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> OMB No. 1840-0005

Exp. Date: 07/31/2010

# Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program

**[Table of Contents]{.smallcaps}**

**[[PROGRAM SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS AND FORMS]{.underline}]{.smallcaps}**

Dear Applicant Letter 2-3

Competition Highlights 4-5

Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards 6-25

Program Regulations 26-37

Instructions for Institution's Project Director 38-40

Frequently Asked Questions for Project Directors 41-43

Institutional DDRA Project Directors 44-48

Instructions for Students 49-54

Frequently Asked Questions for Student Applicants 55-57

Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program Application Form 58-61

Fulbright-Hays Foreign Language Reference Form 62

Fulbright-Hays Graduate Student Reference Form 63

Fulbright-Hays Technical Review Form 64-68

Monthly Stipends and Dependent's Allowances 69-87

**[STANDARD INSTRUCTIONS AND FORMS]{.underline}**

Submittal Instructions for Institution's Contact Person 88-90

Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424) 91-94

Instructions for the SF 424 95-96

ED Supplement for the SF 424 97

Instructions for the ED Supplement for SF 424 98-102

Assurances \-- Non-Construction Programs 103-104

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities 105-107

The Government Performance and Results Act 108

Application Check List 109

Dear Applicant:

Thank you for your interest in applying for a grant under the
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) program.
Included in this application booklet are the program introduction,
instructions, and forms needed to submit a complete application package
to the U.S. Department of Education.

Institutional grants awarded under the DDRA Program provide fellowships
to enable doctoral students enrolled in modern foreign language and area
studies programs at U.S. institutions of higher education to conduct
dissertation research overseas for 6-12 months.

This letter highlights a few items in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009
application package that will be important to you in applying for grants
under this program. You should review the entire application package
carefully before preparing and submitting your application. Information
on the DDRA Program is accessible at the U.S. Department of Education
(Department) Web site at:

<http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/index.html>

Applicants should pay particular attention to the section entitled
"Competition Highlights" that outlines the absolute and competitive
priorities as well as other program and competition details.

A DDRA application must be submitted on behalf of the applicant doctoral
student by a U.S. institution of higher education (IHE). In order for
institutions to apply electronically, representatives from institutions
of higher education (e.g., project directors) must register in the
e-Application system. Project directors who have not already registered
must submit the following information, via e-mail, to:
[amy.wilson@ed.gov]{.underline}: first and last name of the project
director, university, and e-mail address. We recommend that applicant
IHEs submit this information as soon as possible to ensure that
applicant IHEs obtain access to the e-Application system well before the
application deadline date. We suggest that applicant IHEs send this
information no later than September 30 2008, in order to facilitate
timely submission of their electronic applications.

A list of DDRA institutions and program project directors who have
registered in e-Application in previous years is included in this
application. If an institution is not listed, or the project director
has changed, you are still welcome to apply. Please contact Amy Wilson,
DDRA program officer, with the above information as soon as possible.

The Department of Education is requiring that applications for FY 2009
grants under the DDRA Program be submitted electronically using the
Department's e-Application system. The e-Application system is
accessible through its portal page at:

[http://e-grants.ed.gov/egWelcome.asp]{.underline}

The application must be submitted on or before the deadline date.
Electronic submission of applications is required; therefore, you must
submit an electronic application unless you follow the procedures in the
Closing Date Notice and qualify for one of the exceptions to the
electronic submission requirement. If you think you may need an
exception you are urged to review the requirements promptly.
Applications submitted late [will not be accepted]{.underline}. The
Department is required to enforce the established deadline to ensure
fairness to all applicants. No changes or additions to an application
will be accepted after the deadline date.

You are reminded that the document published in the [Federal
Register]{.underline} (the Closing Date Notice) is the official
document, and that you should not rely upon any information that is
inconsistent with the guidance contained in the official document.

We look forward to receiving your application and appreciate your
efforts to promote excellence in international education.

> Sincerely,
>
> Vickie L. Schray
>
> Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary
>
> Higher Education Programs
>
> Office of Postsecondary Education

####  

#### Competition Highlights

1.  Please note the following program priorities:

    a.  [Absolute]{.underline}: 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.

    b.  [Competitive Preference Priority:]{.underline} An additional
        five (5) points may be awarded to an application that meets this
        priority. This priority is:

> Projects that focus on any of the seventy-eight (78) languages deemed
> critical on the U.S. Department of Education's list of Less Commonly
> Taught Languages (LCTLs) found below.
>
> This list includes the following: Akan (Twi-Fante), Albanian, Amharic,
> Arabic (all dialects), Armenian, Azeri (Azerbaijani), Balochi,
> Bamanakan (Bamana, Bambara, Mandikan, Mandingo, Maninka, Dyula),
> Belarusian, Bengali (Bangla), Berber (all languages), Bosnian,
> Bulgarian, Burmese, Cebuano (Visayan), Chechen, Chinese (Cantonese),
> Chinese (Gan), Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Min), Chinese (Wu),
> Croatian, Dari, Dinka, Georgian, Gujarati, Hausa, Hebrew (Modern),
> Hindi, Igbo, Indonesian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kashmiri,
> Kazakh, Khmer (Cambodian), Kirghiz, Korean, Kurdish (Kurmanji),
> Kurdish (Sorani), Lao, Malay (Bahasa Melayu or Malaysian), Malayalam,
> Marathi, Mongolian, Nepali, Oromo, Panjabi, Pashto, Persian (Farsi),
> Polish, Portuguese (all varieties), Quechua, Romanian, Russian,
> Serbian, Sinhala (Sinhalese), Somali, Swahili, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamil,
> Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Tigrigna, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu,
> Uyghur/Uigur, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Wolof, Xhosa, Yoruba, and Zulu.

2.  Please note that these priorities are explained in detail in the
    Closing Date Notice contained in this application package. You are
    urged to fully review the Closing Date notice carefully before
    preparing your application.

3.  The application must be received on or before the deadline date and
    time. Please note that U.S. Department of Education grant
    application deadlines fall at 4:30pm EST. Late applications [will
    not be accepted]{.underline}. The Department is required to enforce
    the established deadline to ensure fairness to all applicants. No
    changes or additions to an application will be accepted after the
    deadline date and time.

4.  Electronic submission of applications is required; therefore, you
    must submit an electronic application unless you follow the
    procedures outlined in the [Federal Register]{.underline} notice
    inviting applications for new awards for FY 2009 and qualify for one
    of the (rare) exceptions to the electronic submission requirement.

5.  All applicants are required to adhere to the 10-page limit for the
    Project Narrative and 2- page limit for the bibliography portion of
    the application.

6.  A font standard in the notice regulates that you 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.

Applications for grants under this program must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System
(e-Application) available through the Department's e-Grants system.

Please go to <http://e-grants.ed.gov/egWelcome.asp> for help with the
e-Application and click on the e-Application link in the upper left
corner of the screen. Also, refer to the procedures and tips for
applicants found in this application booklet.

You are reminded that the document published in the [Federal
Register]{.underline} is the official document, and that you should not
rely upon any information that is inconsistent with the guidance
contained within the official document.

4000-01-U

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Postsecondary Education

Overview Information

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship
Program

Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2009.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.022A.

[Dates]{.underline}:

Applications Available: September 24, 2008.

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: November 13, 2008.

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

[Purpose of Program]{.underline}: The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral
Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program provides
opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation
research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. The
program is designed to contribute to the development and improvement of
the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in the United
States.

[Priorities]{.underline}: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii),
this priority is from the regulations for this program (34 CFR
662.21(d)).

[Absolute Priority]{.underline}: For FY 2009, 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
geographic 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 give competitive preference to
applications that address the following priority.

[Competitive Preference Priority]{.underline}: For FY 2009, this
priority is a competitive preference priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105
(c)(2)(i) and 34 CFR 662.21(d)(2)(iii), we award an additional five (5)
points to an application that meets this priority.

This priority is:

A research project that focuses on any of the seventy-eight (78)
languages deemed critical on the U.S. Department of Education's list of
Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs) found below.

This list includes the following: Akan (Twi-Fante), Albanian, Amharic,
Arabic (all dialects), Armenian, Azeri (Azerbaijani), Balochi, Bamanakan
(Bamana, Bambara, Mandikan, Mandingo, Maninka, Dyula), Belarusian,
Bengali (Bangla), Berber (all languages), Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese,
Cebuano (Visayan), Chechen, Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Gan), Chinese
(Mandarin), Chinese (Min), Chinese (Wu), Croatian, Dari, Dinka,
Georgian, Gujarati, Hausa, Hebrew (Modern), Hindi, Igbo, Indonesian,
Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kashmiri, Kazakh, Khmer (Cambodian),
Kirghiz, Korean, Kurdish (Kurmanji), Kurdish (Sorani), Lao, Malay
(Bahasa Melayu or Malaysian), Malayalam, Marathi, Mongolian, Nepali,
Oromo, Panjabi, Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese (all
varieties), Quechua, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala (Sinhalese),
Somali, Swahili, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Tigrigna,
Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uyghur/Uigur, Uzbek, Vietnamese,
Wolof, Xhosa, Yoruba, and Zulu.

[Program Authority]{.underline}: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6).

[Applicable Regulations]{.underline}: (a) The Education Department
General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77,
81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The regulations for this program
in 34 CFR part 662.

[Note]{.underline}: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to
institutions of higher education (IHEs) only.

II\. Award Information

[Type of Award]{.underline}: Discretionary grants redistributed as
fellowships to individual beneficiaries. As part of its FY 2009 budget
request, the Administration proposed to continue to allow funds to be
used to support the applications of individuals who plan both to utilize
their language skills in world areas vital to the United States national
security and to apply their language skills and knowledge of these
countries in the fields of government, international development, and
various professions. Therefore, students planning to apply their
language skills in such fields are eligible to apply for this program,
in addition to those planning teaching careers. However, authority to
use funds in this manner depends on final Congressional action.
Applicants will be given an opportunity to amend their applications if
such authority is not provided.

[Estimated Available Funds]{.underline}: The Administration has
requested \$13,372,000 for International Education and Foreign Language
Studies Overseas Programs, of which we propose to allocate \$4,731,000
for new awards for this program for FY 2009. 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]{.underline}: \$15,000 - \$60,000.

[Estimated Average Size of Fellowship Awards]{.underline}: \$37,000.

[Estimated Number of Fellowship Awards]{.underline}: 127.

[Note]{.underline}: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.

[Project Period]{.underline}: The institutional project period is 18
months beginning July 1, 2009. Students may request funding for a period
of no less than six months nor more than twelve months.

III\. Eligibility Information

1\. [Eligible Applicants]{.underline}: IHEs. As part of the application
process, students submit individual applications to the IHE. The IHE
then officially submits all eligible individual student applications
with its grant application to the Department.

2\. [Cost Sharing or Matching]{.underline}: This program does not
require cost sharing or matching.

IV\. Application and Submission Information

1\. [Address to Request Application Package]{.underline}: Both IHEs and
student applicants can obtain an application package by contacting Carla
White, International Education Programs Service, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 6000, Washington, DC 20006-8521.
Telephone: (202) 502-7700 or by email: carla.white@ed.gov

If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.

Individuals with disabilities can 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]{.underline}:
Requirements concerning the content of an application, together with the
forms you must submit, are in the application package for this program.

Page Limit: The application narrative is where the student applicant
addresses the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate the
application. The student applicant must limit the application narrative
to no more than 10 pages and the bibliography to no more than 2 pages,
using the following standards:

● A \"page\" is 8.5\" x 11\", on one side only, with 1\" margins at the
top, bottom, and both sides.

● Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch) all text in
the application narrative. However, student applicants may single space
all text in charts, tables, figures, graphs, titles, headings,
footnotes, endnotes, quotations, bibliography, and captions.

● Use a font that is either 12 point or larger; or, no smaller than 10
pitch (characters per inch). Student applicants may use a 10 point font
in charts, tables, figures, graphs, footnotes, and endnotes. However,
these items are considered part of the narrative and counted within the
10 page limit.

● Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier, Courier New,
or Arial. An application submitted in any other font (including Times
Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.

The page limits only apply to the application narrative and
bibliography. The page limits do not apply to the Application for
Federal Assistance face sheet (SF 424); the supplemental information
form required by the Department of Education; and the assurances and
certification. However, student applicants must include their complete
responses to the selection criteria in the application narrative.

We will reject a student applicant's application if the student
applicant exceeds the page limits.

3\. [Submission Dates and Times]{.underline}:

Applications Available: September 24, 2008.

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: November 13, 2008.

Applications for grants under this program must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System
(e-Application) available through the Department's e-Grants system. For
information (including dates and times) about how to submit an IHE's
application electronically, or in paper format 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]{.underline} in this notice.

We do not consider an application that does not comply with the deadline
requirements.

Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or auxiliary aid
in connection with the application process should contact the person
listed under [For Further Information Contact]{.underline} in section
VII in this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the
application process, the individual's application remains subject to all
other requirements and limitations in this notice.

4\. [Intergovernmental Review]{.underline}: This program is not subject
to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.

5\. [Funding Restrictions]{.underline}: We reference regulations
outlining funding restrictions in the [Applicable
Regulations]{.underline} section in this notice.

6\. [Other Submission Requirements]{.underline}: 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]{.underline}.

Applications for grants under the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation
Research Abroad Fellowship Program, CFDA Number 84.022A, must be
submitted electronically using e-Application available through the
Department's e-Grants system, accessible through the e-Grants portal
page at: http://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]{.underline} 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]{.underline}.

While completing the electronic application, both the IHE and the
student applicant will be entering data online that will be saved into a
database. Neither the IHE nor the student applicant may e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to us.

Please note the following:

• The process for submitting applications electronically under the
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program
has several parts. The following is a brief summary of the process;
however, all applicants should review and follow the detailed
description of the application process that is contained in the
application package. In summary, the major parts are as follows: 1) IHEs
must e-mail the following information to ddra@ed.gov: name of
university, and 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 two
weeks prior to the closing date, in order to facilitate timely
submission of their applications; 2) Students must complete their
individual applications and submit them to their IHE's project director
using e-Application; 3) Persons providing references for individual
students must complete and submit reference forms for the students and
submit them to the IHE's project director using e-Application; and 4)
The IHE's project director must officially submit the IHE's application,
which must include all eligible individual student applications,
reference forms, and other required forms, using e-Application. Student
transcripts, however, must be mailed or hand delivered to the Department
on or before the application deadline date using the applicable mail or
hand delivery instructions for paper applications in this notice.

• The IHE must complete the electronic submission of the grant
application by 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. The e-Application system will not accept an application
for this program after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that both
the IHE and the student applicant not wait until the application
deadline date to begin the application process.

• The regular hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site are 6:00 a.m.
Monday until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 a.m. Thursday until 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, Washington, DC time. Please note that the system is unavailable
on Sundays after 8:00 p.m., and between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and 6:00
a.m. on Thursdays, Washington, DC time, for maintenance. Any
modifications to these hours are posted on the e-Grants Web site.

• Student applicants will not receive additional point value because the
student submits his or her application in electronic format, nor will we
penalize the IHE or student applicant if the applicant qualifies for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, as described
elsewhere in this section, and submits an application in paper format.

• IHEs must submit all documents, except for student transcripts,
electronically, including the Application for Federal Assistance (SF
424), the Supplement to the SF 424, and all necessary assurances and
certifications. Both IHEs and student applicants must attach any
narrative sections of the application as files in a .DOC (document),
.RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable Document) format. If an IHE or a
student applicant uploads a file type other than the three file types
specified above or submits a password protected file, we will not review
that material.

• Student transcripts must be mailed or hand delivered to the Department
on or before the application deadline date in accordance with the
applicable mail or hand delivery instructions for paper applications
described in this notice.

• Both the IHE's and the student applicant's electronic application must
comply with any page limit requirements described in this notice.

• Prior to submitting your electronic application, you may wish to print
a copy of it for your records.

• After the individual student applicant electronically submits his or
her application to the student's IHE, the student will receive an
automatic acknowledgment. In addition, the applicant IHE's project
director will receive a copy of this acknowledgment by email. After a
person submits a reference electronically, he or she will receive an
online confirmation. After the applicant IHE submits its application,
including all eligible individual student applications, to the
Department, the applicant IHE will receive an automatic acknowledgment,
which will include a PR/Award Number (an identifying number unique to
the IHE's application).

-   Within three working days after submitting the IHE\'s electronic
    application, the IHE must fax a signed copy of the 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 the SF 424
and other forms at a later date.

[Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of e-Application System
Unavailability]{.underline}: If an IHE is prevented from electronically
submitting its application on the application deadline date because the
e-Application system is unavailable, we will grant the IHE an extension
of one business day to enable the IHE to transmit its 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]{.underline} (see section 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]{.underline}: An IHE
qualifies for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, and
may submit its application in paper format, if the IHE is unable to
submit an application through the e-Application system because----

• the IHE or a student applicant does not have access to the Internet;
or

• the IHE or a student applicant does not have the capacity to upload
large documents to the Department's e-Application system;

[and]{.underline}

• 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 prevents 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., room 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]{.underline}.

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]{.underline}:

U.S. Department of Education

Application Control Center

Attention: (CFDA Number 84.022A)

400 Maryland Avenue, SW.

Washington, DC 20202-4260

or

[By mail through a commercial carrier]{.underline}:

U.S. Department of Education

Application Control Center -- Stop 4260

Attention: (CFDA Number 84.022A)

7100 Old Landover Road

Landover, MD 20785-1506

Regardless of which address the IHE uses, the IHE must show proof of
mailing consisting of one of the following:

\(1\) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.

\(2\) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service.

\(3\) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier.

\(4\) 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.

\(2\) 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]{.underline}: 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]{.underline}.

If an IHE qualifies for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, the IHE (or a courier service) may deliver its paper
application to the Department by hand. The IHE must deliver the original
and two copies of the application, by hand, on or before the application
deadline date, to the Department at the following address:

U.S. Department of Education

Application Control Center

Attention: (CFDA Number 84.022A)

550 12th Street, SW.

Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza

Washington, DC 20202-4260

The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily between
8:00:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays,
Sundays, and Federal holidays.

[Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications]{.underline}: 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

1\. [General]{.underline}: For FY 2009, student 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 student 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 together from the highest to lowest score for funding
purposes.

2\. [Selection Criteria]{.underline}: The selection criteria for this
competition are from 34 CFR 662.21 and are listed in the following
paragraphs. The maximum score for all of the criteria, including the
competitive preference priority, is 105 points. The maximum score for
each criterion is indicated in parentheses.

[Quality of proposed project]{.underline} (60 points): In determining
the quality of the research project proposed by the applicant, the
Secretary considers (1) The statement of the major hypotheses to be
tested or questions to be examined, and the description and
justification of the research methods to be used (10 points); (2) The
relationship of the research to the literature on the topic and to major
theoretical issues in the field, and the project's originality and
importance in terms of the concerns of the discipline (10 points); (3)
The preliminary research already completed in the United States and
overseas or plans for such research prior to going overseas, and the
kinds, quality and availability of data for the research in the host
country or countries (10 points); (4) The justification for overseas
field research and preparations to establish appropriate and sufficient
research contacts and affiliations abroad (10 points); (5) The
applicant's plans to share the results of the research in progress and a
copy of the dissertation with scholars and officials of the host country
or countries (10 points); and (6) The guidance and supervision of the
dissertation advisor or committee at all stages of the project,
including guidance in developing the project, understanding research
conditions abroad, and acquainting the applicant with research in the
field (10 points).

[Qualifications of the applicant]{.underline} (40 points): In
determining the qualifications of the applicant, the Secretary considers
(1) The overall strength of the applicant's graduate academic record (10
points); (2) The extent to which the applicant's academic record
demonstrates strength in area studies relevant to the proposed project
(10 points); (3) The applicant's proficiency in one or more of the
languages (other than English and the applicant's native language) of
the country or countries of research, and the specific measures to be
taken to overcome any anticipated language barriers (15 points); and (4)
The applicant's ability to conduct research in a foreign cultural
context, as evidenced by the applicant's references or previous overseas
experience, or both (5 points).

VI\. Award Administration Information

1\. [Award Notices]{.underline}: If a student application is successful,
we notify the IHE's U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send the
IHE a Grant Award Notice (GAN). We may notify the IHE informally, also.

If a student application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify the IHE.

2\. [Administrative and National Policy Requirements]{.underline}: We
identify administrative and national policy requirements in the
application package and reference these and other requirements in the
[Applicable Regulations]{.underline} section in this notice.

We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of an
award in the [Applicable Regulations]{.underline} section in 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]{.underline}: 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 International Resource Information System (IRIS) to
complete the final report.

4\. [Performance Measures]{.underline}: Under the Government Performance
and Results Act of 1993, the objective for The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral
Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program is to provide
grants to colleges and universities to fund individual doctoral students
to conduct research in other countries in modern foreign languages and
area studies for periods of 6 to 12 months.

The Department will use the following DDRA measures to evaluate its
success in meeting this objective:

Performance Measure 1: ***The average language competency score of
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship
recipients at the end of their period of research minus their average
score at the beginning of the period.***

Performance Measure 2: Percentage of projects judged successful by
program officers, based on information provided in annual performance
reports.

