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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education;
Overview Information; Fulbright-Hays
Faculty Research Abroad (FRA)
Program Notice Inviting Applications
for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY)
2007
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.019A.
Dates: Applications Available:
October 10, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: November 15, 2006.
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of
higher education (IHE). As part of the
application process, faculty submit
individual applications to the IHE. The
IHE then officially submits all eligible
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individual faculty applications with its
grant application to the Department.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$1,395,000 for new awards in 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 Range of Fellowship
Awards: $20,000–$100,000.
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, 2007. Faculty may request
funding for 3–12 months.
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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.
Priorities: 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 2007 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 (excluding the United
States and its territories). Please note
that applications that propose projects
focused on Western Europe are not
eligible.
Within this absolute priority, we are
particularly interested in applications
that address the following competitive
priority.
Competitive Preference Priority:
Within the absolute priority, we give
competitive preference to applications
that address the following priority.
Under 34 CFR 75.105 (c)(2)(i) and
663.21(d)(2) we award an additional five
(5) points to an application, that meets
this priority.
This priority is: Research projects that
focus on one or more of the areas where
one or more of the following critical
languages are spoken: Arabic, Chinese,
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Japanese, Korean, Russian, as well as
the Indic, Iranian, and Turkic language
families.
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 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 Range of Fellowship
Awards: $20,000—$100,000.
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, 2007. Faculty may request
funding for 3–12 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: 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.
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 faculty
applicants may obtain an application
package via the Internet by downloading
the package from the program Web site:
https://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsfra/
applicant.html.
IHEs and faculty applicants may also
obtain a copy of the application package
by contacting Amy Wilson,
International Education Programs
Service, U.S. Department of Education,
1990 K Street, NW., Suite 6000,
Washington, DC 20006–8521.
Telephone: (202) 502–7689 or by e-mail:
amy.wilson@ed.gov.
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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 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 faculty applicant addresses
the selection criteria that reviewers use
to evaluate the application. The faculty
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, faculty
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).
• 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, faculty applicants must
include their complete responses to the
selection criteria in the application
narrative.
We will reject a faculty applicant’s
application if—
• A faculty applicant applies these
standards and exceeds the page limits;
or
• A faculty applicant applies other
standards and exceeds the equivalent of
the page limits.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: October 10,
2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: November 15, 2006.
Applications for grants under this
program must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant
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Application System (e-Application)
available through the Department’s
e-Grants system. Please note that the
application availability date for this
competition is October 10. The
application will not be available on the
e-Application system until October 10.
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.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications.
Applications for grants under the
Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad
Program—CFDA Number 84.019A 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.
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.
While completing the electronic
application, both the IHE and the
faculty applicant will be entering data
online that will be saved into a
database. Neither the IHE nor the faculty
applicant may e-mail an electronic copy
of a grant application to us.
Please note the following:
• The process for submitting
applications electronically under the
Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad
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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
amy.wilson@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 October 31,
2006, in order to facilitate timely
submission of their applications; (2)
Faculty must complete their individual
applications and submit them to their
IHE’s project director using
e-Application; (3) Persons providing
references for individual faculty must
complete and submit reference forms for
the faculty 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 faculty applications,
reference forms, and other required
forms, using e-Application. Unless an
IHE applicant qualifies for an exception
to the electronic submission
requirement in accordance with the
procedures in this section, all portions
of the application must be submitted
electronically.
• 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 faculty 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.
• Faculty applicants will not receive
additional point value because he/she
submits his/her application in
electronic format, nor will we penalize
the IHE or faculty applicant if it
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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
electronically, including the
Application for Federal Assistance (SF
424), and all necessary assurances and
certifications. Both IHEs and faculty
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 faculty 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.
• Both the IHE’s and the faculty
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 faculty
applicant electronically submits his/her
application to his/her IHE, the faculty
member 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 faculty 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 SF 424 to the Application
Control Center after following these
steps:
(1) Print SF 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 SF 424.
(4) Fax the signed SF 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
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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
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 faculty applicant does
not have access to the Internet; or
• The IHE or a faculty 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
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.
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Address and mail or fax this
statement to: Amy Wilson, 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 84.019A), 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 84.019A),
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
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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 84.019A), 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 11 of the SF 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
Faculty applications are divided into
seven categories based on the world area
focus of their research projects, as
described in the absolute priority listed
in this notice. Language and area studies
experts in seven discrete world areabased panels will review the faculty
applications. Each panel reviews, scores
and ranks its applications separately
from the applications assigned to the
other world area panels. However, all
fellowship applications will be ranked
from the highest to lowest score for
funding purposes.
