urdu, Sinhala, Bengali, Nepali, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati,
Oriya, Assamese); Iranian family (including Dari, Farsi, Tajiki,
Kurdish, Pashto, Balochi); and Turkic family (including Turkish,
Azerbaijani/Azeri, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen, Uzbek, Uyghur),
linguistics, non-American history, philosophy, religion (excluding
study of religious vocation), speech, rhetoric, and debate. The
selected fields in the social sciences are: Anthropology,
communications and media, criminology, economics, ethnic and cultural
studies, geography, political science, psychology (excluding clinical
psychology), public policy and public administration, and sociology
(excluding the master's and doctoral degrees in social work).
Priorities: For FY 2007 these priorities are invitational
priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not give an application
that meets these invitational priorities a competitive or absolute
preference over other applications.
These priorities are:
Invitational Priority 1
Within the eligible fields under Humanities, the Secretary is
particularly interested in receiving applications from students
studying foreign languages that are less commonly taught as follows:
Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Indic family (including
Hindi, Urdu, Sinhala, Bengali, Nepali, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati,
Oriya, Assamese); Iranian family (including Dari, Farsi, Tajiki,
Kurdish, Pashto, Balochi); and Turkic family (including Turkish,
Azerbaijani/Azeri, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen, Uzbek, Uyghur).
Invitational Priority 2
Within the eligible fields under Humanities, the Secretary is
particularly interested in receiving applications from students
studying non-American history, especially the modern history of the
Middle East, Asia, India, and Latin America.
Invitational Priority 3
Within the eligible fields under Social Sciences, the Secretary is
particularly interested in receiving applications from students
studying criminology especially as it relates to issues surrounding
homeland security.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1134-1134d.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75 (except as
provided in 34 CFR 650.3(b)), 77, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98 and 99. (b)
The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 650.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grant.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$1,961,992 for this program for FY 2007. 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 Average Size of Awards: $42,652.
Estimated Number of Awards: 46.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 48 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Individuals who at the time of application:
(1) Have not completed their first full year of study for a doctoral
degree or a master's degree in those fields in which the master's
degree is the terminal highest degree awarded in the selected field of
study, or will be entering a doctoral degree program or a master's
degree program in those fields in which the master's degree is the
terminal highest degree awarded in the selected field of study in
academic year 2007-2008; (2) are eligible to receive grant, loan, or
work assistance pursuant to section 484 of the HEA; and (3) intend to
pursue a doctoral or master's degree in fields selected by the JKJ
Fellowship Board at accredited U.S. institutions of higher education.
An individual must be a citizen or national of the United States, a
permanent resident of the United States, in the United States for other
than a temporary purpose and intending to become a permanent resident,
or a citizen of any one of the Freely Associated States.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not involve cost
sharing or matching.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Web Address to Access Application Package: Applications can only
be accessed electronically on the JKJ Fellowship Program Web site:
https://www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/.
If you are unable to obtain an electronic copy of the application
package, you may request a paper copy by contacting the program contact
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII. of
this notice.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain the application package in
an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or
computer diskette) by contacting the program contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII. of this notice.
Note: The FAFSA may be obtained from the institution of higher
education's financial aid office or accessed at: https://
www.fafsa.ed.gov.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this program.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: August 25, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: October 6, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of the FAFSA: January 31, 2007.
Applications for grants under this program must be submitted by
mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates and times)
about how to submit your application by mail or hand delivery, 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.
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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 in paper format by mail or hand
delivery.
a. Submission of Applications by Mail.
If you submit your application by mail (through the U.S. Postal
Service or a commercial carrier), you must mail the original and two
copies of your 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 84.170A), 400
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-260, or
By mail through a commercial carrier: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center--Stop 4260, Attention: (CFDA Number
84.170A), 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506.
Regardless of which address you use, you 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 you mail your 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 your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a
dated postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with
your local post office.
b. Submission of Applications by Hand Delivery.
If you submit your application by hand delivery, you (or a courier
service) must deliver the original and two copies of your 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 84.170A), 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 you mail
or hand deliver your application to the Department:
(1) You 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 you are submitting your
application.
(2) The Application Control Center will mail a grant application
receipt acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the grant
application receipt acknowledgment within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program have
been established by the JKJ Program Fellowship Board, pursuant to
section 702(a)(2) of the HEA and 34 CFR 650.20(a). The selection
criteria for applications in the humanities and social sciences are--
(a) Statement of purpose (150 points); (b) Letters of recommendation
(100 points); (c) Academic record (100 points); and (d) Scholarly
awards/honors (50 points). The selection criteria for applications in
the arts are--(a) Statement of purpose (100 points); (b) Letters of
recommendation (100 points); (c) Academic record (50 points); (d)
Scholarly awards/honors (50 points); and (e) Supporting arts materials
(100 points).
2. Review and Selection Process: The review and selection process
for the JKJ Fellowship Program consists of a two-part process. Eligible
applications are read and rated by a distinguished panel of scholars
and academics in the arts, humanities, and social sciences on the basis
of demonstrated scholarly achievements and exceptional promise. The
second part of the evaluation is a determination of financial need.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: Successful applicants will be notified by
telephone and a Grant Award Notification (GAN) will be sent directly to
the institution the applicant will be attending. Unsuccessful
applicants will be notified.
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.
3. Reporting: On an annual basis, fellows are required to submit
their Student Aid Report to the Javits Program Coordinator at their
institution as specified by the Secretary in 34 CFR 650.37. In
addition, Javits fellows are required to submit an annual performance
report.
4. Performance Measures: The effectiveness of the JKJ Fellowship
Program will be measured by graduate completion rates, time to degree
completion rates, and the costs per Ph.D of talented graduate students,
with demonstrated financial need, who are pursuing the highest degree
available in their designated fields of study. Institutions of higher
education in which the fellows are enrolled are required to submit an
annual report documenting the fellows' satisfactory academic progress
and the determined financial need. Javits fellows are also required to
submit an annual performance report to assist program staff in tracking
time-to-degree completion rates, graduation rates, as well as the
employment status of individual fellows. The Department will use the
reports to assess the program's success in assisting fellows in
completing their course of study and receiving their degree.
VII. Agency Contacts
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carmen Gordon, Jacob K. Javits
Fellowship Program, U.S. Department of Education, Teacher and Student
Development Service, 1990 K St., NW., suite 6000, Washington, DC 20006-
8524. Telephone: (202) 502-7542 or by e-mail: ope_javits_
program@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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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: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/
nara/.
Dated: August 22, 2006.
James F. Manning,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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