Efficiency measure: C***ost per fellow increasing language competency by
at least one level in one (or all three) area.***

The information provided by grantees in their performance report
submitted via IRIS will be the source of data for this measure.
Reporting screens for institutions and fellows may be viewed at:

http://www.ieps-iris.org/iris/pdfs/DDRA_fellow.pdf

http://www.ieps-iris.org/iris/pdfs/DDRA_director.pdf

VII\. Agency Contact

[For Further Information Contact]{.underline}: Amy Wilson, International
Education Programs Service, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street,
NW., room 6000, Washington, DC 20006-8521. Telephone: (202) 502-7700 or
by email: amy.wilson@ed.gov

If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.

VIII\. Other Information

[Alternative Format]{.underline}: Individuals with disabilities can
obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an
alternative format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed under [For
Further Information Contact]{.underline} in section VII in this notice.

[Electronic Access to This Document]{.underline}: You can view this
document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in
the [Federal Register]{.underline}, in text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF) on the Internet at the following site:
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.
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the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.

[Note]{.underline}: The official version of this document is the
document published in the [Federal Register]{.underline}. Free Internet

access to the official edition of the [Federal Register]{.underline} and
the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at:
www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html

Dated:

> [\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

# Cheryl A. Oldham,

# Acting Assistant Secretary for

# Postsecondary Education.

# 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

34 CFR Parts 606, 607, 611, 637, 648, 656, 657, 658, 660, 661, 662,

663, 664, and 669

Higher Education Programs

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

ACTION: Final regulations.

SUMMARY: These final regulations remove all references to points in the
selection criteria the Department of Education (Department) uses to
evaluate applications submitted under the higher education discretionary
grant programs. We are taking this action because the current point
assignments are outdated and do not permit sufficient flexibility to
establish important program objectives. Taking this action allows us
that flexibility and ensures that grant awards are made to high quality
applicants.

The final regulations also remove the requirement that in competitions
for grants under the Partnership and Teacher-Recruitment components of
the Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants Program, the Secretary hold a
two-stage competition in which applicants must submit a pre-application
and a full application. The current structure did not prove effective in
producing high quality applications for this program. Removing the
requirement for a pre-application reduces burden on applicants and the
Department and allows both to target their resources on the full
application stage.

There are some amendments in these final regulations that are purely
technical corrections to the regulations.

DATES: These regulations are effective April 20, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorraine Kennedy, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 8018, Washington, DC 20006-8544.
Telephone: (202) 502-7762. Pamela Maimer, U.S. Department of Education,
1990 K Street, NW., room 8014, Washington, DC 20006-8544. Telephone:

\(202\) 502-7704.

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 either contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 22, 2004, the Secretary

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published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for 34 CFR parts 606,
607, 611, 637, 648, 656, 657, 658, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, and 669 in
the Federal Register (69 FR 76636). In the preamble of the NPRM, the
Secretary discussed on pages 76636 and 76637 the major changes proposed
to the current regulations. These are as follows:

The Secretary proposed removing the mandatory point values from the
selection criteria in the regulations associated with the application
process for discretionary grant programs. These amendments provide the
Secretary with the flexibility to select specific point values from year
to year to address current priorities for the programs.

The Secretary also proposed amending 34 CFR part 611, which governs the
Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants (TQE) program. This amendment makes
discretionary the existing requirement that in competitions for grants
under the program's Partnership and Teacher-Recruitment components, the
Secretary conduct a two-stage process for selecting applicants involving
the submission and review of pre-applications and full applications.

There were no differences between the NPRM and these final regulations.

Analysis of Comments

In response to the Secretary's invitation in the NPRM, the Department
did not receive any comments on the changes to the TQE program. Several
parties submitted comments on the proposed regulations regarding removal
of mandatory point values. An analysis of the comments follows.

Generally, we do not address technical and other minor changes---and
suggested changes the law does not authorize the Secretary to make.

Analysis of Comments and Changes

Comments: Several commenters believed that the elimination of points
will result in some institutions being denied the opportunity to compete
for grants because they will not have enough time to prepare because of
the change.

Discussion: The Secretary does not agree that eliminating specific point
values from the regulations will reduce the opportunity for potential
grantees to compete for grants. The regulations continue to specify the
criteria used in making the grants in each program. Moreover, the points
to be awarded for each criteria will be specified in a Federal Register
notice or in the application package, which will be available in enough
time for potential applicants to prepare their applications.

Change: None.

Comment: Several commenters wrote that eliminating points from the

criteria will result in a reduced focus on institutions that serve
disadvantaged students or programs that serve a particular group.

Discussion: The Secretary understands the concerns of the commenters. We
do not believe that the proposed change will lead to reduced focus on
institutions that serve disadvantaged students or particular groups of
students. Removing point values from the regulations does not change the
selection criteria or otherwise change the focus of the programs.

Change: None.

Comment: Several commenters stated that the elimination of points

would result in a preference for four-year institutions over two-year
institutions.

Discussion: We have no reason to believe that the removal of points from
the regulations will result in a preference for four-year institutions
over two-year institutions in grant awards. The selection criteria will
remain the same, so the removal of points will not effect the selection
of applicants.

Change: None.

Executive Order 12866

1\. Potential Costs and Benefits

We have reviewed these final regulations in accordance with Executive
Order 12866. Under the terms of the order we have assessed the potential
costs and benefits of this regulatory action.

The potential costs associated with the final regulations are those
resulting from statutory requirements and those we have determined to be
necessary for administering these programs effectively and efficiently.

In assessing the potential costs and benefits---both quantitative and
qualitative---of these final regulations, we have determined that the
benefits regulations justify the costs.

We have also determined that this regulatory action would not unduly
interfere with State, local, and tribal governments in the exercise of
their governmental functions.

2\. Summary of Potential Costs and Benefits

We discussed the potential costs and benefits of these final regulations
in the preamble to the NPRM in the section titled Supplementary
Information.

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification

The Secretary certifies that these final regulations will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Small entities affected by these regulations are small institutions of
higher education. The changes will not have a significant economic
impact on the institutions affected.

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 does not require you to respond to a
collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.
We display the valid OMB control numbers assigned to collections of
information in these final regulations at the end of the affected
sections of the regulations.

Assessment of Educational Impact

In the NPRM we requested comments on whether the proposed regulations
would require transmission of information that any other agency or
authority of the United States gathers or makes available.

Based on the response to the NPRM and on our review, we have determined
that these final regulations do not require transmission of information
that any other agency or authority of the United States gathers or makes
available.

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List of Subjects

34 CFR Parts 606 and 607

Colleges and universities, Grant programs---education, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.

34 CFR Part 611

Colleges and universities, Elementary and secondary education, Grant
programs---education.

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34 CFR Part 637

Colleges and universities, Educational study programs, Equal educational
opportunity, Grant programs---education, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Science and technology, Women.

34 CFR Part 648

Colleges and universities, Grant programs---education, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Scholarships and fellowships.

34 CFR Part 656

Colleges and universities, Cultural exchange programs, Educational study
programs, Grant programs---education, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

34 CFR Part 657

Colleges and universities, Cultural exchange programs, Educational study
programs, Grant programs---education, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Scholarships and fellowships.

34 CFR Part 658

Colleges and universities, Cultural exchange programs, Educational study
programs, Grant programs---education.

34 CFR Part 660

Colleges and universities, Cultural exchange programs, Educational
Research, Educational study programs, Grant programs---education.

34 CFR Part 661

Business and industry, Colleges and universities, Educational study
programs, Grant programs---education, Student aid.

34 CFR Part 662

Colleges and universities, Educational Research, Educational study
programs, Grant programs---education, Scholarships and fellowships.

34 CFR Part 663

Colleges and universities, Educational Research, Educational study
programs, Grant programs---education, Scholarships and fellowships,
Teachers.

34 CFR Part 664

Colleges and universities, Educational Research, Educational study
programs, Grant programs---education, Teachers.

34 CFR Part 669

Colleges and universities, Educational Research, Educational study
programs, Grant programs---education, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Teachers.

Dated: March 16, 2005.

Sally L. Stroup,

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.

For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Secretary amends parts
606, 607, 611, 637, 648, 656, 657, 658, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, and 669
of title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:

PART 606\--DEVELOPING HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM

1\. The authority citation for part 606 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., unless otherwise noted.

2\. Section 606.20 is amended by---

A. Revising paragraph (b);

B. In paragraph (c)(1), removing the words "scores at least 50

points" and adding, in their place, the words "meets the

requirements"; and

C. Removing paragraph (c)(2)(i) and redesignating paragraphs (c)(2)(ii)
and (c)(2)(iii) as paragraphs (c)(2)(i) and (c)(2)(ii), respectively.

The revision reads as follows:

Sec. 606.20 How does the Secretary choose applications for funding?

\* \* \* \* \*

\(b\) The Secretary informs applicants of the maximum possible score for
each criterion in the application package or in a notice published in
the Federal Register.

\* \* \* \* \*

3\. Section 606.21 is amended by---

A. Removing all of the parentheticals that end in "points)"; and

B.  Revising the introductory text to read as follows:

Sec. 606.21 What are the selection criteria for planning grants?

The Secretary evaluates an application for a planning grant on the basis
of the criteria in this section.

\* \* \* \* \*

4\. Section 606.22 is amended by---

A. Revising the introductory text;

B. Removing all of the parentheticals that end in "points)";

C. In paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2), removing the punctuation "."; and

D. In paragraph (a)(3), adding the word "and" after the punctuation ";".

The revision reads as follows:

Sec. 606.22 What are the selection criteria for development grants?

The Secretary evaluates an application for a development grant on the
basis of the criteria in this section.

\* \* \* \* \*

5\. Section 606.23 is amended by---

A. Removing all of the parentheticals that end in "point)"; and

B. Revising the introductory text of paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as
follows:

Sec. 606.23 What special funding consideration does the Secretary
provide?

\(a\) If funds are available to fund only one additional planning grant
and each of the next fundable applications has received the same number
of points under Sec. 606.20 or 606.21, the Secretary awards additional
points, as provided in the application package or in a notice published
in the Federal Register, to any of those applicants that---\* \* \* \*
\*

\(b\) If funds are available to fund only one additional development
grant and each of the next fundable applications has received the same
number of points under Sec. 606.20 or 606.22, the Secretary awards
additional points, as provided in the application package or in a notice
published in the Federal Register, to any of those applicants that---

\* \* \* \* \*

PART 607\--STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM

6\. The authority citation for part 607 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1507-1509c, 1066-1069f, unless otherwise noted.

7\. Section 607.20 is amended by---

A. Removing paragraph (c) and redesignating paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) as
paragraphs (c)(1) and (2), respectively;

B. In redesignated paragraph (c)(2), removing the reference to

"(b)(1)" and adding, in its place, the reference "(c)(1)";

C. Adding a new paragraph (b); and

D. Revising paragraph (d).

The addition and revision read as follows:

Sec. 607.20 How does the Secretary choose applications for funding?

\* \* \* \* \*

\(b\) The Secretary informs applicants of the maximum possible score for
each criterion in the application package or in a notice published in
the Federal Register.

\* \* \* \* \*

\(d\) The Secretary considers funding an application for a development
grant that---

\(1\) Is submitted with a comprehensive development plan that satisfies
all the elements required of such a plan under Sec. 607.8; and

\(2\) In the case of an application for a cooperative arrangement grant,
demonstrates that the grant will enable each eligible participant to
meet the goals and objectives of its comprehensive development plan
better and at a lower cost than if each eligible participant were funded
individually.

\* \* \* \* \*

8\. Section 607.21 is amended by---

A. Removing all of the parentheticals that end in "points)"; and

B. Revising the introductory text to read as follows:

Sec. 607.21 What are the selection criteria for planning grants?

The Secretary evaluates an application for a planning grant on the basis
of the criteria in this section.

\* \* \* \* \*

9\. Section 607.22 is amended by---

A. Revising the introductory text;

B. Removing all of the parentheticals that end in "points)";

C. In paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2), removing the punctuation "."; and

D. In paragraph (a)(3), adding the word "and" after the punctuation";".

The revision reads as follows:

Sec. 607.22 What are the selection criteria for development grants?

The Secretary evaluates an application for a development grant on the
basis of the criteria in this section.

\* \* \* \* \*

10\. Section 607.23 is amended by---

A. Removing all of the parentheticals that end in "point)"; and

B. Revising the introductory text of paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as
follows:

Sec. 607.23 What special funding consideration does the Secretary
provide?

\(a\) If funds are available to fund only one additional planning grant
and each of the next fundable applications has received the same number
of points under Sec. 607.20 or 607.21, the Secretary awards additional
points, as provided in the application package or in a notice published
in the Federal Register, to any of those applicants that---

\* \* \* \* \*

(b) If funds are available to fund only one additional development grant
    and each of the next fundable applications has received the same
    number of points under Sec. 607.20 or 607.22, the Secretary awards
    additional points, as provided in the application package or in a
    notice published in the Federal Register, to any of those applicants
    that---

\* \* \* \* \*

PART 611\--TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS PROGRAM

11\. The authority citation for part 611 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq. and 1024(e), unless otherwise noted.

Sec. 611.2 \[Amended\]

12\. Section 611.2 is amended by, in paragraph (a), removing the words
"paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2)(iii), or (a)(3)(iii) of Sec. 611.3" and
adding, in their place, the words "paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2)(i)(B),
(a)(2)(ii), (a)(3)(i)(B), or (a)(3)(ii) of Sec. 611.3".

13\. Section 611.3 is amended by---

A. Revising paragraphs (a)(2) and (a)(3); and

B. In paragraph (b), removing the words "paragraphs (b)(2)(ii) and

(b)(3)(ii)" and adding, in their place, the words "paragraphs
(a)(2)(i)(A) and (a)(3)(i)(A)".

The revisions read as follows:

Sec. 611.3 What procedures does the Secretary use to award a grant?

\* \* \* \* \*

\(a\) \* \* \*

\(2\) For the Partnership Grants Program, the Secretary may use a
two-stage application process to determine which applications to fund.

\(i\) If the Secretary uses a two-stage application process, the

Secretary uses---

\(A\) The selection criteria in Sec. Sec. 611.21 through 611.22 to
evaluate pre-applications submitted for new grants, and to determine
those applicants to invite to submit full program applications; and

\(B\) For those applicants invited to submit full applications, the
selection criteria and competitive preference in Sec. Sec. 611.23
through 611.25 to evaluate the full program applications.

\(ii\) If the Secretary does not use a two-stage application process,
the Secretary uses the selection criteria and competitive preference in
Sec. Sec. 611.23 through 611.25 to evaluate applications.

\(3\) For the Teacher Recruitment Grants Program, the Secretary may use
a two-stage application process to determine which applications to fund.

\(i\) If the Secretary uses a two-stage application process, the

Secretary uses---

\(A\) The selection criteria in Sec. 611.31 to evaluate pre-applications
submitted for new grants, and to determine those applicants to invite to
submit full program applications; and

\(B\) For those applicants invited to submit full applications, the
selection criteria in Sec. 611.32 to evaluate the full program
applications.

\(ii\) If the Secretary does not use a two-stage application process,
the Secretary uses the selection criteria in Sec. 611.32 to evaluate
applications.

\* \* \* \* \*

PART 637\--MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

14\. The authority citation for part 637 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1067-1067c, 1067g-1067k, 1068, 1068b, unless
otherwise noted.

15\. Section 637.31 is amended by---

A. Revising paragraph (b); and

B. Removing paragraph (c) and redesignating paragraphs (d)(1), (2), and

\(3\) as paragraphs (c)(1), (2), and (3), respectively.

The revision reads as follows:

Sec. 637.31 How does the Secretary evaluate an application?

\* \* \* \* \*

\(b\) The Secretary informs applicants of the maximum possible score for
each criterion in the application package or in a notice published in
the Federal Register.

\* \* \* \* \*

16\. Section 637.32 is amended by---

A. Revising the introductory text;

B. Removing all of the parentheticals that end in "points)";

C. In paragraph (a)(2)(v), removing the parenthetical "(See EDGAR 34

CFR 75.581)" and adding, in its place, the parenthetical "(See 34 CFR
75.580)".

D. In paragraph (b)(2)(iv), removing the word "groups" the second time
it appears and adding, in its place, the word "group";

E. In paragraph (d)(1), removing the parenthetical "(See EDGAR 34 CFR

75.590\--Evaluation by the grantee; where applicable)" and adding, in
its place, the parenthetical "(See 34 CFR 75.590)";

F. Removing the authority citation that appears immediately before

> paragraph (f); and

G. Revising paragraph (f)(2)(iii).

The revisions read as follows:

Sec. 637.32 What selection criteria does the Secretary use?

The Secretary evaluates applications on the basis of the criteria in
this section.

\* \* \* \* \*

\(f\) \* \* \*

\(2\) \* \* \*

\(iii\) Involvement of appropriate individuals, especially science
faculty, in identifying the institutional needs.

\* \* \* \* \*

PART 648\--GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED

17\. The authority citation for part 648 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135-1135ee, unless otherwise noted.

18\. Section 648.30 is amended by---

A. Revising paragraph (b); and

B. Removing paragraph (c).

The revision reads as follows:

Sec. 648.30 How does the Secretary evaluate an application?

\* \* \* \* \*

\(b\) The Secretary informs applicants of the maximum possible score for
each criterion in the application package or in a notice published in
the Federal Register.

\* \* \* \* \*

19\. Section 648.31 is amended by---

A. Removing all of the parentheticals that end in "points)"; and

B. Revising the introductory text to read as follows:

Sec. 648.31 What selection criteria does the Secretary use?

The Secretary evaluates an application on the basis of the criteria in
this section.

\* \* \* \* \*

PART 656\--NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTERS PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE

AND AREA STUDIES OR FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

20\. The authority citation for part 656 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1122, unless otherwise noted.

21\. Section 656.20 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows:

Sec. 656.20 How does the Secretary evaluate an application?

\* \* \* \* \*

\(b\) The Secretary informs applicants of the maximum possible score for
each criterion in the application package or in a notice published in
the Federal Register.

\* \* \* \* \*

22\. Section 656.21 is amended by---

A. Removing all of the parentheticals that end in "points)"; and

B. Revising the introductory text to read as follows:

Sec. 656.21 What selection criteria does the Secretary use to evaluate
an application for a comprehensive Center?

The Secretary evaluates an application for a comprehensive Center on the
basis of the criteria in this section.

\* \* \* \* \*

23\. Section 656.22 is amended by---

A. Removing all of the parentheticals that end in "points)"; and

B. Revising the introductory text to read as follows:

Sec. 656.22 What selection criteria does the Secretary use to evaluate
an application for an undergraduate Center?

The Secretary evaluates an application for an undergraduate Center on
the basis of the criteria in this section.

\* \* \* \* \*

PART 657\--FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND AREA STUDIES FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM

24\. The authority citation for part 657 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1122, unless otherwise noted.

25\. Section 657.20 is amended by---

A. In paragraph (a), adding the word "institutional" before the word

"application"; and

B.  Revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:

Sec. 657.20 How does the Secretary evaluate an institutional application
for an allocation of fellowships?

\* \* \* \* \*

\(b\) The Secretary informs applicants of the maximum possible score for
each criterion in the application package or in a notice published in
the Federal Register.

\* \* \* \* \*

26\. Section 657.21 is amended by---

A. Removing all of the parentheticals that end in "points)"; and

B. Adding introductory text to read as follows:

Sec. 657.21 What criteria does the Secretary use in selecting
institutions for an allocation of fellowships?

The Secretary evaluates an institutional application for an allocation
of fellowships on the basis of the criteria in this section.

\* \* \* \* \*

PART 658\--UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE

PROGRAM

27\. The authority citation for part 658 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1124, unless otherwise noted.

28\. Section 658.30 is revised to read as follows:

Sec. 658.30 How does the Secretary evaluate an application?

\(a\) The Secretary evaluates an application from an institution of
higher education or a combination of such institutions on the basis of
the criteria in Sec. Sec. 658.31 and 658.32. The Secretary informs
applicants of the maximum possible score for each criterion in the
application package or in a notice published in the Federal Register.

\(b\) The Secretary evaluates an application from an agency or
organization or professional or scholarly association on the basis of
the criteria in Sec. Sec. 658.31 and 658.33. The Secretary informs
applicants of the maximum possible score for each criterion in the
application package or in a notice published in the Federal Register.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1124)

29\. Section 658.31 is amended by---

A. Removing the parentheticals "(10)" and "(5)" each time they

appear; and

B. Revising the introductory text to read as follows:

Sec. 658.31 What selection criteria does the Secretary use?

The Secretary evaluates an application for a project under this program
on the basis of the criteria in this section.

\* \* \* \* \*

30\. Section 658.32 is amended by---

A. Removing the parentheticals "(15)" and "(10)" each time they

appear; and

B. Revising the introductory text to read as follows:

Sec. 658.32 What additional criteria does the Secretary apply to
institutional applications?