Selection Criteria: The following
selection criteria for this competition
are from 34 CFR 663.21: 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 importance in
terms of the concerns of the discipline
(10 points); (3) The preliminary research
already completed or plans for research
prior to going overseas, and the kinds,
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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 with scholars and officials of
the host country or countries and the
American scholarly community (10
points); and (6) The objectives of the
project regarding the sponsoring
institution’s plans for developing or
strengthening, or both, curricula in
modern foreign languages and area
studies (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 academic
record (teaching, research,
contributions, professional association
activities) (10 points); (2) The
applicant’s excellence as a teacher or
researcher, or both, in his or her area or
areas of specialization (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 previous
overseas experience, or documentation
provided by the sponsoring institution,
or both (5 points).
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If a faculty
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 faculty 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
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
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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: Under the
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA), the following measures will
be used by the Department in assessing
the performance of the Fulbright-Hays
Faculty Research Abroad Program:
(1) The average language competency
score of Fulbright-Hays Training
Grants—Faculty Research Abroad
fellows at the end of the research period
(post-test) minus the average
competency score at the beginning of
the research period (pre-test). All
grantees will be expected to provide
documentation of the improved
language proficiency of the fellows
through the EELIAS system. Reporting
screens for institutions and fellows may
be viewed at: https://www.eelias.org/
eelias/pdfs/FRA/
fraDirectorCombined.pdf, https://
www.eelias.org/eelias/pdfs/FRA/
fraFellowCombined.pdf.
(2) The percent of projects judged to
be successful by the program officer,
based on a review of information
provided in the final performance
reports. The information provided by
grantees in their performance reports
submitted via EELIAS will be the source
of data for this measure.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Amy
Wilson, International Education
Programs Service, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Suite
6000, Washington, DC 20006–8521.
Telephone: (202) 502–7689 or via the
Internet: amy.wilson@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/
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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/
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Dated: September 20, 2006.
James F. Manning,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education.
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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) 2007
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.022A.
Applications Available: October
10, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: November 15, 2006.
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
$4,400,000 for new awards 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 Range of Fellowship
Awards: $15,000–$60,000.
Estimated Average Size of Fellowship
Awards: $29,330.
Estimated Number of Fellowship
Awards: 150.
DATES:
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: The institutional
project period is 18 months beginning
July 1, 2007. Students may request
funding for 6–12 months.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information;
Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) Program Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.019A.
Dates: Applications Available: October 10, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: November 15, 2006.
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHE). As
part of the application process, faculty submit individual applications
to the IHE. The IHE then officially submits all eligible
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individual faculty applications with its grant application to the
Department.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$1,395,000 for new awards in 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 Range of Fellowship Awards: $20,000-$100,000.
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, 2007. Faculty may request funding for 3-12 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad
Fellowship Program offers opportunities to faculty of IHEs to engage in
research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies.
Priorities: 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 2007 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 (excluding the United States and its
territories). Please note that applications that propose projects
focused on Western Europe are not eligible.
Within this absolute priority, we are particularly interested in
applications that address the following competitive priority.
Competitive Preference Priority: Within the absolute priority, we
give competitive preference to applications that address the following
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105 (c)(2)(i) and 663.21(d)(2) we award an
additional five (5) points to an application, that meets this priority.
This priority is: Research projects that focus on one or more of
the areas where one or more of the following critical languages are
spoken: Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, as well as the
Indic, Iranian, and Turkic language families.
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 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 Range of Fellowship Awards: $20,000--$100,000.
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, 2007. Faculty may request funding for 3-12 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: 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.
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 faculty
applicants may obtain an application package via the Internet by
downloading the package from the program Web site: https://www.ed.gov/
programs/iegpsfra/applicant.html.
IHEs and faculty applicants may also obtain a copy of the
application package by contacting Amy Wilson, International Education
Programs Service, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW.,
Suite 6000, Washington, DC 20006-8521. Telephone: (202) 502-7689 or by
e-mail: amy.wilson@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 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 faculty
applicant addresses the selection criteria that reviewers use to
evaluate the application. The faculty 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, faculty 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).