In addition to the criteria referred to in Sec. 658.31, the Secretary
evaluates an application submitted by an institution of higher education
or a combination of such institutions on the basis of the criteria in
this section.

\* \* \* \* \*

31\. Section 658.33 is amended by---

A. In paragraph (a), removing the parenthetical "(30)"; and

B. Revising the introductory text to read as follows:

Sec. 658.33 What additional criterion does the Secretary apply to
applications from organizations and associations?

In addition to the criteria referred to in Sec. 658.31, the Secretary
evaluates an application submitted by an organization or association on
the basis of the criterion in this section.

\* \* \* \* \*

PART 660\--THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND STUDIES PROGRAM

32\. The authority citation for part 660 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1125, unless otherwise noted.

33. Section 660.30 is revised to read as follows:

Sec. 660.30 How does the Secretary evaluate an application?

\(a\) The Secretary evaluates an application for a research project, a
study, or a survey on the basis of the criteria in Sec. Sec. 660.31 and
660.32. The Secretary informs applicants of the maximum possible score
for each criterion in the application package or in a notice published
in the Federal Register.

\(b\) The Secretary evaluates an application for the development of
specialized instructional materials on the basis of the criteria in Sec.
Sec. 660.31 and 660.33. The Secretary informs applicants of the maximum
possible score for each criterion in the application package or in a
notice published in the Federal Register.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1125)

34\. Section 660.31 is amended by---

A. Removing all of the parentheticals that end in "points)"; and

B. Revising the introductory text to read as follows:

Sec. 660.31 What selection criteria does the Secretary use for all
applications for a grant?

The Secretary evaluates an application for a project under this program
on the basis of the criteria in this section. The Secretary informs
applicants of the maximum possible score for each criterion in the
application package or in a notice published in the Federal Register.

\* \* \* \* \*

35\. Section 660.32 is amended by---

A. Removing all of the parentheticals that end in "points)"; and

B. Revising the introductory text to read as follows:

Sec. 660.32 What additional selection criteria does the Secretary use
for an application for a research project, a survey, or a study?

In addition to the criteria referred to in Sec. 660.31, the Secretary
evaluates an application for a research project, study, or survey on the
basis of the criteria in this section.

\* \* \* \* \*

36\. Section 660.33 is amended by---

A. Removing all of the parentheticals that end in "points)"; and

B. Revising the introductory text to read as follows:

Sec. 660.33 What additional selection criteria does the Secretary use
for an application to develop specialized instructional materials?

In addition to the criteria referred to in Sec. 660.31, the Secretary
evaluates an application to develop specialized instructional materials
on the basis of the criteria in this section.

\* \* \* \* \*

PART 661\--BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

37\. The authority citation for part 661 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1130-1130b, unless otherwise noted.

38\. Section 661.30 is revised to read as follows:

Sec. 661.30 How does the Secretary evaluate an application?

The Secretary evaluates an application for a grant under this program on
the basis of the criteria in Sec. 661.31. The Secretary informs
applicants of the maximum possible score for each criterion in the
application package or in a notice published in the Federal Register.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1130a)

39\. Section 661.31 is amended by---

A. Removing all of the parentheticals that end in "points)";

B. In paragraph (e), adding the punctuation "." after the word

"resources"; and

C. Revising the introductory text to read as follows:

Sec. 661.31 What selection criteria does the Secretary use?

The Secretary evaluates an application for a grant under this program on
the basis of the criteria in this section.

\* \* \* \* \*

PART 662\--FULBRIGHT-HAYS DOCTORAL DISSERTATION RESEARCH ABROAD

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

40\. The authority citation for part 662 continues to read as follows:

Authority: Section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961 (Fulbright-Hays Act), 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6), unless
otherwise noted.

41\. Section 662.21 is amended by---

A. Removing all of the parentheticals that end in "points)" and removing
the parentheticals "(10)", "(15)", and "(5)" wherever they appear;

B. In paragraph (c)(2), removing the word "a"; and

C. Revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:

Sec. 662.21 What criteria does the Secretary use to evaluate an
application for a fellowship?

\(a\) General. The Secretary evaluates an application for a fellowship
on the basis of the criteria in this section. The Secretary informs
applicants of the maximum possible score for each criterion in the
application package or in a notice published in the Federal Register.

\* \* \* \* \*

PART 663\--FULBRIGHT-HAYS FACULTY RESEARCH ABROAD FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

42\. The authority citation for part 663 continues to read as follows:

Authority: Sec. 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961 (Fulbright-Hays Act), 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6), unless
otherwise noted.

43\. Section 663.21 is amended by---

A. Removing all of the parentheticals that end in "points)" and removing
the parentheticals "(10)", "(15)", and "(5)" wherever they appear; and 0

B. Revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:

Sec. 663.21 What criteria does the Secretary use to evaluate an
application for a fellowship?

\(a\) General. The Secretary evaluates an application for a fellowship
on the basis of the criteria in this section. The Secretary informs
applicants of the maximum possible score for each criterion in the
application package or in a notice published in the Federal Register.

\* \* \* \* \*

PART 664\--FULBRIGHT-HAYS GROUP PROJECTS ABROAD FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

44\. The authority citation for part 664 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6), unless otherwise noted.

45\. Section 664.30 is amended by---

A. Revising paragraph (a);

B. Removing paragraph (b); and

C. Redesignating paragraphs (c) and (d) as paragraphs (b) and (c),
respectively.

The revision reads as follows:

Sec. 664.30 How does the Secretary evaluate an application?

\(a\) The Secretary evaluates an application for a Group Project

Abroad on the basis of the criteria in Sec. 664.31. The Secretary
informs applicants of the maximum possible score for each criterion in
the application package or in a notice published in the Federal
Register.

\* \* \* \* \*

46\. Section 664.31 is amended by---

A. Removing all of the parentheticals that end in "points)." and

removing the parenthetical that ends in "points)"; and

B. Revising the introductory text to read as follows:

Sec. 664.31 What selection criteria does the Secretary use?

The Secretary uses the criteria in this section to evaluate applications
for the purpose of recommending to the J. William Fulbright Foreign
Scholarship Board Group Projects Abroad for funding under this part.

\* \* \* \* \*

PART 669\--LANGUAGE RESOURCE CENTERS PROGRAM

47\. The authority citation for part 669 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1123, unless otherwise noted.

48\. Section 669.20 is revised to read as follows:

Sec. 669.20 How does the Secretary evaluate an application?

The Secretary evaluates an application for an award on the basis of the
criteria contained in Sec. Sec. 669.21 and 669.22. The Secretary informs
applicants of the maximum possible score for each criterion in the
application package or in a notice published in the Federal Register.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1123)

49\. Section 669.21 is amended by---

A. Removing all of the parentheticals that end in "points)";

B. In paragraph (c), removing the symbol "Sec. "; and

C. Revising the introductory text to read as follows:

Sec. 669.21 What selection criteria does the Secretary use?

The Secretary evaluates an application on the basis of the criteria in
this section.

\* \* \* \* \*

\[FR Doc. 05-5547 Filed 3-18-05; 8:45 am\]

BILLING CODE 4000-01-P

**PART 662---FULBRIGHT-HAYS DOCTORAL**

**DISSERTATION RESEARCH**

**ABROAD FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM**

**Subpart A---General**

Sec.

662.1 What is the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral

Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship

Program?

662.2 Who is eligible to receive an institutional

grant under this program?

662.3 Who is eligible to receive a fellowship

under this program?

662.4 What is the amount of a fellowship?

662.5 What is the duration of a fellowship?

662.6 What regulations apply to this program?

662.7 What definitions apply to this program?

**Subpart B---Applications**

662.10 How does an individual apply for a

fellowship?

662.11 What is the role of the institution in

the application process?

**Subpart C---Selection of Fellows**

662.20 How is a Fulbright-Hays Doctoral

Dissertation Research Abroad Fellow selected?

662.21 What criteria does the Secretary use

to evaluate an application for a fellowship?

662.22 How does the J. William Fulbright

Foreign Scholarship Board select fellows?

**Subpart D---Post-award Requirements for**

**Institutions**

662.30 What are an institution's responsibilities

after the award of a grant?

**Subpart E---Post-award Requirements for**

**Fellows**

662.41 What are a fellow's responsibilities

after the award of a fellowship?

662.42 How may a fellowship be revoked?

AUTHORITY: Section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual

Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of

1961 (Fulbright-Hays Act), 22 U.S.C.

2452(b)(6), unless otherwise noted.

SOURCE: 63 FR 46361, unless otherwise

noted.

**Subpart A---General**

**§ 662.1 What is the Fulbright-Hays**

**Doctoral Dissertation Research**

**Abroad Fellowship Program?**

\(a\) The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation

Research Abroad Fellowship

Program is designed to contribute to

the development and improvement of

the study of modern foreign languages

and area studies in the United States

by providing opportunities for scholars

to conduct research abroad.

\(b\) Under the program, the Secretary

awards fellowships, through institutions

of higher education, to doctoral

candidates who propose to conduct dissertation

research abroad in modern

foreign languages and area studies.

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6))

**§ 662.2 Who is eligible to receive an institutional**

**grant under this program?**

An institution of higher education is

eligible to receive an institutional

grant.

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6), 2454(e)(1))

**§ 662.3 Who is eligible to receive a fellowship**

**under this program?**

An individual is eligible to receive a

fellowship if the individual---

(a)(1) Is a citizen or national of the

United States; or

\(2\) Is a permanent resident of the

United States;

(b)(1) Is a graduate student in good

standing at an institution of higher

education; and

\(2\) When the fellowship period begins,

is admitted to candidacy in a doctoral

degree program in modern foreign languages

and area studies at that institution;

\(c\) Is planning a teaching career in

the United States upon completion of

his or her doctoral program; and

\(d\) Possesses sufficient foreign language

skills to carry out the dissertation

research project.

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6), 2454(e)(1))

**§ 662.4 What is the amount of a fellowship?**

\(a\) The Secretary pays---

\(1\) Travel expenses to and from the

residence of the fellow and the country

or countries of research;

\(2\) A maintenance stipend for the fellow

and his or her dependents related

to cost of living in the host country or

countries;

\(3\) An allowance for research-related

expenses overseas, such as books, copying,

tuition and affiliation fees, local

travel, and other incidental expenses;

and

\(4\) Health and accident insurance

premiums.

\(b\) In addition, the Secretary may

pay---

\(1\) Emergency medical expenses not

covered by health and accident insurance;

and

\(2\) The costs of preparing and transporting

the remains of a fellow or dependent

who dies during the term of

the fellowship to his or her former

home.

\(c\) The Secretary announces the

amount of benefits expected to be

available in an application notice published

in the FEDERAL REGISTER.

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6), 2454(e) (1) and

(2))

**§ 662.5 What is the duration of a fellowship?**

\(a\) A fellowship is for a period of not

fewer than six nor more than twelve

months.

\(b\) A fellowship may not be renewed.

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6))

**§ 662.6 What regulations apply to this**

**program?**

The following regulations apply to

this program:

\(a\) The regulations in this part 662;

and

\(b\) The Education Department General

Administrative Regulations

(EDGAR) (34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 81, 82,

85, and 86).

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6))

**§ 662.7 What definitions apply to this**

**program?**

\(a\) Definitions of the following terms

as used in this part are contained in 34

CFR part 77:

Applicant

Application

Award

EDGAR

Fiscal year

Grant

Secretary

\(b\) The definition of *institution of*

*higher education* as used in this part is

contained in 34 CFR 600.4.

\(c\) The following definitions of other

terms used in this part apply to this

program:

*Area studies* means a program of comprehensive

study of the aspects of a society

or societies, including the study

of their geography, history, culture,

economy, politics, international relations,

and languages.

*Binational commission* means an educational

and cultural commission established,

through an agreement between

the United States and either a

foreign government or an international

organization, to carry out functions in

connection with the program covered

by this part.

*Dependent* means any of the following

individuals who accompany the recipient

of a fellowship under this program

to his or her training site for the entire

fellowship period if the individual receives

more than 50 percent of his or

her support from the recipient during

the fellowship period:

\(1\) The recipient's spouse.

\(2\) The recipient's or spouse's children

who are unmarried and under age

21\.

*J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship*

*Board* means the presidentially-appointed

board that is responsible for

supervision of the program covered by

this part.

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6), 2456)

**Subpart B---Applications**

**§ 662.10 How does an individual apply**

**for a fellowship?**

\(a\) An individual applies for a fellowship

by submitting an application to

the Secretary through the institution

of higher education in which the individual

is enrolled.

\(b\) The applicant shall provide sufficient

information concerning his or her

personal and academic background and

proposed research project to enable the

Secretary to determine whether the applicant

---

\(1\) Is eligible to receive a fellowship

under § 662.3; and

\(2\) Should be selected to receive a fellowship

under subparts C and D of this

part.

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6))

**§ 662.11 What is the role of the institution**

**in the application process?**

An institution of higher education

that participates in this program is responsible

for---

\(a\) Making fellowship application

materials available to its students;

\(b\) Accepting and screening applications

in accordance with its own technical

and academic criteria; and

\(c\) Forwarding screened applications

to the Secretary and requesting an institutional

grant.

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6), 2454(e)(1))

**Subpart C---Selection of Fellows**

**§ 662.20 How is a Fulbright-Hays Doctoral**

**Dissertation Research Abroad**

**Fellow selected?**

\(a\) The Secretary considers applications

for fellowships under this program

that have been screened and submitted

by eligible institutions. The

Secretary evaluates these applications

on the basis of the criteria in § 662.21.

\(b\) The Secretary does not consider

applications to carry out research in a

country in which the United States has

no diplomatic representation.

\(c\) In evaluating applications, the

Secretary obtains the advice of panels

of United States academic specialists

in modern foreign languages and area

studies.

\(d\) The Secretary gives preference to

applicants who have served in the

armed services of the United States if

their applications are equivalent to

those of other applicants on the basis

of the criteria in § 662.21.

\(e\) The Secretary considers information

on budget, political sensitivity,

and feasibility from binational commissions

or United States diplomatic

missions, or both, in the proposed

country or countries of research.

\(f\) The Secretary presents recommendations

for recipients of fellowships

to the J. William Fulbright Foreign

Scholarship Board, which reviews

the recommendations and approves recipients.

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6), 2456)

**§ 662.21 What criteria does the Secretary**

**use to evaluate an application**

**for a fellowship?**

\(a\) *General.* (1) The Secretary uses

the criteria in this section to evaluate

an application for a fellowship.

\(2\) The maximum score for all of the

criteria is 100 points. However, if priority

criteria described in paragraph

\(c\) of this section are used, the maximum

score is 110 points.

\(3\) The maximum score for each criterion

is shown in parentheses with the

criterion.

\(b\) *Quality of proposed project.* (60

points) The Secretary reviews each application

to determine 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;

\(2\) The relationship of the research

to the literature on the topic and to

major theoretical issues in the field,

and the project's originality and importance

in terms of the concerns of

the discipline;

\(3\) The preliminary research already

completed in the United States and

overseas or plans for such research

prior to going overseas, and the kinds,

quality and availability of data for the

research in the host country or countries;

\(4\) The justification for overseas field

research and preparations to establish

appropriate and sufficient research

contacts and affiliations abroad;

\(5\) The applicant's plans to share the

results of the research in progress and

a copy of the dissertation with scholars

and officials of the host country or

countries; and

\(6\) The guidance and supervision of

the dissertation advisor or committee

at all stages of the project, including

guidance in developing the project, understanding

research conditions

abroad, and acquainting the applicant

with research in the field.

\(c\) *Qualifications of the applicant.* (40

points) The Secretary reviews each application

to determine the qualifications

of the applicant. The Secretary

considers---

\(1\) The overall strength of the applicant's

graduate academic record; (10)

\(2\) The extent to which the applicant's

academic record demonstrates a

strength in area studies relevant to the

proposed project; (10)

\(3\) 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) and

\(4\) The applicant's ability to conduct

research in a foreign cultural context,

as evidenced by the applicant's references

or previous overseas experience,

or both. (5)

\(d\) *Priorities.* (10 points) (1) The Secretary

determines the extent to which

the application responds to any priority

that the Secretary establishes for

the selection of fellows in any fiscal

year. The Secretary announces any priorities

in an application notice published

in the FEDERAL REGISTER.

\(2\) Priorities may relate to certain

world areas, countries, academic disciplines,

languages, topics, or combinations

of any of these categories. For example,

the Secretary may establish a

priority for---

\(i\) A specific geographic area or

country, such as the Caribbean or Poland;

\(ii\) An academic discipline, such as

economics or political science;

\(iii\) A language, such as Tajik or Indonesian;

or

\(iv\) A topic, such as public health

issues or the environment.

(Approved by the Office of Management and

Budget under control number 1840--0005)

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6), 2456(a)(2))

**§ 662.22 How does the J. William Fulbright**

**Foreign Scholarship Board**

**select fellows?**

\(a\) The J. William Fulbright Foreign

Scholarship Board selects fellows on

the basis of the Secretary's recommendations

and the information described

in § 662.20(e) from binational

commissions or United States diplomatic

missions.

\(b\) No applicant for a fellowship may

be awarded more than one graduate fellowship

under the Fulbright-Hays Act

from appropriations for a given fiscal

year.

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6), 2456(a)(1))

**Subpart D---Post-award**

**Requirements for Institutions**

**§ 662.30 What are an institution's responsibilities**

**after the award of a**

**grant?**

\(a\) An institution to which the Secretary

awards a grant under this part

is responsible for administering the

grant in accordance with the regulations

described in § 662.6.

\(b\) The institution is responsible for

processing individual applications for

fellowships in accordance with procedures

described in § 662.11.

\(c\) The institution is responsible for

disbursing funds in accordance with

procedures described in § 662.4.

\(d\) The Secretary awards the institution

an administrative allowance of

\$100 for each fellowship listed in the

grant award document.

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6), 2454(e)(1))

**Subpart E---Post-award**

**Requirements for Fellows**

**§ 662.41 What are a fellow's responsibilities**

**after the award of a fellowship?**

As a condition of retaining a fellowship,

a fellow shall---

\(a\) Maintain satisfactory progress in

the conduct of his or her research;

\(b\) Devote full time to research on

the approved topic;

\(c\) Not engage in unauthorized income-

producing activities during the

period of the fellowship; and

\(d\) Remain a student in good standing

with the grantee institution during

the period of the fellowship.

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6))

**§ 662.42 How may a fellowship be revoked?**

\(a\) The fellowship may be revoked

only by the J. William Fulbright Foreign

Scholarship Board upon the recommendation

of the Secretary.

\(b\) The Secretary may recommend a

revocation of a fellowship on the basis

of---

\(1\) The fellow's failure to meet any of

the conditions in § 662.41; or

\(2\) Any violation of the standards of

conduct adopted by the J. William Fulbright

Foreign Scholarship Board.

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6), 2456, and Policy

Statements of the J. William Fulbright

Foreign Scholarship Board, 1990)

> OMB No. 1840-0005

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required to respond to a collection of information unless such
collection displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control
number for this information collection is **[1840-0005]{.underline}**.
The time required to complete this information collection is estimated
to average 35 hours for the student respondent and 40 hours for the
project director per response, including time to review instructions,
search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and
review the information collection. If you have any comments concerning
the accuracy of the time estimates or suggestions for improving this
form, please write to: U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC
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**Guidelines for Applicant Institutions**

There are two parts to this application. The first part contains
information and forms for the institution of higher education
(institution). The second part contains instructions and forms for the
student applicants.

Although the DDRA program funds student research, the legal applicant is
the institution, and if a grant is awarded, the institution is the legal
grantee. Students are not able to apply for this funding independently.
In order to apply for this program, it is necessary for the student and
the institution to coordinate their activities and keep each other
informed.

Applications must be submitted electronically via the U.S. Department of
Education's (US/ED) e-Application system. This system may be accessed at
[http://e-grants.ed.gov](http://e-grants.ed.gov/). Both the student and
the institution must complete their portions of the application
correctly and submit via e-Application. Students and Project Directors
should read through the following guidelines and the information in this
application package very carefully, especially the Closing Date Notice,
and follow the instructions in order to submit a timely and complete
application to US/ED.

**The institution must appoint a Project Director.** The Project
Director is the individual at the university who will actually submit
the application to US/ED, and who will administer the grant and disburse
funds, should any students at the university receive funding. This
individual is usually someone in the office of the Dean of Graduate
Studies or Student Affairs. It is not recommended that a student's
advisor serve as the Project Director. There can be only one Project
Director at an institution, and that person administers the grant and
serves as the point of contact for all of that institution's fellows,
regardless of research topic or discipline.

**Responsibilities of the Institution\'s Project Director**

The Project Director at the applying college or university is
responsible for:

a)  Registering as the Project Director for his/her university in the
    e-Application system. **In order to obtain a password and login
    information, he/she must first send his/her contact information to
    ED staff by the date specified in the Closing Date Notice. If he/she
    fails to do this, he/she may not be able to access e-Application and
    will not be able to transmit his/her institution's application
    package.**

b)  Completing Item #22:

> 1\) Screen individual student applications in accordance with the
> institution\'s own technical and academic criteria and the program\'s
> eligibility requirements;

2.  Indicate institutional endorsement of each student application by
    checking the box adjacent to each student's name;

3.  Indicate, for each student, whether Human Subjects Research
    Clearance (IRB) will be required by checking "Yes" or "No". Be sure
    to include the required narrative for each project involving human
    subjects as indicated in question #3 on the ED Supplemental
    Information for SF 424.

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c)  Transmitting in a single submission all recommended individual
    Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad applications, including the
    *Application for Federal Assistance* (SF 424), the *ED Supplemental
    Information for SF 424*, the *Assurances \-- Non-Construction
    Programs* (ED Form 424B) *and* the *Certification Regarding
    Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters;
    and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements* to the U.S. Department of
    Education in accordance with the guidelines published in the Closing
    Date Notice for new awards and contained in the transmittal
    instructions.

d)  Collecting student transcripts and mailing them to US/ED postmarked
    no later than the Closing Date. Please mail student transcripts to
    Amy Wilson, DDRA Program, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K St.,
    NW, 6^th^ floor, Washington, DC 20006-8521.

e)  Announcing the preliminary results of the competition to individual
    applicants (i.e., candidate status, alternate status,
    non-selection). An executed copy of the Grant Award Notification
    between the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the higher
    education institution listing fellowship holders and award benefits
    will constitute the official announcement of the award. The
    announcement will be made between April and June.

f)  Administering the grant and disbursing funds.

**Supplemental Instructions for the Application for Federal Assistance
(SF 424)**

The Federal forms that accompany this electronic submission MUST be
filled out on paper and faxed to ED. Within 3 business days of the
closing date, please print and complete the forms listed below, sign
them, and fax them to US/ED's Application Control Center at (202)
245-6272.

The instructions for the items given below are to be used in conjunction
with the general instructions contained in this application packet.

**Item 1**. Select *Application*.

**Item 2**. Select *New*.

**Items 3 - 7**. Enter *N/A*.

**Item 8**. **A.** Enter the legal name of the institution of higher
education.

> **B.** Enter the tax identification number as assigned by the Internal
> Revenue Service.
>
> **C.** Provide the institution's Data Universal Numbering System
> (D-U-N-S) number. You can obtain your D-U-N-S number at no charge by
> calling 1-866-705-5711 or by completing a D-U-N-S Number Request Form.
> The form can be obtained via the Internet at the following URL:
> [http://www.dnb.com]{.underline}
>
> **D.** Enter the address of the institution of higher education.

E.  Enter the organizational unit that will undertake the funding
    activity

F.  Enter the name of the Project Director. The Project Director should
    be the higher education institution\'s representative who will be
    responsible for the daily administration of the program while the
    researcher is overseas. Enter the title, organizational affiliation,
    telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address of the Project
    Director.

**Item 9**. Select *H -- Public/State Controlled IHE* or *O -- Private
IHE.*

**Item 10**. Enter *US Department of Education*.

**Item 11**. Enter *84.022A, Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation
Research Abroad Program*.

**Item 12**. Enter *ED-GRANTS-092408-001, Fulbright-Hays Doctoral
Dissertation Research Abroad Program*.

**Item 13**. Enter *N/A*.

**Item 14**. Enter *N/A*.

**Item 15**. Enter *Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
Program*.

**Item 16.** **A.** Enter the congressional district for the applicant
institution; **B.** Enter *N/A*.

**Item 17.** **A.** Enter 07/01/09.

**B.** Enter 12/31/10.

**Item 18.** Enter the total amount requested (the sum of all the
student applicants' requests).

**Item 19.** Check *C. Program is not covered by E.O. 12372*.

**Item 20.** Self-explanatory.

**Item 21.** Self-explanatory -- to be completed by institution's
Authorized Representative.

**Item 22**. This item will populate automatically when student
applicants submit their applications in e-Application. To view a
student's application, click on that student's name.

***The Following Forms can be Found in the Standard Instructions and
Forms Section:***

***ED Supplemental Information for SF 424***

***Assurances \-- Non-Construction Programs (SF 424B)***

One copy of this form must be completed by the authorized representative
of the college or university and accompany SF 424.

***Certification Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension, and Other
Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (ED Form
80-0013)***

One copy of this form must be completed by the authorized representative
of the college or university and accompany SF 424.

***Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL)***

> One copy of this form must be completed by the authorized
> representative of the college or university and accompany SF 424, if
> applicable.

A complete institutional application to the Doctoral Dissertation
Research Abroad Program is the sum of all completed student
applications, plus the Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the
ED Supplement to the 424, the *Assurances \-- Non-Construction Programs*
(SF 424B); *Certification Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and
Other Responsibility Matters*; *Drug-Free Workplace Requirements*; and
*Disclosure of Lobbying Activities* (if applicable). University Project
Directors must submit the application to the U.S. Department of
Education via e-Application, in accordance with the guidelines published
in the Closing Date Notice. University Project Directors must mail
transcripts separately to: Amy Wilson, DDRA Program, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K St., N.W., 6^th^ floor, Washington, DC 20006-8521.
Transcripts must be postmarked by the deadline date. **Failure to meet
the deadline published in the *Federal Register* will mean rejection of
the application without consideration. There is no appeal of this
requirement.**

> Frequently Asked Questions for Project Directors

***Q. How does the Project Director register in the e-Application
system?***

A. The registration process for the Project Director involves two (2)
steps. The Project Director must first request access to the DDRA
Project Director screens from the US/ED program officer. The Project
Director must submit the following information to the program officer by
the date specified in the published Closing Date Notice: name,
institution, and e-mail address. Once the US/ED program officer informs
the Project Director that access has been granted, the Project Director
can register in the e-Application system. Obtaining access to the system
and registering in the e-Application system are 2 separate steps.

***Q. How many sections are there to the application, and who fills out
what section?***

A. There are two major sections to the e-application -- the individual
student applicant's section and the Project Director's section. Upon
completion of the individual component of the application, the student
submits all portions of the application (narrative, curriculum vitae,
individual budget, notifications to his/her references, etc.) to the
Project Director. The Project Director is responsible for reviewing all
individual student applications of his/her institution and submitting
them in a single submission, along with the required institutional
components, to the US/ED. Only the Project Director can submit an
application to US/ED.

***Q. When the Project Director submits the e-application, where does it
go?***

A. After the Project Director hits the submit button, the entire
application (both the student and institutional components) is sent
electronically to US/ED. The Project Director will receive a
confirmation e-mail that states: "Your application for Fulbright Hays
Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program, CFDA 84.022A, was
received on XX (the date) at XX (the time submitted) Washington, D.C.,
time. This message will include the application's identifier number
(P022A0900XX).

***Q. When does the Project Director hit the submit button?***

A. The Project Director hits the submit button BEFORE 4:30 pm
Washington, D.C., time on the published closing date, and after: 1) All
institutional and individual components of each individual student
applicant, including graduate and foreign language references are
submitted; 2) The Project Director has reviewed all individual
applications; 3) The Project Director has approved each individual
application by checking the box next to the applicant's name on "Item
22" on Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424).

***Q. How does the Project Director review and approve the student
applications for submission to US/ED?***

A. The Project Director is able to review only applications that have
been submitted to him/her by individual student applicants enrolled at
his/her institution. The Project Director should consult "Item 22" on
Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424) to see which students have
submitted applications. To review an individual application, the Project
Director should click on the student's name. This will link the Project
Director to that individual's application. After the review of all
individual applications has been completed, the Project Director
indicates his/her approval of each application by clicking the
acceptance box next to each name. Only Project Director-approved
applications are included in the institutional submission to US/ED.

***Q. Whom should the Project Director contact in the event of technical
problems with e-application (e.g., problems pulling up a form)?***

A. If the Project Director experiences any technical difficulties, the
Project Director should contact the e-Application Help Desk at
1-888-336-8930 (TTY: 1-866-697-2696, local 202-401-8363) Monday-Friday
from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Washington DC time.

***Q. If the Project Director has a question specific to the DDRA
program (e.g., eligibility requirements) whom should he/she contact?***

A. If the Project Director has program specific questions, the Project
Director should contact Ms. Amy Wilson at (202) 502-7689; or via email
at amy.wilson@ed.gov.

***Q. How are the student's Graduate and Language Reference Forms
submitted?***

A: The student applicant will submit, via the e-Application system, the
referees' names and e-mail addresses. The referees will then receive
e-mails, which are automatically generated from the e-Application
system, with directions for completing and returning the reference
forms. The e-mails will contain links to the forms and Personal Identify
Numbers (PINs) for the referees. The references must click on the links
and provide the PINs in order to be linked to the student's reference
forms. Once the forms are completed, the referees click the submit
buttons. After the referees hit the submit buttons, the forms have been
submitted to the Project Director. Both the student and the Project
Director can monitor the submission of, but cannot review, the reference
forms by checking the icon next to the reference forms. An icon for a
submitted form is a blank piece of paper with a check mark on it.
Reference forms must be submitted before the Project Director submits
the application to US/ED. We suggest that the Project Director set
internal deadlines for the submission of references.

***Q. Can the Project Director set his/her own institutional deadline so
that he/she can meet the closing date published in the [Federal
Register]{.underline}?***

A. Yes! The Project Director should set an institutional deadline for
students and references so that he/she will have ample time to review
the individual application material, solve technical problems and submit
a complete institutional application in a timely fashion as specified in
the [Federal Register]{.underline}.

***Q. If a Project Director has access to the DDRA Program screens, does
the Project Director also have access to the Faculty Research Abroad
(FRA) Program Screens?***

A. No! Each program is separate and distinct in e-Application. The
Project Director must register in each program separately in accordance
with the instructions outlined in the Closing Date Notice published in
the [Federal Register]{.underline}. IEPS strongly suggests that
potential Project Directors register in the e-Application system as soon
as possible!

***Q. What signatures are required for the e-Application?***

A. The Project Director is responsible for submitting all documents
electronically, including the Application for Federal Assistance (SF
424), and all necessary assurances and certifications. Within three days
after submitting the electronic application, the Project Director MUST
fax a signed copy of SF 424 to the Application Control Center, after
obtaining the institution's Authorizing Representative's signature. We
ask that Project Directors please place the application' s identifier
number (P022A0900XX) in the upper right hand corner of the hard copy
signature page of the SF 424. US/ED may request original signatures on
other forms at a later date.

***Q. What other materials is the Project Director responsible for
transmitting?***

A. Students are responsible for obtaining an official copy of their
graduate transcripts, and submitting this to the Project Director. The
Project Director must collect transcripts from all of their
institution's student applicants, and mail them to Amy Wilson, DDRA
Program, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K St., NW, 6^th^ floor,
Washington, DC 20006-8521, postmarked by the Closing Date.

***Q. When will the Project Director be notified as to the status of the
student applicants?***

A. The review process for DDRA Program applications is lengthy and
multi-faceted, so announcement times may vary. Candidate status is
announced usually in April. It is the responsibility of the institution
to inform students of their status. US/ED does not inform students
directly. Awards are issued between May and September.

***Q. If an institution is awarded a DDRA grant, how will the Project
Director know how to proceed?***

A. If an institution receives a grant, the Project Director will receive
a handbook with instructions on how to administer the grant.

**Institutional DDRA Project Directors**

Please check with the listed contact **BEFORE** completing your
application as Project Directors might have changed.

American University

Catherine Kirby

ckirby@american.edu

Arizona State University

Janet Burke

jmburke@asu.edu

Arburn University

Lisa Powell

powelli@auburn.edu

Ball State University

James Coffin

jcoffin@bsu.edu

Boston University

J. Scott Whitaker

scott@bu.edu

Brandeis University

Milton Kornfeld

kornfeld@brandeis.edu

Brigham Young University

Gary Hooper

Gary_Hooper@byu.edu

Brown University

David Lindstrom

[David_Lindstrom@brown.edu](mailto:William_Heindel@brown.edu)

California Institute of Integral Studies

Lee Lo

lllo@cwnet.com

Case Western Reserve

Denise Douglas

Denise.douglas@case.edu

Catholic University

John Convey

convey@cua.edu

City University of New York

Matt Schoengood

<Mschoengood@gc.cuny.edu>

Clark University

Nancy Budwig

Nbudwig@clarku.edu

Clemson University

Bruce Rafert

jbruce@clemson.edu

College of William and Mary

Lisa Grimes

lmgrim@wm.edu

Columbia University

Kerry Gluckman

Kag1@columbia.edu

Cornell University

Gilbert Levine

fulbright@is.cornell.edu

Duke University

Rob Sikorski

r.sikorski@duke.edu

Emory University

Mark Risjord

Mark.Risjord@emory.edu

Florida State University

Jamie Purcell

jpurcell@mailer.fsu.edu

George Mason University

Jeannie Leonard

jleonard@gmu.edu

Georgetown University

Gerald Mara

marag@georgetown.edu

George Washington University

Geri Rypkema

rypkema@gwu.edu

Graduate Theological Union

Maureen Maloney

maloney@gtu.edu

Harvard University

Cynthia Verba

cverba@fas.harvard.edu

Howard University

Anita Nahal

anahal@Howard.edu

Indiana University

Patrick O\'Meara

omeara@indiana.edu

Johns Hopkins University

Grace Bigelow

<graceb@jhu.edu>

Kent State University

Carol Toncar

carolt@rags.kent.edu

Louisiana State University

Stephen Lucas

slucas@lsu.edu

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Kimberly Benard

benard@mit.edu

Michigan State University

Frank D'Itri

ditri@msu.edu

New School University

Robert Kostrzewa

kostrzer@newschool.edu

New York University

Kathleen Talvacchia

Kathleen.talvacchia@nyu.edu

Northwestern University

Stephen Hill

s-hill@northwestern.edu

Ohio State University

Joanna Kukielka-Blaser

Kukielka-blaser.1@osu.edu

Ohio University

Stephen Howard

Howard@ohio.edu

Pennsylvania State University

Mark Wardell

MLW9@psu.edu

Portland State University

Barbara Sestak

sestakb@pdx.edu

Princeton Theological Seminary

James Armstrong

james.armstrong@ptsem.edu

Princeton University

David N. Redman

dnredman@princeton.edu

Dennis Gornic

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

gornid@rpi.edu

Rice University

Kellie Butler

Ksbutler@rice.edu

Rutgers University

Harvey Waterman

waterman@rci.Rutgers.edu

Southern Illinois University

Prudence Rice

orda@siu.edu

Southern Methodist University

Kathleen Hugley-Cook

khugley@smu.edu

Stanford University

John Pearson

john.pearson@stanford.edu

SUNY Albany

James Pasquill

Jpasquill@uamail.albany.edu

SUNY Binghamton

Stephen Gilje

aochiai@binghamton.edu

SUNY Buffalo

Mark Ashwill

<ashwill@buffalo.edu>

SUNY, Stony Brook

William Arens

warens@notes.cc.sunysb.edu

Syracuse University

Trish Lowney

Plowney@syr.edu

Temple University

Aquiles Iglesias

iglesias@temple.edu

Texas Christian University

Don Coerver

d.coerver@tcu.edu

Texas Technological University

Jane Bell

<Jane.bell@ttu.edu>

The New School

Lauren Russell

RussellL@newschool.edu

Tufts University

Charlene Carle

Charlene.carle@tufts.edu

Tulane University

Richard Watts

Rwatts1@tulane.edu

University of Arizona

Georgia Ehlers

gehlers@grad.arizona.edu

University of Arkansas

John Stokes

rsspinfo@uark.edu

University of California, Berkeley

Solomon Lefler

lefler@berkeley.edu

University of California, Davis

Deborah McCook

dlmccook@ucdavis.edu

University of California, Irvine

Lisa Gauf

lgauf@uci.edu

University of California, Los Angeles

Carlos Grijalva

uclafellowship@gdnet.ucla.edu

University of California, Riverside

Joseph Childers

graddean@ucr.edu

University of California, San Diego

Shannon Chamberlain

sfchamberlain@ucsd.edu

University of California, San Francisco

Abram Rosenblatt

abram.rosenblatt@ucsf.edu

University of California, Santa Barbara

Gale Morrison

morrisonpi@graddiv.ucsb.edu

University of California, Santa Cruz

Suzanne Zeigler

szeigler@ucsc.edu

University of Chicago

Brooke Noonan

brookec@uchicago.edu

University of Colorado, Boulder

Gail Lee

Gail.lee@colorado.edu

University of Colorado, Denver

Lynette Michael

Lynette.Michael@cudenver.edu

University of Connecticut

Elizabeth Mahan

Elizabeth.Mahan@uconn.edu

University of Delaware

Carole Blett

cblett@udel.edu

University of Denver

Crystal Streit

cstreit@du.edu

University of Florida

Brian Prindle

ufproposals@rgp.ufl.edu

University of Georgia

Craig Edelbrock

sponprog@ovpr.uga.edu

University of Hawaii

Peter V. Garrod

garrod@hawaii.edu

University of Illinois

Deborah Richie

d-richie@uiuc.edu

University of Illinois at Chicago

Lisa Knepshield

lisaknep@uic.edu

Univeristy of Iowa

Daniel Berkowitz

Dan-berkowitz@uiowa.edu

University of Kansas

Charles Bankart

cbankart@ku.edu@ku.edu

University of Kentucky

David Bettez

dbettez@pop.uky.edu

University of Maryland

Alexandra McKeown

oraa@umd.edu

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Joshua Kroner

kroner@regs.umass.edu

University of Memphis

Peggy Vanco

<pvanco@memphis.edu>

University of Michigan

Mark Tessler

iiUSEDFHprojectdirector@umich.edu

University of Minnesota

Kevin Mckoskey

awards@umn.edu

University of Missouri

Suzanne Ortega

Ortegas@missouri.edu

University of New Mexico

Amy Wohlert

awohlert@unm.edu

University of North Carolina

Niklaus Steiner

nsteiner@e-mail.unc.edu

University of Notre Dame

Terri Hall

Hall.74@nd.edu

University of Oklahoma

Paul Janis

jpaul@ou.edu

University of Oregon

Kathy Poole

kpoole@uoregon.edu

University of Pennsylvania

Tracey Turner

tturner@sas.upenn.edu

University of Pittsburgh

Lawrence Feick

feick@pitt.edu

University of South California

Steven Etheredge

steven@gwm.sc.edu

University of South Florida

Brent Weisman

bweisman@grad.usf.edu

University of Southern California

Kathleen Speer

kspeer@usc.edu

University of Tennessee

James Gelhar

gelhar@utk.edu

University of Texas, Austin

Mary Alice Davila

madavila@mail.utexas.edu

University of Virginia

Aaron Mills

amills@virginia.edu

University of Washington

Helene Obradovich

helene@u.washington.edu

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Erin Crawley

fellow@intl-institute.wisc.edu

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Terence Miller

tmiller@uwm.edu

Utah State University

Nick Eastmond

Nick.eastmond@usu.edu

Vanderbilt University

Steven Smartt

Sponsored_research@vanderbilt.edu

Virginia Polytechnic Institute

S.K. DeDatta

dedatta@vt.edu

Washington University

Priscilla Stone

pstone@artsci.wustl.edu

Wesleyan University

Paula Lawson

plawson@wesleyan.edu

Western Michigan State University

Wil Emmert

Wil.emmert@wmich.edu

Yale University

Robert Harper-Mangels

Robert.harper-mangels@yale.ed

OMB No. 1840-0005

Exp. Date 07/31/2010

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are
required to respond to a collection of information unless such
collection displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control
number for this information collection is **[1840-0005]{.underline}**.
The time required to complete this information collection is estimated
to average 35 hours for the student respondent and 40 hours for the
project director per response, including time to review instructions,
search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and
review the information collection. If you have any comments concerning
the accuracy of the time estimates or suggestions for improving this
form, please write to: U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC
20202-4651. If you have comments or concerns regarding the status of
your individual submission of this form, write directly to: DDRA
Program, IEPS/OPE, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue,
S.W., (1990 K Street, N.W. 6^th^ Floor) Washington, DC 20202-4651.

### Guidelines for Students

There are two parts to this application. The first section contains
information and forms for the institution of higher education
(institution). The second section contains instructions and forms for
the student applicants.

Although the DDRA program funds student research, the legal applicant is
the institution, and if a grant is awarded, the institution is the legal
grantee. Students are not able to apply for this funding independently.
In order to apply for this program, it is necessary for the student and
the institution to coordinate their activities and keep each other
informed.

Applications must be submitted electronically via the U.S. Department of
Education's (US/ED) e-Application system. This system may be accessed at
[http://e-grants.ed.gov](http://e-grants.ed.gov/). Both the student and
the institution must complete their portions of the application
correctly and submit via e-Application. Students and Project Directors
should read through the following guidelines and the information in this
application package very carefully, especially the Closing Date Notice,
and follow the instructions in order to submit a timely and complete
application to US/ED.