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, faculty applicants must include their complete
responses to the selection criteria in the application narrative.
We will reject a faculty applicant's application if--
A faculty applicant applies these standards and exceeds
the page limits; or
A faculty applicant applies other standards and exceeds
the equivalent of the page limits.
3. Submission Dates and Times: Applications Available: October 10,
2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: November 15, 2006.
Applications for grants under this program must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant
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Application System (e-Application) available through the Department's
e-Grants system. Please note that the application availability date for
this competition is October 10. The application will not be available
on the e-Application system until October 10. 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.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
Applications for grants under the Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research
Abroad Program--CFDA Number 84.019A 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.
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.
While completing the electronic application, both the IHE and the
faculty applicant will be entering data online that will be saved into
a database. Neither the IHE nor the faculty applicant may e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Please note the following:
The process for submitting applications electronically
under the Fulbright-Hays Faculty 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 amy.wilson@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 October
31, 2006, in order to facilitate timely submission of their
applications; (2) Faculty must complete their individual applications
and submit them to their IHE's project director using e-Application;
(3) Persons providing references for individual faculty must complete
and submit reference forms for the faculty 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 faculty applications, reference forms,
and other required forms, using e-Application. Unless an IHE applicant
qualifies for an exception to the electronic submission requirement in
accordance with the procedures in this section, all portions of the
application must be submitted electronically.
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 faculty 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.
Faculty applicants will not receive additional point value
because he/she submits his/her application in electronic format, nor
will we penalize the IHE or faculty 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 electronically, including
the Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), and all necessary
assurances and certifications. Both IHEs and faculty 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 faculty 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.
Both the IHE's and the faculty 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 faculty applicant electronically
submits his/her application to his/her IHE, the faculty member 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 faculty 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 SF 424 to
the Application Control Center after following these steps:
(1) Print SF 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 SF 424.
(4) Fax the signed SF 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
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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 faculty applicant does not have access to the
Internet; or
The IHE or a faculty 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 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: Amy Wilson, 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
84.019A), 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
84.019A), 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 84.019A), 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 11 of the SF 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
Faculty applications are divided into seven categories based on the
world area focus of their research projects, as described in the
absolute priority listed in this notice. Language and area studies
experts in seven discrete world area-based panels will review the
faculty applications. Each panel reviews, scores and ranks its
applications separately from the applications assigned to the other
world area panels. However, all fellowship applications will be ranked
from the highest to lowest score for funding purposes.
Selection Criteria: The following selection criteria for this
competition are from 34 CFR 663.21: 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 importance in terms of the concerns of
the discipline (10 points); (3) The preliminary research already
completed or plans for research prior to going overseas, and the kinds,
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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 with
scholars and officials of the host country or countries and the
American scholarly community (10 points); and (6) The objectives of the
project regarding the sponsoring institution's plans for developing or
strengthening, or both, curricula in modern foreign languages and area
studies (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 academic record (teaching,
research, contributions, professional association activities) (10
points); (2) The applicant's excellence as a teacher or researcher, or
both, in his or her area or areas of specialization (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 previous overseas experience, or
documentation provided by the sponsoring institution, or both (5
points).
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If a faculty 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 faculty 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 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: Under the Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA), the following measures will be used by the
Department in assessing the performance of the Fulbright-Hays Faculty
Research Abroad Program:
(1) The average language competency score of Fulbright-Hays
Training Grants--Faculty Research Abroad fellows at the end of the
research period (post-test) minus the average competency score at the
beginning of the research period (pre-test). All grantees will be
expected to provide documentation of the improved language proficiency
of the fellows through the EELIAS system. Reporting screens for
institutions and fellows may be viewed at: https://www.eelias.org/
eelias/pdfs/FRA/fraDirectorCombined.pdf, https://www.eelias.org/eelias/
pdfs/FRA/fraFellowCombined.pdf.
(2) The percent of projects judged to be successful by the program
officer, based on a review of information provided in the final
performance reports. The information provided by grantees in their
performance reports submitted via EELIAS will be the source of data for
this measure.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Amy Wilson, International
Education Programs Service, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K
Street, NW., Suite 6000, Washington, DC 20006-8521. Telephone: (202)
502-7689 or via the Internet: amy.wilson@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: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/
nara/.
Dated: September 20, 2006.
James F. Manning,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. E6-15757 Filed 9-25-06; 8:45 am]
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