**The institution must appoint a Project Director.** The Project
Director is the individual at the university who will actually submit
the application to US/ED, and who will administer the grant and disburse
funds, should any students at the university receive funding. This
person is usually someone in the office of the Dean of Graduate Studies
or Student Affairs. It is not recommended that a student's advisor serve
as the Project Director. There can be only one Project Director at an
institution, and that person administers the grant and serves as the
point of contact for all of that institution's fellows, regardless of
research topic or discipline.

A student should:

-   Read the entire application package carefully.

-   Contact his/her university's Project Director as soon as possible,
    to inform him/her that he/she will be submitting an application.

-   Register in the e-Application system as a student, and construct
    his/her application.

-   Be sure to initiate the e-mails to his/her references as early as
    possible, to avoid last minute delays.

-   Submit his/her completed application via the e-Application system
    well in advance of the Closing Date. (It is a good idea for a
    student to contact the Project Director and let him/her know when
    the student has submitted his/her application)

-   Confer with the Project Director before the Closing Date to ensure
    that all portions of the application were submitted successfully,
    and no changes need to be made.

-   Prepare the required narratives if the project involves Human
    Subjects Research and/or requires IRB approval, and submit these
    narratives to the Project Director well in advance of the Closing
    Date. The instructions regarding Human Subjects Research are located
    in the Instructions for ED Supplemental Information for SF 424 on
    page B9 of this application booklet.

-   Obtain an official copy of his/her graduate transcripts and deliver
    it to the Project Director before the Closing Date.

**Program Objective**

Section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Education and Cultural Exchange Act of
1961 (Fulbright-Hays Act) has as its objective the promotion,
improvement, and development of modern foreign languages and area
studies throughout the educational structure of the United States. To
help accomplish this objective the Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
Program provides opportunities for scholars to conduct research overseas
in the field of modern foreign languages and area studies.

For the purpose of these programs, area studies is defined as a program
of comprehensive study of the aspects of a society or societies,
including the study of their geography, history, culture, economy,
politics, international relations, and languages.

Research overseas means research outside the United States and its
territories. Research will not be funded in countries in which the
United States has no diplomatic representation or which are specifically
excluded in the Notice of Closing Date contained in this application.

For a complete description of the program, consult the US Department of
Education Regulations 34 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 662.

**Eligibility Requirements**

**To be eligible to receive a fellowship under the DDRA Program, a
student must:**

1\. (a) Be a citizen of the United States; or

\(b\) Be a permanent resident of the United States;

2\. Be a graduate student in good standing at an eligible institution of
higher education and who, when the fellowship period begins, has been
admitted to candidacy in a doctoral degree program in modern foreign
languages and area studies at that institution;

3.  Plan a teaching career in the United States upon graduation, or who
    plan to apply language skills (in world areas vital to US national
    security) and knowledge of these countries in the fields of
    government, international development, and various professions; and

Possess adequate skills in the foreign language(s) necessary to carry
out the dissertation research project.

Note: Students may not accept certain grants in the same fiscal year
that they receive a US/ED Fulbright-Hays grant. If a student accepts
both a US/ED Fulbright-Hays grant and another grant, it may be necessary
for the student to choose which grant to accept, or to negotiate a
cost-sharing arrangement, so that funding is not duplicated. Student
applicants who have received support for more than 6 months under the
DDRA Program are not eligible to re-apply.

# Instructions for Students - Fulbright-Hays Application Form

In order that each individual applicant is properly evaluated in
accordance with the published procedures, eligibility requirements, and
evaluation criteria, each individual scholar applying for the
Fulbright-Hays fellowship must complete this electronic form.

**Item 1-4:** Self-explanatory

**Item 5:** Select the name of the institution through which you are
applying. If your institution does not appear on this drop-down list,
please contact your project director. Only institutions whose project
directors have registered in e-Application appear on this list. Please
ensure that you choose the right campus (i.e., University of Texas at
Austin, University of Texas at Brownsville, etc.). A student planning to
conduct dissertation research must apply to the DDRA Program through the
university in which he/she or she is enrolled in a doctoral program.

**Items 6-7:** Self-explanatory

**Item 8:** Indicate all countries in which you plan to conduct research
with Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad support.

**Item 9:** Indicate all the foreign languages to be used in your
research during the fellowship period and obtain a completed
*Fulbright-Hays Foreign Language Reference Form* for each foreign
language listed.

If English if the language of research, you must list it here, but a
Foreign Language Reference Form is not required. Please see criteria 3
under Qualifications of the Applicant.

**Item 10:** Indicate the start and end dates for conducting your
research under the fellowship. Activation of the award may be as early
as July 1 for students, provided: a US/ED Grant Award Notification has
been executed; travel has been approved; the appropriate research
clearances and research visas have been secured by the individual
scholar; and, if requested, human subjects research clearance has been
obtained. All research and travel must be completed by December 31 of
the year following the year in which the grant is made.

Graduate students may receive fellowships for a period of 6 to 12 months
for full time doctoral dissertation research abroad. Fellowships are not
renewable.

**Item 11:** Indicate the date on which you were or will be advanced to
candidacy for a doctoral degree. An applicant must be advanced to
candidacy by the time his/her or her overseas research begins, but not
necessarily at the time of application.

[Note:]{.underline} Fellowships are from 6 to 12 *consecutive* months in
the field. Fellows may not leave their research sites for the duration
of the research period, except in cases of family or medical
emergencies. Fellows have 18 months in which to schedule their research
periods. Family events such as weddings or anniversaries, or academic
events such as conferences or presentations, should be taken into
account by the fellow when planning his or her research.

**Item 12:** Self-explanatory

**Item 13:** If resident alien, provide Alien Registration Number,
country of birth, and previous citizenship. Please refer to the
program\'s citizenship requirements in the program-specific regulations.

**Item 14:** Self-explanatory

**Item 15:** Note that doctoral candidates planning careers other than
teaching are eligible to apply.

**Item 16:** Self-explanatory

**Item 17:** Provide an abstract of no more than 120 words describing
your proposed research including a summary of the research to be
conducted as well as institutional and individual affiliations.

**Item 18:** Self-explanatory

**Item 19:** Indicate previous relevant foreign travel, period of stay
and purpose (e.g., participation in an overseas language program) and
specify all previous travel to the proposed host countries listed in
item 8.

**Items 20-21:** Indicate whether you are in default on any U.S.
Department of Education Student Financial Assistance loan, U.S.
Department of Education grant or any other Federal loan.

**Item 22:** Indicate all previously held fellowships.

**Item 23:** Indicate current applications for other fellowships. (Note:
please see **Important Note Regarding Host Country Research Clearances**
on Page C6)

**Item 24:** Enter the name, address and telephone number of the
physician or certified nurse practitioner, and the date of recent
physical exam. This is to ensure that the applicant is physically
capable of carrying out the proposed research project. Do not send a
separate medical evaluation. Actual signatures may be requested at a
later date.

**Item 25a:** List, starting with the airport closest to your address,
all points of travel related to your proposed project departure from and
return to the United States (e.g., Philadelphia, PA - London, UK --
Johannesburg, SA - London, UK - Philadelphia, PA). The itinerary should
not exceed a 12-month period and must include all countries for which a
maintenance allowance is requested.

All international travel estimates should be based on commercial high
season rates for jet economy travel on U.S. flag carriers and should
also include baggage fees. If approved in advance, international travel
by automobile, train, or ship may be authorized in certain cases. The
cost of travel by surface carrier may not exceed the cost of jet economy
travel via the most direct route for the itinerary listed in the Grant
Award Notification. Travel by sea also must be on a U.S. flag carrier.

You will not be authorized to travel on grant funds until you have
secured the appropriate \"research\" visas, research permission, and, if
necessary, the appropriate affiliation with a host country institution.

All travel paid for with grant funds must be in accordance with the
**Fly America Act** (International Air Transportation Fair Competitive
Practices Act of 1974, PL 93-624, PL 96-192). This means that travel
must be on American carriers wherever available, regardless of cost. In
cases of "code-share" tickets between an American and an overseas
carrier, the name and flight number of the American carrier, rather than
those of the overseas carrier, must be displayed on the airline tickets.
Travel must be approved by the Education Program Staff, US/ED before a
fellow departs. No support for dependents\' travel is provided.

**Item 25b:** Enter the maintenance stipend for all countries of
research utilizing the information provided in the link to
**Fulbright-Hays Maintenance Allowances.** Allowances from other than
personal sources (e.g. fellowships) which duplicate benefits received
under this program will be deducted from the fellowship. Adjustments
will also be made in cases where other organizations assume all or part
of a fellow\'s maintenance costs.

**Item 25c:** A dependent means any of the following individuals who
will accompany you to your research site and for whom you will be
providing over 50 percent support during the entire overseas research
period:

a\. spouse of program participant ; The word \"marriage\" means only a
legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the
word \"spouse\" refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a
husband or a wife. These definitions are found in 1 USC Section 7,
commonly known as the "Defense of Marriage Act" and apply to all federal
programs; or

> b\. children unmarried and under 21 years of age.

Note: Dependents must accompany the researcher for the entire research
period in order to be eligible for an allowance.

Enter the dependents\' allowance by referring to the **Fulbright-Hays
Maintenance Allowances**.

**Item 25d:** Compute and justify in detail your needs for this
allowance that may include expenses such as books, copying, tapes, film,
travel within host countries, affiliation fees, etc.

This allowance does not cover any visa fees, expenses of passports
including photographs, equipment costs (laptops, digital cameras,
recorders, etc.), research or transcription assistants, language
tutoring, tuition or fees that might be required by the American grantee
institution, or medical expenses such as malaria pills or vaccinations.

**Item 25e:** The Department of Education will include sufficient funds
to enable an institution to purchase basic health and accident insurance
for each student fellowship recipient only. The university may use its
discretion whether to use a university-contracted carrier or a
student-contracted carrier. Compute the amount requested utilizing group
rates of university-contracted carriers for coverage overseas. The
amount requested for insurance must be prorated to reflect only the
student's time in the field.

**Item 25f:** Fixed \$100 administrative fee paid to institution.

**Item 25g:** This will be the sum of 25a-f.

**Item 26-27:** Self-explanatory

**Item 28:** The curriculum vita must be uploaded into the e-Application
system. It should be brief and address those previously cited evaluation
criteria focused on the qualifications of the individual applicant. You
should list relevant course work dealing with your language and area
studies specialization; indicate fellowships and honors received;
describe your publications record and any other items which, in your
opinion, give a panel of scholars a comprehensive view of your past
achievements, ability to successfully complete the particular research
described in this proposal, and overall promise as a teacher and/or
research scholar

**Item 29:** The application narrative must be uploaded as an attachment
into the e-Application system. **Please note the page limitations
specified in the Closing Date Notice.**

You should develop your application narrative taking into account the
evaluation criteria provided in the sample Technical Review Form. Please
note that in addition to language and area studies scholars,
non-specialists are included in the evaluation process and that host
country officials will review your application and ultimately decide
whether research permission is granted, you may also wish to consider
the following factors when developing your narrative:

a.  Host country political sensitivities and interests

b.  Feasibility of research

c.  Safety and security concerns

d\. The use of English that can readily be understood by well-educated
non-specialists.

Awards are not made to applicants planning to conduct research on topics
that are determined to be politically sensitive or unfeasible by the US
Embassy or Fulbright Commission in the host country. It should also be
noted that the U.S. Department of Education will not submit to the host
country \"dummy\" proposals (i.e., proposals that do not accurately
reflect the research purpose in the hope of avoiding difficulties with
host country acceptance of the proposal).

**Instructions for Fulbright-Hays Foreign Language Reference Form**

The language reference form, which is required for this program, should
be completed by a specialist in the language. Student applicants must
initiate an e-mail to their referring specialists via the e-Application
system. Upon receipt of this e-mail, the reference will be able to
access the e-Application system and complete the reference form. When
the reference submits the form, it will automatically become part of the
student's application, so that it is submitted to US/ED when the Project
Director transmits the entire application package. All completed
reference forms must be submitted to the Project Director for
transmittal to US/ED via e-Application. Do not submit your references
directly to US/ED, as they will not be accepted or included with your
application.

A completed reference for each language listed in item 9 of the
*Fulbright-Hays Training Grants Application Form* must be submitted.

**Instructions for Fulbright-Hays Graduate Student Reference Form**

One of the three personal references must be obtained from the
student\'s dissertation advisor. Student applicants must initiate an
e-mail to their references via the e-Application system. Upon receipt of
this e-mail, the reference will be able to access the e-Application
system and complete the reference form. When the reference submits the
form, it will automatically become part of the student's application, so
that it is submitted to US/ED when the Project Director transmits the
entire application package. All completed reference forms must be
submitted to the Project Director for transmittal to US/ED via
e-Application. Do not submit your references directly to US/ED as they
will not be accepted or included with your application.

**Instructions for Assembly, Duplication and Transmission**

**You must check with your institution to determine if your institution
will be submitting all applications via e-Grants, as required in the
[Federal Register]{.underline}, or if it has been granted a waiver from
that requirement. All of the institution's applications must be
submitted in the same format.**

Upon submittal via e-Application, students' applications will become
available to their university's Project Director for review and
transmittal to the U.S. Department of Education. **Only the Project
Director is able to submit the application to the U.S. Department of
Education.** A completed student application should contain the items
specified below:

-   Fulbright-Hays DDRA Application Form

-   Curriculum vita

-   Application narrative

-   Application bibliography

-   One Fulbright-Hays Foreign Language Reference Form, for each
    language needed to conduct the research outlined, submitted by your
    referring specialist via e-Application

-   Three Fulbright-Hays Graduate Student Reference Forms submitted by
    your referring specialists via e-Application

-   Graduate Transcripts submitted to your Project Director

-   Any letters of affiliation you wish to include. Note: Letters of
    Affiliation must be uploaded to e-Application. LETTERS OF
    AFFILIATION MAY NOT BE MAILED.

A complete institutional application to the DDRA Program is the sum of
all completed student applications, plus the Application for Federal
Assistance (SF 424), the ED Supplement to the 424, the *Assurances \--
Non-Construction Programs* (SF 424B); *Certification Regarding Lobbying;
Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters*; *Drug-Free
Workplace Requirements;* and *Disclosure of Lobbying Activities* (if
applicable). University Project Directors must submit the application to
the US/ED via e-Application, in accordance with the guidelines published
in the Closing Date Notice. University Project Directors must mail
transcripts separately to: DDRA Program, U.S. Department of Education,
1990 K St., NW, 6^th^ floor, Washington, DC 20006-8521. Transcripts must
be postmarked by the deadline date. **Failure to meet the deadline
published in the [Federal Register]{.underline} will mean rejection of
the application without consideration. There is no appeal of this
requirement.**

**Important Note Regarding Host Country Research Clearances**

When Fulbright Commissions or other overseas organizations apply for
host country clearance for a DDRA fellow's project, US/ED expects that
the organization will use the proposal submitted to USED by that fellow
for the DDRA competition.  It is not acceptable to \"transfer\"
clearances from a project submitted under one program\'s competition to
a project submitted under another program\'s competition, in order to
expedite clearance.  The project that we fund must be the one submitted
to US/ED that was reviewed and scored by US/ED peer reviewers according
to the DDRA program's selection criteria, and has undergone US/ED review
procedures.  This review process is the basis of US/ED funding
decisions, which are approved by officials throughout the Department. 
US/ED understands that the proposals that students submit for other
programs may be \"basically\" the same, but we simply do not have the
ability to verify this. The proposals for other programs often have
different page limits, requirements and selection criteria, resulting in
an application that is really quite different from what was submitted to
US/ED.  US/ED can only be responsible for funding the projects submitted
under the DDRA program. 

USED urges fellows to begin the clearance process as soon as possible,
and to understand that they may have to be flexible with regard to when
they begin their research.

**Frequently Asked Questions for Student Applicants**

***Q: Can a student apply independently of his/her university?***

A: No. Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education in the
U.S. The student's application must be submitted through the appropriate
channels at his/her university, and transmitted to US/ED via
e-Application by the university's Project Director.

***Q: How does a student know who his/her Project Director is?***

A: A student should check the list of Project Directors listed in this
application package. If a university has submitted applications for DDRA
funding before, chances are there is already an experienced Project
Director appointed. If an institution does not appear on the list, it
may be necessary for that university's administration to appoint a
Project Director, and ensure that he/she registers in the e-Application
system.

***Q: What is the student's academic advisor's role?***

A: The student's advisor will continue to serve as his/her mentor
regarding the academic details of his/her research, and any changes to
the student's research plans as proposed in the application will require
the advisor's written approval. [The advisor should not serve as the
student's Project Director]{.underline}. There can be only one Project
Director at an institution, and that person administers the grant and
serves as the point of contact for all of that institution's fellows,
regardless of research topic or discipline.

***Q: How many sections are there to the e- Application and who fills
out what section?***

**A:** There are two primary sections to the e-Application -- the
student's individual section and the section to be completed by the
Project Director. Upon completion of his/her section, the student
submits his/her application to the Project Director via e-Application.
The Project Director is responsible for reviewing the student's
individual application and submitting it, along with the Project
Director's portion, which contains the required federal forms, to US/ED.
Included in this submission are the graduate and language reference
forms that were transmitted to the Project Director by the references.
[Only the Project Director can submit an application to
US/ED.]{.underline}

***Q: When the student clicks "submit" in the e-Application system,
where does his/her application go?***

A: When the student submits his/her application via the e-Application
system, it is transmitted to his/her university's Project Director for
review and submission to US/ED. Student applicants are not able to
transmit their applications directly to US/ED.

***Q: When should a student submit his/her application?***

A: The Project Director determines the internal deadline by which all
sections of the application must be submitted. It is the responsibility
of the student to ensure that the graduate and language references are
submitted by references no later than the institution's internal
deadline.

***Q: To whom does the Closing Date apply?***

A: The Closing Date is the date by which the university's Project
Director must submit all components of the application to US/ED via
e-Application. It is recommended that the Project Director have access
to all sections of the application well in advance of this date.
Application materials may not be submitted after the published Closing
Date.

***Q: How will a student know that his/her Project Director has access
to his/her application?***

A: After the student submits his/her application via e-Application,
he/she will receive a notification e-mail stating that his/her
application has been received by the Project Director at his/her
university. If he/she does not receive this e-mail, the student should
contact the Help Desk immediately. The Project Director will be copied
on the email notification; nevertheless, the student may want to contact
the Project Director to let the Project Director know that the student
has submitted an application.

***Q: How does a student know that the Project Director has submitted
his/her application to US/ED?***

A: The student will not receive a notification e-mail when the Project
Director transmits the application to US/ED. Only the Project Director
will receive a notification e-mail. The student must check with his/her
institution's Project Director to determine whether the application has
been submitted.

***Q: What must a student do aside from completing and submitting
his/her part of the application via e-Application?***

A: Students are responsible for obtaining an official copy of their
graduate transcripts, and submitting these to the Project Director in
time for the Project Director to transmit them to US/ED by the Closing
Date. Though not required, students may also submit copies of their
undergraduate transcripts if it helps to demonstrate their academic
qualifications.

***Q: May a student apply for support to go to more than one country?***

A: Yes, a student may propose research in multiple countries.

***Q: Even though the DDRA Program doesn't fund proposals that focus on
Western European topics, may a student go to Western Europe to consult
or research human or material resources on a non-Western European topic
not available in the U.S.?***

A: Yes.

***Q: Are U.S. citizens studying at foreign institutions eligible for
the DDRA program?***

A: No, eligible applicants are institutions of higher education in the
U.S.

***Q: How important is the page limit cited in the Closing Date
Notice?***

A: The page limit is extremely important. If the student's application
narrative exceeds the page limit, the application will be disqualified
and will not be reviewed for funding. Please adhere strictly to the page
limit guidelines in the Closing Date Notice.

***Q: Should students include endnotes, footnotes or a bibliography? How
long should they be?***

A: Endnotes, footnotes or a bibliography will certainly strengthen an
application. However, footnotes and endnotes will be subject to the page
limit restrictions specified in the Closing Date Notice for the
application narrative and bibliography.

***Q: What if a student proposes to use a much less commonly taught
language and cannot find someone to evaluate him/her?***

A: The student should call Amy Wilson at (202) 502-7689. We will gladly
assist students in finding qualified evaluators. An application will be
significantly less competitive if a language reference form is not
included.

***Q: Should Letters of Affiliation from overseas host institutions or
organizations be included in an application?***

A: Yes, these letters are helpful to the panel in evaluating an
application. Students must scan or upload the letters into the
e-Application system as "Host Country Supporting Materials" and submit
them electronically as attachments with their applications. Letters or
references sent in the mail will not be included with the student's
application.

***Q: Do the provisions of the "Fly America Act" apply to this program?
Does it benefit a student's application to* *request a lower amount, if
he/she can find a cheaper non-U.S. carrier airfare?***

A: No, all travel must comply with the Fly America Act. International
travel budget estimates ought to be based on jet economy high season
rates on U.S. Flag carriers where available. Reviewers do not evaluate a
student's budget request as part of the application review process.

***Q: What if a student is planning to get married after he/she applies,
or is expecting a baby? Is he/she eligible for a dependent's
allowance?***

A: Availability of funds and the date of the marriage or birth will
determine whether an allowance can be awarded.

***Q: What signatures are required for e-Application?***

A: No signatures are necessary for the student's application at the time
of application submittal. However, signatures from a student's
doctor/nurse practitioner and advisor may be requested at a later date.

***Q: Whom should the student contact in the event of technical problems
with e-application (e.g., problems pulling up a form)?***

A: If the student experiences any technical difficulties, he/she should
contact the e-Application Help Desk at 1-888-336-8930 (TTY:
1-866-697-2696, local 202-401-8363) Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00
p.m. Washington D.C., time.

***Q: If the student has a question specific to the DDRA program (e.g.,
eligibility requirements) whom should he/she contact?***

A: If the student has programmatic questions, he/she should contact Ms.
Amy Wilson at (202) 502-7689; or via email at amy.wilson@ed.gov.

***Q: When will students be notified whether or not they have been
selected?***

A: The review process for DDRA Program applications is lengthy and
multi-faceted, so announcement times may vary. Candidate status is
announced usually in April. It is the responsibility of the institution
to inform students of their status. US/ED does not inform students
directly. Awards are issued between May and September.

***Q: When may fellowships be activated?***

A: A fellowship may be activated after a Grant Award Notification (GAN)
has been issued, host country visa and research requirements have been
met; human subject research clearance, if required, has been given by
the student's institution; and travel approval has been obtained by the
Project Director from US/ED. The GAN will specify the performance and
budget periods. All research must be completed during these periods.

***Q: If a student relocates after submitting his/her application,
should he/she send US/ED address updates?***

A: No, students should provide that information to their Project
Directors.

***Q: May the university accept the award on a student's behalf if the
student is overseas during the notification period?***

A: Yes, provided the student has not received a fellowship that
duplicates the DDRA award benefits. The student should leave a letter
with the Project Director authorizing him/her to accept the award on the
student's behalf.

***Q: Must a fellow apply for his/her own visa and research
clearance?***

A: Yes. Fellows are advised to contact the host country Fulbright
Commissions and US embassies for guidance on obtaining visas and
clearances.

***Q: May a student request copies of his/her application's reviewers'
comments?***

A: All reviewers comments will be sent to the institutional Project
Director upon announcement of the awards. Students should contact their
Project Director at that time for a copy.

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|   |              |               |   | (SSRC)     |       |           |
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|   | Exchanges    |               |   |            |       |           |
|   | Board (IREX) |               |   |            |       |           |
+---+--------------+---------------+---+------------+-------+-----------+
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| 2 | Advisor Review    |         |           |           |           |
| 7 |                   |         |           |           |           |
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|   | student\'s        |         |           |           |           |
|   | proposal.***      |         |           |           |           |
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|   | Dissertation      |         |           |           |           |
|   | Advisor           |         |           |           |           |
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<td colspan="13"><p>OMB NO. 1840-0005</p>
<p>FORM EXPIRES 07/31/2010</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="13"><h4
id="fulbright-hays-foreign-language-reference-form">FULBRIGHT-HAYS
FOREIGN LANGUAGE REFERENCE FORM</h4></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="13"><strong>U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="13"><strong>WASHINGTON, DC 20006-8521</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="8">Name of Individual Applicant</td>
<td colspan="5">Name of Institution</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="8">Countries of Research</td>
<td colspan="5">Language</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="13">Proposed Project or Dissertation Title</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="13">To be completed by a college/university language
teacher and sent to the contact person at the applicant's college or
university. Under Section 552a(d) of the Privacy Act, the content of
this form is subject to review by the applicant and others accompanying
him or her, upon request.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="6"><strong>Speaking and Listening (check one)</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="9">Unable to function in the spoken language</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="9">Able to satisfy basic survival needs and maintain very
simple conversation on familiar topics</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="9">Able to satisfy routine social demands and limited work
requirements</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="9" rowspan="2"><p>Able to participate effectively in most
formal and informal conversations on practical and social</p>
<p>topics and on professional topics in restricted contexts</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="9">Able to use the language fluently and accurately on all
levels pertinent to professional needs</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="9">Use of the language is functionally equivalent to a
well-educated native speaker</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="6"><strong>Reading (check one)</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="9">No practical ability to read the language</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="9" rowspan="2"><p>Sufficient comprehension to read very
simple connected written material in a form equivalent to</p>
<p>usual printing or typescript</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="9">Sufficient comprehension to read simple, authentic texts
on subjects within a familiar context</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="9" rowspan="2"><p>Able to read within a normal range of
speed and with almost complete comprehension a variety of</p>
<p>authentic prose material on unfamiliar subjects, as well as technical
material</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="9" rowspan="2"><p>Able to read fluently and accurately all
styles and forms of the language pertinent to professional</p>
<p>needs, including all materials in one's special field</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="9">Reading proficiency is functionally equivalent to a
well-educated native speaker</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="6"><strong>Writing (check one)</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="9">No functional ability in writing</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="9">Sufficient control of the writing system to meet limited
demands</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="9">Sufficient control of the writing system to meet most
survival needs and limited social demands</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="9">Ability to write with some precision and in some detail
about most common topics</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="9" rowspan="2"><p>Able to use the language effectively in
most formal and informal written exchanges on practical,</p>
<p>social, and professional topics</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="9">Writing proficiency is equal to that of a well-educated
native speaker</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="13"><strong>Please indicate briefly how your evaluation was
determined (e.g. two years of coursework, a test, etc.).</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="6">Name</td>
<td colspan="4">Position or Title</td>
<td colspan="3">University</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="10">Signature</td>
<td colspan="3">Date</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

OMB NO. 1840-0005

FORM EXPIRES 07/31/2010

**[Fulbright-Hays Graduate Student Reference Form]{.smallcaps}**

# U.S. Department of Education

**[Washington, DC 20006-8521]{.smallcaps}**

<table style="width:100%;">
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 4%" />
<col style="width: 28%" />
<col style="width: 4%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 4%" />
<col style="width: 3%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 4%" />
<col style="width: 3%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
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</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="5">Name of Individual Applicant</td>
<td colspan="8">Name of Institution</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="5">Countries of Research</td>
<td colspan="8">Language(s)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="5">Proposed Project or Dissertation Title</td>
<td colspan="8"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="13"><p><strong>To be completed by referee and sent to the
contact person at the applicant's college or university</strong>. Under
Section 552a(d) of the Privacy Act, the content of this form is subject
to review by the applicant and others accompanying him or her, upon
request.</p>
<p>In completing this form, please keep in mind that the applicant for a
Fulbright-Hays fellowship may be considered by host country citizens as
representing his or her academic community and that his or her
university, future U.S. scholars, and his or her country may be judged
by the applicant's actions and statements. Consequently, personal
suitability, as well as academic excellence, is an important criterion
to be considered.</p>
<p>1. <strong>How long and in what capacity have you known the
applicant?</strong></p>
<p>2. <strong>Please indicate the applicant's ability and professional
competence in comparison with other individuals whom you have
known</strong></p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>at similar stages in their careers:</strong></p>
</blockquote></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>Below Average (lowest 40%)</td>
<td colspan="2">Average (mid 20%)</td>
<td>Above Average (next 15%)</td>
<td colspan="2">Very Good (next 10%)</td>
<td>Out–standing (next 10%)</td>
<td>Excep–tional (highest 5%)</td>
<td>Inadequate opportunity to observe</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">A. General knowledge</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">B. Knowledge in chosen field</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">C. Motivation and seriousness of purpose</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">D. Ability to plan and carry out research</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">E. Ability to express thoughts in speech and
writing</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">F. Ability to withstand stress</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">G. Self-reliance and independence</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">H. Ability to make sound judgments</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">I. Potential for future growth in chosen field</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">J. Ability to communicate with people</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">K. Impression to be made abroad</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="13"><ol start="3" type="1">
<li><p><strong>On an extra 8-1/2" X 11" sheet,</strong> <strong>please
comment specifically on the feasibility of the applicant's project in
terms of resources</strong></p></li>
</ol>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>available abroad, ability of the applicant to carry out the
project in the allotted time, linguistic preparation for the proposed
plan, the candidate's ability to adapt to a different cultural
environment, and any other factors which you believe may have a bearing
on the candidate's successful experience overseas. Also indicate your
opinion as to the merit or validity of the project itself.</strong></p>
</blockquote></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2">Name</td>
<td colspan="6">Position or Title</td>
<td colspan="5">University</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2">Signature</td>
<td colspan="6"></td>
<td colspan="5">Date</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

  --------------- ---------- ------------------ ---- ----------------------- -- --------- ------------ -- -- -- --
  TECHNICAL                                                                                                     
  REVIEW -                                                                                                      
  DOCTORAL                                                                                                      
  DISSERTATION                                                                                                  
  RESEARCH ABROAD                                                                                               

  International                                                                                                 
  Education                                                                                                     
  Programs                                                                                                      
  Service • U.S.                                                                                                
  Department of                                                                                                 
  Education                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                

  **I. NAME OF                                       **NAME OF APPLICANT        **WORLD                         
  INDIVIDUAL                                         INSTITUTION**              AREA**                          
  APPLICANT**                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                

  **II.                                                                                                         
  CUMULATIVE                                                                                                    
  SCORE OF THE                                                                                                  
  TWO CATEGORIES                                                                                                
  OF CRITERIA**                                                                                                 

                                                                                          **READER**            

                                                                                          **TOTAL**             

                                                                                                                

                             **QUALITY OF                                                                       
                             PROPOSED PROJECT                                                                   
                             (Maximum of 60                                                                     
                             points)**                                                                          

                                                                                                                

                                                                                                                

                                                                                                                

                                                                                                                

                             **QUALIFICATIONS                                                                   
                             OF APPLICANT                                                                       
                             (Maximum of 40                                                                     
                             points)**                                                                          

                                                                                                                

                                                                                                                

                                                                                                                

                             **COMPETITIVE                                                                      
                             PRIORITY (5                                                                        
                             points)**                                                                          

                                                                                                                

                                                                                                                

                             Indicate above the                                                                 
                             cumulative scores                                                                  
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                             box to the right.                                                                  
                             The sum of the                                                                     
                             Reader Totals will                                                                 
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                             Panel\'s final                                                                     
                             judgment.                                                                          

                                                                                                                

                  **DO NOT                                                                                      
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  IV\. SIGNATURE                                                                DATE                            
  OF REVIEWER                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                
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<td colspan="6" rowspan="9"><p>TECHNICAL REVIEW - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
RESEARCH ABROAD</p>
<p>Score this application in terms of the Rating Scale. Indicate your
score for each criterion in the box to the right. Do not use decimal
points. Add the scores of the criteria and enter the sum in the box
marked Total Points. Transfer the Total Points to the appropriate block
in Section II on the Cover Page.</p></td>
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<td>1.</td>
<td colspan="6">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.</td>
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<td>2.</td>
<td colspan="6">The relationship of the research to the literature on
the topic and to major theoretical issues in the field, and the
project's originality and importance in terms of the concerns of the
discipline.</td>
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<td>3.</td>
<td colspan="6">The preliminary research already completed in the United
States and overseas or plans for such research prior to going overseas,
and the kinds, quality and availability of data for the research in the
host country or countries.</td>
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<td colspan="6" rowspan="9"><p>TECHNICAL REVIEW - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
RESEARCH ABROAD</p>
<p>Score this application in terms of the Rating Scale. Indicate your
score for each criterion in the box to the right. Do not use decimal
points. Add the scores of the criteria and enter the sum in the box
marked Total Points. Transfer the Total Points to the appropriate block
in Section II on the Cover Page.</p></td>
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<td colspan="4">The justification for overseas field research, and
preparations to establish appropriate and sufficient research contacts
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officials of the host country or countries.</td>
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<td colspan="6">The guidance and supervision of the dissertation advisor
or committee at all stages of the project, including guidance in
developing the project, understanding research conditions abroad, and
acquainting the applicant with research in the field.</td>
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RESEARCH ABROAD</p>
<p>Score this application in terms of the Rating Scale. Indicate your
score for each criterion in the box to the right. Do not use decimal
points. Add the scores of the criteria and enter the sum in the box
marked Total Points. Transfer the Total Points to the appropriate block
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<td colspan="4">The overall strength of the applicant's graduate
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<td colspan="5">The extent to which the applicant's academic record
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<td colspan="6">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.</td>
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<td colspan="6">The applicant's ability to conduct research in a foreign
cultural context, as evidenced by the applicant's references or previous
overseas experiences, or both.</td>
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<td colspan="6" rowspan="9"><p>TECHNICAL REVIEW - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
RESEARCH ABROAD</p>
<p>Score this application in terms of the Rating Scale. Indicate your
score for each criterion in the box to the right. Do not use decimal
points. Add the scores of the criteria and enter the sum in the box
marked Total Points. Transfer the Total Points to the appropriate block
in Section II on the Cover Page.</p></td>
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<td colspan="4"><p>We award an additional five (5) points to an
application if it meets this priority:</p>
<p>Projects that focus on any of the seventy-eight (78) languages deemed
critical on the U.S. Department of Education’s list of Less Commonly
Taught Languages (LCTLs) found below.</p>
<p>This list includes the following: Akan (Twi-Fante), Albanian,
Amharic, Arabic (all dialects), Armenian, Azeri (Azerbaijani), Balochi,
Bamanakan (Bamana, Bambara, Mandikan, Mandingo, Maninka, Dyula),
Belarusian, Bengali (Bangla), Berber (all languages), Bosnian,
Bulgarian, Burmese, Cebuano (Visayan), Chechen, Chinese (Cantonese),
Chinese (Gan), Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Min), Chinese (Wu),
Croatian, Dari, Dinka, Georgian, Gujarati, Hausa, Hebrew (Modern),
Hindi, Igbo, Indonesian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kashmiri, Kazakh,
Khmer (Cambodian), Kirghiz, Korean, Kurdish (Kurmanji), Kurdish
(Sorani), Lao, Malay (Bahasa Melayu or Malaysian), Malayalam, Marathi,
Mongolian, Nepali, Oromo, Panjabi, Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Polish,
Portuguese (all varieties), Quechua, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala
(Sinhalese), Somali, Swahili, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Thai,
Tibetan, Tigrigna, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uyghur/Uigur,
Uzbek, Vietnamese, Wolof, Xhosa, Yoruba, and Zulu</p>
<p>Note: The score will be EITHER FIVE (5) OR ZERO (0). Do not enter any
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  -------------------- ------------------------ -- -- ----------- ------------- ---------------- -- ------ --
  **Fulbright-Hays                                                                                         
  Maintenance                                                                                              
  Allowances**                                                                                             

  **Section D**                                                                                            

  Fulbright-Hays                                                                                           
  training grants                                                                                          
  maintenance                                                                                              
  allowances are based                                                                                     
  on current                                                                                               
  cost-of-living data                                                                                      
  provided by the                                                                                          
  Department of State.                                                                                     
  Additional and more                                                                                      
  up-to-date                                                                                               
  information on costs                                                                                     
  of living obtained                                                                                       
  at the time                                                                                              
  individual                                                                                               
  applications are                                                                                         
  reviewed by                                                                                              
  diplomatic missions                                                                                      
  and binational                                                                                           
  commissions overseas                                                                                     
  may require                                                                                              
  modifications of                                                                                         
  these rates at a                                                                                         
  later date. The                                                                                          
  allowances of                                                                                            
  fellows jointly                                                                                          
  sponsored by US/ED                                                                                       
  and other                                                                                                
  organizations                                                                                            
  \[e.g.,                                                                                                  
  International                                                                                            
  Research and                                                                                             
  Exchanges Board                                                                                          
  (IREX), Social                                                                                           
  Science Research                                                                                         
  Council (SSRC)\]                                                                                         
  will be adjusted                                                                                         
  according to                                                                                             
  formulas agreed upon                                                                                     
  between agencies.                                                                                        

  **LOCALITY**                                        **MONTHLY   **FIRST       **ADD\'L                   
                                                      STIPEND**   DEPENDENT**   DEPENDENT(S)**             

  AFGHANISTAN                                                                                              

                       Kabul                          1818        727           364                        

                       Other                          909         364           182                        

  ALBANIA                                                                                                  

                       Tirana                         2187        875           437                        

                       Other                          954         382           191                        

  ALGERIA                                                                                                  

                       Algiers                        2862        1145          572                        

                       Other                          2295        918           459                        

  ANDORRA                                                                                                  

                       Andorra                        2988        1195          598                        

  ANGOLA                                              3564        1426          713                        

  ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA                                                                                      

                       Antigua and Barbuda            2115        846           423                        

                       Other                          621         248           124                        

  ARGENTINA                                                                                                

                       Buenos Aires                   2457        983           491                        

                       Other                          1521        608           304                        

  ARMENIA                                             2403        961           481                        

  ASCENSION ISLAND                                    378         151           76                         

  AUSTRALIA                                                                                                

                       Adelaide                       2862        1145          572                        

                       Brisbane                       3060        1224          612                        

                       Cairns                         2745        1098          549                        

                       Canberra                       3051        1220          610                        

                       Darwin Northern                2457        983           491                        
                       Territiories                                                                        

                       Fremantle                      2952        1181          590                        

                       Hobart                         2610        1044          522                        

                       Melbourne                      3069        1228          614                        

                       Perth                          3897        1559          779                        

                       Sydney                         3348        1339          670                        

                       Other                          2187        875           437                        

  AUSTRIA                                                                                                  

                       Graz                           3402        1361          680                        

                       Linz                           3213        1285          643                        

                       Salzburg                       3294        1318          659                        

                       Vienna                         3285        1314          657                        

                       Other                          3141        1256          628                        

  AZERBAIJAN                                          2853        1141          571                        

  BAHAMAS, THE                                                                                             

                       Andros Island                  1926        770           385                        

                       Eleuthera Island               2043        817           409                        

                       Grand Bahama Island            2439        976           488                        

                       Nassau                         4095        1638          819                        

                       Other                          1926        770           385                        

  BAHRAIN                                             3006        1202          601                        

  BANGLADESH                                                                                               

                       Dhaka                          1908        763           382                        

                       Other                          468         187           94                         

  BARBADOS                                            3546        1418          709                        

  BELARUS                                             3537        1415          707                        

  BELGIUM                                                                                                  

                       Antwerp                        3672        1469          734                        

                       Brugge                         2745        1098          549                        

                       Brussels                       3861        1544          772                        

                       Diegem                         3861        1544          772                        

                       Gosselies                      2385        954           477                        

                       Liege                          2691        1076          538                        

                       Mons                           2385        954           477                        

                       SHAPE/Chievres                 2385        954           477                        

                       Zaventem                       3861        1544          772                        

                       Other                          1899        760           380                        

  BELIZE                                              1647        659           329                        

  BENIN                                                                                                    

                       Cotonou                        2133        853           427                        

                       Other                          1323        529           265                        

  BERMUDA                                             4887        1955          977                        

  BHUTAN                                              1161        464           232                        

  BOLIVIA                                                                                                  

                       Cochabamba                     828         331           166                        

                       La Paz                         1170        468           234                        

                       Santa Cruz                     1161        464           232                        

                       Other                          693         277           139                        

  BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA                                  2043        817           409                        

  BOTSWANA                                                                                                 

                       Francistown                    1431        572           286                        

                       Gaborone                       1476        590           295                        

                       Kasane                         1539        616           308                        

                       Selebi Phikwe                  1170        468           234                        

                       Other                          1584        634           317                        

  BRAZIL                                                                                                   

                       Angra dos Reis                 1503        601           301                        

                       Belem                          1557        623           311                        

                       Belo Horizonte                 1755        702           351                        

                       Brasilia                       2439        976           488                        

                       Campinas                       1845        738           369                        

                       Campo Grande                   1548        619           310                        

                       Fortaleza                      1944        778           389                        

                       Foz do Iguacu                  2646        1058          529                        

                       Goiania                        1584        634           317                        

                       Joao Pessoa                    1368        547           274                        

                       Manaus                         1665        666           333                        

                       Natal                          1269        508           254                        

                       Porto Alegre                   1809        724           362                        

                       Recife, Pernambuco             2178        871           436                        

                       Rio de Janeiro                 3132        1253          626                        

                       Salvador da Bahia              1908        763           382                        

                       Sao Paulo                      2259        904           452                        

                       Other                          1692        677           338                        

  BRITISH WEST INDIES                                                                                      

                       Anguilla                       2178        871           436                        

                       Cayman Islands                 2880        1152          576                        

                       Virgin Islands, Br             1683        673           337                        

                       Other                          1476        590           295                        

  BRUNEI                                                                                                   

                       Bandar Seri Begawan            2376        950           475                        

                       Other                          1107        443           221                        

  BULGARIA                                                                                                 

                       Bourgas                        1188        475           238                        

                       Plovdiv                        2043        817           409                        

                       Ruse                           963         385           193                        

                       Sofia                          2439        976           488                        

                       Varna                          1395        558           279                        

                       Other                          1359        544           272                        

  BURKINA                                                                                                  

                       Ouagadougou                    2313        925           463                        

                       Other                          1548        619           310                        

  BURMA                                                                                                    

                       Naypyitaw                      1161        464           232                        

                       Rangoon                        1206        482           241                        

                       Other                          972         389           194                        

  BURUNDI                                             1791        716           358                        

  CAMBODIA                                                                                                 

                       Phnom Penh                     1665        666           333                        

                       Siem Riep                      2259        904           452                        

                       Sihanoukville                  1341        536           268                        

                       Other                          765         306           153                        

  CAMEROON                                                                                                 

                       Douala                         3024        1210          605                        

                       Yaounde                        2988        1195          598                        

                       Other                          1269        508           254                        

  CANADA                                                                                                   

                       Banff (Alta)                   4302        1721          860                        

                       Calgary(Alta)                  4329        1732          866                        

                       Dartmouth                      2871        1148          574                        

                       Edmonton                       2853        1141          571                        

                       Fredericton                    2070        828           414                        

                       Gander, Newfoundland           1404        562           281                        

                       Halifax                        2871        1148          574                        

                       Mississauga                    1899        760           380                        

                       Moncton                        2439        976           488                        

                       Montreal                       3042        1217          608                        

                       Northwest Territories          2016        806           403                        

                       Ottawa                         2655        1062          531                        

                       Prince Edward Is.              2655        1062          531                        

                       Quebec (Que)                   4851        1940          970                        

                       Richmond (BC)                  2952        1181          590                        

                       Saint John\'s (Nfld)           2592        1037          518                        

                       Sidney                         3330        1332          666                        

                       Toronto(Ont)                   3033        1213          607                        

                       Vancouver (BC)                 3060        1224          612                        

                       Victoria (BC)                  3330        1332          666                        

                       Winnipeg                       2367        947           473                        

                       Other                          2529        1012          506                        

  CAPE VERDE                                                                                               

                       Boa Vista Island               1908        763           382                        

                       Praia                          2304        922           461                        

                       Sal Island                     1665        666           333                        

                       Sao Tiago Island               1215        486           243                        

                       Sao Vicente Island             2070        828           414                        

                       Other                          1377        551           275                        

  CENTRAL AFRICAN                                     1539        616           308                        
  REPUBLIC                                                                                                 

  CHAD                                                                                                     

                       Ndjamena                       2835        1134          567                        

                       Other                          648         259           130                        

  CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO                                  558         223           112                        

  CHILE                                               2421        968           484                        

  CHINA                                                                                                    

                       Beijing                        3429        1372          686                        

                       Changchun                      1575        630           315                        

                       Chengdu                        1899        760           380                        

                       Chongqing                      1638        655           328                        

                       Dalian                         1791        716           358                        

                       Fuzhou                         1926        770           385                        

                       Guangzhou                      2430        972           486                        

                       Guilin                         1899        760           380                        

                       Hangzhou                       2403        961           481                        

                       Harbin                         1494        598           299                        

                       Kunming                        1908        763           382                        

                       Lhasa                          1647        659           329                        

                       Lijiang                        1296        518           259                        

                       Nanjing                        1782        713           356                        

                       Qingdao                        1764        706           353                        

                       Sanya                          2196        878           439                        

                       Shanghai                       3240        1296          648                        

                       Shantou                        1251        500           250                        

                       Shenyang                       1620        648           324                        

                       Shenzhen                       2493        997           499                        

                       Suzhou                         2142        857           428                        

                       Tianjin                        1998        799           400                        

                       Xiamen                         1575        630           315                        

                       Xian                           1071        428           214                        

                       Other                          1458        583           292                        

  COCOS (KEELING) IS.                                 972         389           194                        

  COLOMBIA                                                                                                 

                       Barranquilla                   1944        778           389                        

                       Bogota                         3240        1296          648                        

                       Buenaventura                   1746        698           349                        

                       Cali                           1971        788           394                        

                       Cartagena                      3429        1372          686                        

                       Medellin                       2115        846           423                        

                       San Andres                     1818        727           364                        

                       Santa Marta                    1719        688           344                        

                       Other                          1719        688           344                        

  COMOROS                                                                                                  

                       Moroni                         1980        792           396                        

                       Other                          1548        619           310                        

  CONGO                                               2106        842           421                        

  CONGO, DEMOCRACTIC                                                                                       
  REPUBLIC OF                                                                                              

                       Bukavu                         1215        486           243                        

                       Goma                           1566        626           313                        

                       Kinshasa                       2880        1152          576                        

                       Lubumbashi                     2394        958           479                        

                       Mbuji Mayi, Kasai              1611        644           322                        

                       Other                          1251        500           250                        

  COOK ISLANDS                                        1521        608           304                        

  COSTA RICA                                          2106        842           421                        

  COTE D\'IVOIRE                                                                                           

                       Abidjan                        2736        1094          547                        

                       Yamoussoukro                   2466        986           493                        

                       Other                          927         371           185                        

  CROATIA                                                                                                  

                       Dubrovnik                      5229        2092          1046                       

                       Cavtat                         5229        2092          1046                       

                       Zagreb                         2637        1055          527                        

                       Other                          2232        893           446                        

  CUBA                                                                                                     

                       Guantanamo Bay                 702         281           140                        

                       Havana                         1611        644           322                        

                       Other                          1125        450           225                        

  CYPRUS                                                                                                   

                       Akrotiri                       3717        1487          743                        

                       Limassol                       3717        1487          743                        

                       Nicosia                        3564        1426          713                        

                       Other                          2340        936           468                        

  CZECH REPUBLIC                                                                                           

                       Prague                         3744        1498          749                        

                       Other                          1962        785           392                        

  DENMARK                                                                                                  

                       Aalborg                        3870        1548          774                        

                       Copenhagen                     4122        1649          824                        

                       Odense                         3969        1588          794                        

                       Other                          3618        1447          724                        

  DJIBOUTI                                                                                                 

                       Djibouti City                  2574        1030          515                        

                       Other                          945         378           189                        

  DOMINICA                                            1638        655           328                        

  DOMINICAN REPUBLIC                                                                                       

                       La Romana                      2403        961           481                        

                       Puerto Plata                   1422        569           284                        

                       Santo Domingo                  2250        900           450                        

                       Sosua                          1422        569           284                        

                       Other                          1710        684           342                        

  EASTER ISLAND                                       1332        533           266                        

  EAST TIMOR                                          1881        752           376                        

  ECUADOR                                                                                                  

                       Cuenca                         1449        580           290                        

                       Guayaquil                      1917        767           383                        

                       Manta                          1260        504           252                        

                       Quito                          2205        882           441                        

                       Other                          1449        580           290                        

  EGYPT                                                                                                    

                       Alexandria                     1881        752           376                        

                       Aswan                          1494        598           299                        

                       Bir Taba                       1188        475           238                        

                       Cairo                          2052        821           410                        

                       El Arish                       1287        515           257                        

                       Hurghada                       1251        500           250                        

                       Luxor                          1881        752           376                        

                       Marsa Matrouh                  1053        421           211                        

                       Port Said                      1476        590           295                        

                       Sharm el Sheikh                2043        817           409                        

                       Sidi Abdel Rahman              1152        461           230                        

                       St. Catherine                  1395        558           279                        

                       Other                          1197        479           239                        

  EL SALVADOR                                                                                              

                       San Salvador                   1989        796           398                        

                       Other                          891         356           178                        

  GUINEA-BISSAU                                       2016        806           403                        

                       Bissau                         1953        781           391                        

                       Other                          783         313           157                        

  ERITREA                                                                                                  

                       Asmara                         2034        814           407                        

                       Other                          729         292           146                        

  ESTONIA                                                                                                  

                       Tallinn                        2529        1012          506                        

                       Other                          1656        662           331                        

  ETHIOPIA                                                                                                 

                       Addis Ababa                    2538        1015          508                        

                       Other                          648         259           130                        

  FALKLAND ISLANDS                                    2313        925           463                        

  FAROE ISLANDS                                       3762        1505          752                        

  FIJI                                                                                                     

                       Korolevu                       1809        724           362                        

                       Nadi                           2592        1037          518                        

                       Sigatoka                       2781        1112          556                        

                       Other                          2007        803           401                        

  FINLAND                                                                                                  

                       Helsinki                       3645        1458          729                        

                       Other                          2502        1001          500                        

  FRANCE                                                                                                   

                       Aix-en-Provence                2970        1188          594                        

                       Bordeaux                       2727        1091          545                        

                       Clermont-Ferrand               3024        1210          605                        

                       Istres                         2160        864           432                        

                       Le Havre                       2529        1012          506                        

                       Lille                          2889        1156          578                        

                       Lyon                           2988        1195          598                        

                       Marseille                      3285        1314          657                        

                       Montpellier                    2196        878           439                        

                       Nice                           4401        1760          880                        

                       Paris                          4950        1980          990                        

                       Rennes                         2376        950           475                        

                       Strasbourg                     3699        1480          740                        

                       Toulouse                       3672        1469          734                        

                       Other                          2529        1012          506                        

  FRENCH GUIANA                                       3294        1318          659                        

  FRENCH POLYNESIA                                    3789        1516          758                        

  GABON                                                                                                    

                       Libreville                     2907        1163          581                        

                       Other                          1692        677           338                        

  GAMBIA, THE                                                                                              

                       Banjul                         2079        832           416                        

                       Other                          603         241           121                        

  GEORGIA                                                                                                  

                       Tbilisi                        3159        1264          632                        

                       Adjara Region                  2268        907           454                        

                       Gudauri                        2151        860           430                        

                       Other                          1215        486           243                        

  GERMANY                                                                                                  

                       Aachen                         3141        1256          628                        

                       Bad Honnef                     3267        1307          653                        

                       Berlin                         4419        1768          884                        

                       Boeblingen                     3438        1375          688                        

                       Bonames                        4149        1660          830                        

                       Bonn                           3267        1307          653                        

                       Chemnitz                       2160        864           432                        

                       Cologne                        4059        1624          812                        

                       Dresden                        3528        1411          706                        

                       Duesseldorf                    4212        1685          842                        

                       Echterdingen                   3438        1375          688                        

                       Eschborn                       4149        1660          830                        

                       Esslingen                      3438        1375          688                        

                       Frankfurt am Main              4149        1660          830                        

                       Garmisch-Partenkirchen         2331        932           466                        

                       Hamburg                        4158        1663          832                        

                       Hannover                       3177        1271          635                        

                       Herongen                       4212        1685          842                        

                       Hoechst                        4149        1660          830                        

                       Kalkar                         4212        1685          842                        

                       Koenigswinter                  3267        1307          653                        

                       Kornwestheim                   3438        1375          688                        

                       Leipzig                        3267        1307          653                        

                       Ludwigsburg                    3438        1375          688                        

                       Mainz                          3636        1454          727                        

                       Moenchen-Gladbach              4212        1685          842                        

                       Munich                         4347        1739          869                        

                       Nellingen                      3438        1375          688                        

                       Niederbachem                   3267        1307          653                        

                       Oberammergau                   2331        932           466                        

                       Offenbach                      4149        1660          830                        

                       Rhoendorf                      3267        1307          653                        

                       Roedelheim                     4149        1660          830                        

                       Sindelfingen                   3438        1375          688                        

                       Stuttgart                      3438        1375          688                        

                       Tuebingen                      3438        1375          688                        

                       Twisteden                      4212        1685          842                        

                       Wahn                           3267        1307          653                        

                       Weimar                         3276        1310          655                        

                       Wiesbaden                      3519        1408          704                        

                       Other                          3069        1228          614                        

  GHANA                                                                                                    

                       Accra                          2070        828           414                        

                       Other                          1188        475           238                        

  GIBRALTAR                                           1791        716           358                        

  GREECE                                                                                                   

                       Athens                         3537        1415          707                        

                       Other                          3411        1364          682                        

  GREENLAND                                                                                                

                       Thule                          2502        1001          500                        

                       Other                          3420        1368          684                        

  GRENADA                                             2637        1055          527                        

  GUADELOUPE                                                                                               

                       Saint Martin (French           2232        893           446                        
                       Part)                                                                               

                       Other                          1413        565           283                        

  GUATEMALA                                                                                                

                       Guatemala City                 2016        806           403                        

                       Other                          1638        655           328                        

  GUINEA                                                                                                   

                       Conakry                        1836        734           367                        

                       Other                          945         378           189                        

  GUINEA-BISSAU                                                                                            

                       Bissau                         1953        781           391                        

                       Other                          783         313           157                        

  GUYANA                                              1890        756           378                        

  HAITI                                                                                                    

                       Petionville                    2169        868           434                        

                       Port-au-Prince                 2169        868           434                        

                       Other                          1161        464           232                        

  HOLY SEE, THE                                       5607        2243          1121                       

  HONDURAS                                                                                                 

                       San Pedro Sula                 1467        587           293                        

                       Tegucigalpa                    1800        720           360                        

                       Tela                           1125        450           225                        

                       Other                          1044        418           209                        

  HONG KONG                                           4311        1724          862                        

  HUNGARY                                                                                                  

                       Budapest                       2106        842           421                        

                       Other                          1197        479           239                        

  ICELAND                                                                                                  

                       Keflavik-Grindavik             2628        1051          526                        

                       Reykjavik                      3357        1343          671                        

                       Other                          2808        1123          562                        

  INDIA                                                                                                    

                       Agra                           1818        727           364                        

                       Bangalore                      4266        1706          853                        

                       Calcutta                       3069        1228          614                        

                       Chennai                        2997        1199          599                        

                       Goa                            2862        1145          572                        

                       Hyderabad                      3483        1393          697                        

                       Mumbai                         4635        1854          927                        

                       New Delhi                      4374        1750          875                        

                       Pune                           3105        1242          621                        

                       Trivandraum                    2142        857           428                        

                       Other                          1944        778           389                        

  INDONESIA                                                                                                

                       Bali                           3438        1375          688                        

                       Bandung                        1197        479           239                        

                       Batam                          1170        468           234                        

                       Jakarta                        2097        839           419                        

                       Jayapura                       1503        601           301                        

                       Medan                          1260        504           252                        

                       Surabaya                       1575        630           315                        

                       Timika, Irian Jaya             2898        1159          580                        

                       Other                          1143        457           229                        

  IRAN                                                1395        558           279                        

  IRAQ                                                                                                     

                       Baghdad                        1386        554           277                        

                       Other                          1089        436           218                        

  IRELAND                                                                                                  

                       Cork                           3438        1375          688                        

                       Dublin                         4779        1912          956                        

                       Galway                         3564        1426          713                        

                       Other                          3186        1274          637                        

  ISRAEL                                                                                                   

                       Eilat                          3573        1429          715                        

                       En Boqeq                       2511        1004          502                        

                       Haifa                          2484        994           497                        

                       Sedom                          2511        1004          502                        

                       Tel Aviv                       3429        1372          686                        

                       Tiberias                       2529        1012          506                        

                       Other                          2340        936           468                        

  ITALY                                                                                                    

                       Bari                           3339        1336          668                        

                       Bologna                        5049        2020          1010                       

                       Catania                        3186        1274          637                        

                       Ferrara                        3483        1393          697                        

                       Florence                       5139        2056          1028                       

                       Gaeta                          2628        1051          526                        

                       Genoa                          4374        1750          875                        

                       La Spezia                      3114        1246          623                        

                       Milan                          5364        2146          1073                       

                       Modena                         3321        1328          664                        

                       Naples                         4284        1714          857                        

                       Palermo                        3141        1256          628                        

                       Pisa                           2889        1156          578                        

                       Ravenna                        3123        1249          625                        

                       Reggio Emilia                  3528        1411          706                        

                       Rimini                         1782        713           356                        

                       Rome                           5607        2243          1121                       

                       Siena                          4770        1908          954                        

                       Taormina                       3186        1274          637                        

                       Trieste                        3690        1476          738                        

                       Turin                          4869        1948          974                        

                       Venice                         5778        2311          1156                       

                       Verona                         3429        1372          686                        

                       Vicenza                        1674        670           335                        

                       Other                          2745        1098          549                        

  JAMAICA                                             2349        940           470                        

  JAPAN                                                                                                    

                       Akashi                         2871        1148          574                        

                       Akita                          1998        799           400                        

                       Amagasaki                      2871        1148          574                        

                       Aomori                         1908        763           382                        

                       Asahikawa                      1818        727           364                        

                       Ashiya                         2988        1195          598                        

                       Awashima                       4725        1890          945                        

                       Beppu                          2736        1094          547                        

                       Chitose                        1728        691           346                        

                       Fukui                          1512        605           302                        

                       Fukuoka                        2997        1199          599                        

                       Fukuyama                       1584        634           317                        

                       Gifu                           2754        1102          551                        

                       Hamamatsu                      2268        907           454                        

                       Hiroshima                      2268        907           454                        

                       Itazuke                        2997        1199          599                        

                       Izumisano                      2682        1073          536                        

                       Kagoshima                      2349        940           470                        

                       Kanazawa                       1863        745           373                        

                       Kitakyushu                     2682        1073          536                        

                       Kochi                          1962        785           392                        

                       Komaki                         2295        918           459                        

                       Kumamoto                       2808        1123          562                        

                       Kurashiki                      3681        1472          736                        

                       Kure                           2214        886           443                        

                       Kushiro                        1602        641           320                        

                       Kyoto                          3510        1404          702                        

                       Matsue                         1557        623           311                        

                       Matsuyama                      2268        907           454                        

                       Miyazaki                       3663        1465          733                        

                       Morioka                        1872        749           374                        

                       Nagasaki                       3339        1336          668                        

                       Nagoya                         2961        1184          592                        

                       Nara                           1962        785           392                        

                       Narita                         2619        1048          524                        

                       Niigata                        1701        680           340                        

                       Nishinomiya                    2988        1195          598                        

                       Obihiro                        1575        630           315                        

                       Oita                           2088        835           418                        

                       Okayama                        2592        1037          518                        

                       Okinawa Prefecture             3627        1451          725                        

                       Osaka-Kobe                     2871        1148          574                        

                       Otsu                           2394        958           479                        

                       Oyama                          1683        673           337                        

                       Sapporo                        2835        1134          567                        

                       Sasebo                         1548        619           310                        

                       Sendai                         2601        1040          520                        

                       Shiga                          2394        958           479                        

                       Takamatsu                      1890        756           378                        

                       Takayama                       2421        968           484                        

                       Tokushima                      1863        745           373                        

                       Tokyo City                     3420        1368          684                        

                       Tokyo-To                       2448        979           490                        

                       Tottori                        1998        799           400                        

                       Toyama                         2295        918           459                        

                       Toyonaka                       2655        1062          531                        

                       Tsu                            2313        925           463                        

                       Wakayama                       2412        965           482                        

                       Yamato                         2079        832           416                        

                       Yokohama                       2376        950           475                        

                       Yokota                         1494        598           299                        

                       Yufuin                         2493        997           499                        

                       Other                          2313        925           463                        

  JERUSALEM                                           3645        1458          729                        

  JORDAN                                                                                                   

                       Amman                          2709        1084          542                        

                       Dead Sea/Jordan Valley         3069        1228          614                        

                       Petra                          2646        1058          529                        

                       Other                          2169        868           434                        

  KAZAKHSTAN                                                                                               

                       Almaty                         3078        1231          616                        

                       Astana                         3033        1213          607                        

                       Other                          1935        774           387                        

  KENYA                                                                                                    

                       Lamu                           3780        1512          756                        

                       Malindi                        3663        1465          733                        

                       Mombasa                        2439        976           488                        

                       Mt. Kenya Area                 3447        1379          689                        

                       Nairobi                        2763        1105          553                        

                       Nanyuki                        657         263           131                        

                       Other                          1746        698           349                        

  KIRIBATI                                                                                                 

                       Christmas Island               1044        418           209                        

                       Other                          1323        529           265                        

  KOREA                                                                                                    

                       Changwon                       1989        796           398                        

                       Cheju                          3024        1210          605                        

                       Chinju                         1584        634           317                        

                       Chongju                        1467        587           293                        

                       Chonju                         2043        817           409                        

                       Chung Ju                       1584        634           317                        

                       Kimhae                         1386        554           277                        

                       Kwangju                        2295        918           459                        

                       Kyongju                        2277        911           455                        

                       Masan                          1422        569           284                        

                       Pusan                          3231        1292          646                        

                       Pyongtaek                      1476        590           295                        

                       Seoul                          3150        1260          630                        

                       Sokcho                         2079        832           416                        

                       Taegu                          1989        796           398                        

                       Taejon                         2007        803           401                        

                       Uijongbu                       1305        522           261                        

                       Ulsan                          2295        918           459                        

                       Other                          1305        522           261                        

  KOREA, DEM PEOPLE\'S                                2439        976           488                        
  REP OF                                                                                                   

  KUWAIT                                              3888        1555          778                        

  KYRGYZSTAN                                                                                               

                       Bishkek                        2529        1012          506                        

                       Other                          666         266           133                        

  LAOS                                                                                                     

                       Luang Prabang                  1305        522           261                        

                       Vientiane                      1476        590           295                        

                       Other                          927         371           185                        

  LATVIA                                              2313        925           463                        

  LEBANON                                             1818        727           364                        

  LESOTHO                                                                                                  

                       Maseru                         1611        644           322                        

                       Other                          810         324           162                        

  LIBERIA                                                                                                  

                       Monrovia                       2250        900           450                        

                       Other                          1044        418           209                        

  LIBYA                                                                                                    

                       Benghazi                       1764        706           353                        

                       Misurata                       1764        706           353                        

                       Sirte                          1764        706           353                        

                       Tripoli                        4032        1613          806                        

                       Other                          1440        576           288                        

  LIECHTENSTEIN                                       3582        1433          716                        

  LITHUANIA                                           2061        824           412                        

  LUXEMBOURG                                          3582        1433          716                        

  MACAU                                               3969        1588          794                        

  MACEDONIA                                           2286        914           457                        

  MADAGASCAR                                                                                               

                       Antananarivo                   2007        803           401                        

                       Nosy Be                        1494        598           299                        

                       Other                          855         342           171                        

  MALAWI                                                                                                   

                       Blantyre                       1710        684           342                        

                       Lilongwe                       1683        673           337                        

                       Mangochi                       2016        806           403                        

                       Other                          1386        554           277                        

  MALAYSIA                                                                                                 

                       Kuala Lumpur                   1611        644           322                        

                       Other                          1458        583           292                        

  MALDIVES                                            2475        990           495                        

  MALI                                                                                                     

                       Bamako                         2151        860           430                        

                       Other                          1386        554           277                        

  MALTA                                               2457        983           491                        

  MARSHALL ISLANDS                                                                                         

                       Kwajalein Atoll                1017        407           203                        

                       Majuro                         1836        734           367                        

                       Other                          747         299           149                        

  MARTINIQUE                                          1971        788           394                        

  MAURITANIA                                                                                               

                       Nouakchott                     2088        835           418                        

                       Other                          864         346           173                        

  MAURITIUS                                           2250        900           450                        

  MEXICO                                                                                                   

                       Acapulco                       2358        943           472                        

                       Cabo San Lucas                 2664        1066          533                        

                       Campeche                       1116        446           223                        

                       Cancun                         2646        1058          529                        

                       Chihuahua                      1908        763           382                        

                       Ciudad Juarez                  1350        540           270                        

                       Ciudad Victoria                1359        544           272                        

                       Colima                         1035        414           207                        

                       Cozumel                        2070        828           414                        

                       Cuernavaca                     1899        760           380                        

                       Culiacan                       1143        457           229                        

                       Ensenada                       1890        756           378                        

                       Guadalajara                    2088        835           418                        

                       Hermosillo                     1566        626           313                        

                       Huatulco                       1935        774           387                        

                       Ixtapa Zihuatanejo             1683        673           337                        

                       La Paz                         1701        680           340                        

                       Manzanillo                     1404        562           281                        

                       Matamoros                      1359        544           272                        

                       Mazatlan                       1674        670           335                        

                       Merida                         1584        634           317                        

                       Mexicali                       1998        799           400                        

                       Mexico City                    2700        1080          540                        

                       Monterrey                      2169        868           434                        

                       Morelia                        1548        619           310                        

                       Nogales                        1737        695           347                        

                       Nuevo Laredo                   1440        576           288                        

                       Puebla                         1782        713           356                        

                       Puerto Penasco                 1845        738           369                        

                       Puerto Vallarta                2340        936           468                        

                       Queretaro                      1548        619           310                        

                       San Carlos                     1458        583           292                        

                       San Jose Del Cabo              2205        882           441                        

                       San Miguel de Allende          1611        644           322                        

                       Tapachula                      1359        544           272                        

                       Tijuana                        1683        673           337                        

                       Veracruz                       1719        688           344                        

                       Zacatecas                      1773        709           355                        

                       Other                          1503        601           301                        

  MICRONESIA, FED.                                                                                         
  STATES OF                                                                                                

                       Chuuk                          1611        644           322                        

                       Yap                            2268        907           454                        

                       Other                          1611        644           322                        

  MOLDOVA                                             1638        655           328                        

  MONACO                                              4383        1753          877                        

  MONGOLIA                                                                                                 

                       Ulaanbaatar                    1494        598           299                        

                       Other                          918         367           184                        

  MONTENEGRO                                          3429        1372          686                        

  MOROCCO                                                                                                  

                       Agadir                         2673        1069          535                        

                       Casablanca                     3195        1278          639                        

                       Fes                            3564        1426          713                        

                       Marrakech                      3474        1390          695                        

                       Rabat                          2556        1022          511                        

                       Tangier                        2988        1195          598                        

                       Other                          2484        994           497                        

  MOZAMBIQUE                                          1944        778           389                        

  NAMIBIA                                                                                                  

                       Etosha                         1485        594           297                        

                       Swakopmund                     1278        511           256                        

                       Windhoek                       1413        565           283                        

                       Other                          1485        594           297                        

  NAURU                                               945         378           189                        

  NEPAL                                                                                                    

                       Kathmandu                      1521        608           304                        

                       Pokhara                        1521        608           304                        

                       Other                          828         331           166                        

  NETHERLANDS                                                                                              

                       Amsterdam                      4752        1901          950                        

                       Hague, The                     4095        1638          819                        

                       Lisse                          3780        1512          756                        

                       Maastricht                     4590        1836          918                        

                       Papendrecht                    4050        1620          810                        

                       Rotterdam                      4050        1620          810                        

                       Schiphol                       3996        1598          799                        

                       Utrecht                        3510        1404          702                        

                       Ypenburg                       4095        1638          819                        

                       Other                          3825        1530          765                        

  NETHERLANDS ANTILLES                                                                                     

                       Aruba                          3420        1368          684                        

                       Curacao                        2772        1109          554                        

                       Saba                           2691        1076          538                        

                       Sint Maarten                   2736        1094          547                        

                       Other                          2214        886           443                        

  NEW CALEDONIA                                       2601        1040          520                        

  NEW ZEALAND                                                                                              

                       Auckland                       2529        1012          506                        

                       Christchurch                   2223        889           445                        

                       Queenstown                     2205        882           441                        

                       Rotarua                        2169        868           434                        

                       Wellington                     2736        1094          547                        

                       Other                          1818        727           364                        

  NICARAGUA                                                                                                

                       Managua                        1854        742           371                        

                       Other                          900         360           180                        

  NIGER                                                                                                    

                       Niamey                         2007        803           401                        

                       Other                          954         382           191                        

  NIGERIA                                                                                                  

                       Abuja                          4572        1829          914                        

                       Bauchi                         2691        1076          538                        

                       Calabar                        2079        832           416                        

                       Enugu                          2214        886           443                        

                       Ibadan                         1422        569           284                        

                       Kaduna                         2277        911           455                        

                       Kano                           2997        1199          599                        

                       Lagos                          3447        1379          689                        

                       Other                          1674        670           335                        

  NIUE                                                1215        486           243                        

  NORWAY                                                                                                   

                       Oslo                           3969        1588          794                        

                       Stavanger                      3888        1555          778                        

                       Other                          3969        1588          794                        

  OMAN                                                                                                     

                       Muscat                         3105        1242          621                        

                       Other                          2502        1001          500                        

  PAKISTAN                                                                                                 

                       Faisalabad                     1611        644           322                        

                       Islamabad                      2601        1040          520                        

                       Karachi                        2448        979           490                        

                       Lahore                         2205        882           441                        

                       Peshawar                       1809        724           362                        

                       Other                          1611        644           322                        

  PALAU                                               2214        886           443                        

  PANAMA                                                                                                   

                       Colon                          2286        914           457                        

                       Panama City                    2286        914           457                        

                       Other                          657         263           131                        

  PAPUA NEW GUINEA                                                                                         

                       Port Moresby                   3285        1314          657                        

                       Other                          2169        868           434                        

  PARAGUAY                                                                                                 

                       Asuncion                       1872        749           374                        

                       Ciudad del Este                1341        536           268                        

                       Other                          702         281           140                        

  PERU                                                                                                     

                       Cuzco                          2709        1084          542                        

                       Lima                           2385        954           477                        

                       Paracas                        1422        569           284                        

                       Other                          1377        551           275                        

  PHILIPPINES                                                                                              

                       Cebu                           1638        655           328                        

                       Davao City                     1368        547           274                        

                       Manila                         2133        853           427                        

                       Other                          1692        677           338                        

  POLAND                                                                                                   

                       Gdansk                         3681        1472          736                        

                       Krakow                         2484        994           497                        

                       Poznan                         4023        1609          805                        

                       Warsaw                         2745        1098          549                        

                       Wroclaw                        3276        1310          655                        

                       Other                          2700        1080          540                        

  PORTUGAL                                                                                                 

                       Cascais                        2511        1004          502                        

                       Estoril                        2511        1004          502                        

                       Faial Island                   2205        882           441                        

                       Lisbon                         2808        1123          562                        

                       Madeira Islands                2133        853           427                        

                       Oeiras                         2511        1004          502                        

                       Oporto                         2016        806           403                        

                       Ponta Delgada                  3051        1220          610                        

                       Sao Miguel Island              3051        1220          610                        

                       Other                          2034        814           407                        

  QATAR                                               3069        1228          614                        

  REUNION                                             1989        796           398                        

  ROMANIA                                                                                                  

                       Bucharest                      2970        1188          594                        

                       Constanta                      1701        680           340                        

                       Other                          1602        641           320                        

  RUSSIA                                                                                                   

                       Moscow                         4824        1930          965                        

                       St. Petersburg                 3834        1534          767                        

                       Vladivostok                    3015        1206          603                        

                       Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk              3330        1332          666                        

                       Other                          2664        1066          533                        

  RWANDA                                                                                                   

                       Gisenyi                        1764        706           353                        

                       Kigali                         2475        990           495                        

                       Other                          1044        418           209                        

  SAINT HELENA                                        765         306           153                        

  SAINT KITTS AND                                     2448        979           490                        
  NEVIS                                                                                                    

  SAINT LUCIA                                         2529        1012          506                        

  SAINT VINCENT AND                                   1917        767           383                        
  THE                                                                                                      

                       GRENADINES                                                                          

  SAMOA                                               2115        846           423                        

  SAN MARINO                                          2682        1073          536                        

  SAO TOME AND                                        2736        1094          547                        
  PRINCIPE                                                                                                 

  SAUDI ARABIA                                                                                             

                       Dhahran Area                   2772        1109          554                        

                       Riyadh                         3132        1253          626                        

                       Taif                           1998        799           400                        

                       Medina                         2358        943           472                        

                       Other                          2349        940           470                        

  SENEGAL                                                                                                  

                       Dakar                          2754        1102          551                        

                       Other                          1296        518           259                        

  SERBIA                                                                                                   

                       Belgrade                       2088        835           418                        

                       Other                          1800        720           360                        

  SEYCHELLES                                          4023        1609          805                        

  SIERRA LEONE                                                                                             

                       Freetown                       1818        727           364                        

                       Other                          855         342           171                        

  SINGAPORE                                           4653        1861          931                        

  SLOVAK REPUBLIC                                                                                          

                       Bratislava                     3078        1231          616                        

                       Zilina                         1710        684           342                        

                       Other                          2025        810           405                        

  SLOVENIA                                                                                                 

                       Portoroz                       2637        1055          527                        

                       Other                          2943        1177          589                        

  SOLOMON ISLANDS                                     1917        767           383                        

  SOMALIA                                                                                                  

                       Mogadishu                      1872        749           374                        

                       Other                          1521        608           304                        

  SOUTH AFRICA                                                                                             

                       Cape Town                      2898        1159          580                        

                       Durban                         1881        752           376                        

                       Johannesburg                   2295        918           459                        

                       Pretoria                       2448        979           490                        

                       Skukuza                        2061        824           412                        

                       Stellenbosch                   1422        569           284                        

                       Sun City                       3294        1318          659                        

                       Other                          1008        403           202                        

  SPAIN                                                                                                    

                       Almeria                        3348        1339          670                        

                       Balearic Islands               3852        1541          770                        

                       Barcelona                      4455        1782          891                        

                       Bilbao                         2898        1159          580                        

                       Fuengirola                     2997        1199          599                        

                       La Coruna                      2925        1170          585                        

                       Las Palmas de Gran             3483        1393          697                        
                       Canaria                                                                             

                       Madrid                         4401        1760          880                        

                       Malaga                         3006        1202          601                        

                       Marbella                       3006        1202          601                        

                       Oviedo                         2601        1040          520                        

                       San Sebastian                  2772        1109          554                        

                       Santa Cruz de Tenerife         2664        1066          533                        

                       Santander                      3141        1256          628                        

                       Santiago de Compostela         3285        1314          657                        

                       Valencia                       2799        1120          560                        

                       Vigo                           2826        1130          565                        

                       Other                          3096        1238          619                        

  SRI LANKA                                                                                                

                       Ahungalla                      1512        605           302                        

                       Bentota                        1314        526           263                        

                       Colombo                        1863        745           373                        

                       Galle                          1764        706           353                        

                       Other                          1143        457           229                        

  SUDAN                                                                                                    

                       Khartoum                       3672        1469          734                        

                       Other                          1962        785           392                        

  SURINAME                                            1683        673           337                        

  SWAZILAND                                                                                                

                       Mbabane                        2151        860           430                        

                       Other                          1098        439           220                        

  SWEDEN                                              4149        1660          830                        

  SWITZERLAND                                                                                              

                       Basel                          3465        1386          693                        

                       Bern                           3582        1433          716                        

                       Davos                          3564        1426          713                        

                       Geneva                         4356        1742          871                        

                       Klosters                       3726        1490          745                        

                       Lugano                         3906        1562          781                        

                       Montreux                       3411        1364          682                        

                       Zurich                         3204        1282          641                        

                       Other                          3204        1282          641                        

  SYRIA                                               2439        976           488                        

  TAIWAN                                                                                                   

                       Kaohsiung                      1836        734           367                        

                       Taichung                       1638        655           328                        

                       Taipei                         2781        1112          556                        

                       Other                          1548        619           310                        

  TAJIKISTAN                                          1071        428           214                        

  TANZANIA                                                                                                 

                       Dar es Salaam                  2457        983           491                        

                       Zanzibar                       2457        983           491                        

                       Other                          1683        673           337                        

  THAILAND                                                                                                 

                       Bangkok                        1962        785           392                        

                       Chiang Mai                     1692        677           338                        

                       Chiang Rai                     1170        468           234                        

                       Hat Yai                        1170        468           234                        

                       Hua Hin                        1998        799           400                        

                       Khao Lak                       2529        1012          506                        

                       Krabi                          2529        1012          506                        

                       Pattaya City                   1737        695           347                        

                       Phuket                         2529        1012          506                        

                       Samui Island                   2088        835           418                        

                       Other                          954         382           191                        

  TOGO                                                                                                     

                       Lama Kara                      936         374           187                        

                       Lome                           2439        976           488                        

                       Other                          684         274           137                        

  TOKELAU ISLANDS                                     342         137           68                         

  TONGA                                               2214        886           443                        

  TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO                                                                                      

                       Tobago                         3960        1584          792                        

                       Other                          3141        1256          628                        

  TUNISIA                                                                                                  

                       Carthage                       2142        857           428                        

                       Gammarth                       2142        857           428                        

                       Lamarsa                        2142        857           428                        

                       Tunis                          2142        857           428                        

                       Other                          1206        482           241                        

  TURKEY                                                                                                   

                       Adana-Incirlik                 1980        792           396                        

                       Ankara                         2997        1199          599                        

                       Antalya                        2547        1019          509                        

                       Aydin                          2376        950           475                        

                       Bursa                          2340        936           468                        

                       Elmadag                        2997        1199          599                        

                       Istanbul                       2403        961           481                        

                       Izmir-Cigli                    2340        936           468                        

                       Manzarali                      2997        1199          599                        

                       Nevsehir                       2097        839           419                        

                       Yamanlar                       2340        936           468                        

                       Other                          1818        727           364                        

  TURKMENISTAN                                        1206        482           241                        

  TURKS AND CAICOS                                    2106        842           421                        
  ISLANDS                                                                                                  

  TUVALU                                              873         349           175                        

  UGANDA                                                                                                   

                       Entebbe                        1476        590           295                        

                       Kampala                        2565        1026          513                        

                       Other                          954         382           191                        

  UKRAINE                                                                                                  

                       Kiev                           3402        1361          680                        

                       Other                          2133        853           427                        

  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES                                                                                     

                       Dubai                          4545        1818          909                        

                       Other                          3960        1584          792                        

  UNITED KINGDOM                                                                                           

                       Belfast                        4131        1652          826                        

                       Birmingham                     3240        1296          648                        

                       Bristol                        3951        1580          790                        

                       Cardiff, Wales                 3483        1393          697                        

                       Caversham                      3555        1422          711                        

                       Crawley                        4815        1926          963                        

                       Edinburgh                      4158        1663          832                        

                       Gatwick                        4158        1663          832                        

                       Glasgow                        3447        1379          689                        

                       Harrogate                      2592        1037          518                        

                       High Wycombe                   3402        1361          680                        

                       Horley                         4158        1663          832                        

                       Liverpool                      3168        1267          634                        

                       London                         4815        1926          963                        

                       Manchester                     3645        1458          729                        

                       Menwith Hill                   2592        1037          518                        

                       Oxford                         3096        1238          619                        

                       Reading                        3555        1422          711                        

                       Other                          2844        1138          569                        

  URUGUAY                                                                                                  

                       Montevideo                     1728        691           346                        

                       Punta del Este                 3825        1530          765                        

                       Other                          1692        677           338                        

  UZBEKISTAN                                          1485        594           297                        

                       Tashkent                       1854        742           371                        

                       Other                          693         277           139                        

  VANUATU                                                                                                  

                       Port Vila                      2763        1105          553                        

                       Santos                         1044        418           209                        

                       Tanna Island                   999         400           200                        

                       Other                          297         119           59                         

  VENEZUELA                                                                                                

                       Barquisimeto                   2304        922           461                        

                       Caracas                        2889        1156          578                        

                       Maracaibo                      2250        900           450                        

                       Porlamar                       2097        839           419                        

                       Puerto La Cruz                 1944        778           389                        

                       Puerto Ordaz                   2403        961           481                        

                       Punto Fijo                     1458        583           292                        

                       Valencia                       2250        900           450                        

                       Other                          1161        464           232                        

  VIETNAM                                                                                                  

                       Dalat                          2196        878           439                        

                       Danang                         1674        670           335                        

                       Hanoi                          2502        1001          500                        

                       Ho Chi Minh City               2754        1102          551                        

                       Other                          1863        745           373                        

  WALLIS AND FUTUNA                                   1233        493           247                        

  YEMEN                                                                                                    

                       Aden                           1998        799           400                        

                       Sanaa                          2178        871           436                        

                       Other                          1557        623           311                        

  ZAMBIA                                                                                                   

                       Chingola                       2304        922           461                        

                       Kitwe                          1377        551           275                        

                       Livingstone                    2925        1170          585                        

                       Lower Zambezi                  1917        767           383                        

                       Lusaka                         2286        914           457                        

                       Mfuwe                          1422        569           284                        

                       Ndola                          1674        670           335                        

                       Siavonga                       459         184           92                         

                       Other                          1008        403           202                        

  ZIMBABWE                                                                                                 

                       Bulawayo                       1908        763           382                        

                       Harare                         3006        1202          601                        

                       Victoria Falls                 3699        1480          740                        

                       Other                          1593        637           319                        

  OTHER FOREIGN                                       450         180           90                         
  LOCALITIES                                                                                               

                                                                                                           

                                                                                                           

                                                                                                           

                                                                                                           

  PERCENTAGE RATE                                     0.40        0.20                                     

                                                                                                           
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**[STANDARD INSTRUCTIONS AND FORMS]{.underline}**

**[INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRANSMITTING APPLICATIONS]{.underline}**

If you want to apply for a grant and be considered for funding, you must
meet the following deadline requirements:

##### [Attention Electronic Applicants: Please note that you must adhere to the Application Procedures as described in the Closing Date Notice published in the *Federal Register*. Some programs may require electronic submission of applications, and those programs will have specific requirements and waiver instructions in the *Federal Register* notice.]{.underline}

### [Applications Submitted Electronically]{.underline}

Fulbright-Hays DDRA student applicants may access e-Application on the
e-Grants web site and construct their applications. When student
applicants submit their application via e-Application, the application
IS NOT TRANSMITTED to the U.S. Department of Education; rather, it
becomes available to the student applicant's university project director
for review and submittal. It is the institution's project director who
is responsible for transmitting all student applications to the U.S.
Department of Education via e-Application by the Closing Date. Student
applicants should contact their university's project director well in
advance of the deadline to ensure that the project director has received
all of the student's required application materials.

Project Directors must submit the grant application through the Internet
using the software provided on the e-Grants Web site
([http://e-grants.ed.gov](http://e-grants.ed.gov/)) by 4:30 p.m.
(Washington, DC time) on the application deadline date. The regular
hours of operation of the e-Grants website are 6:00 a.m. Monday until
7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 a.m. Thursday until midnight Saturday
(Washington, DC time). Please note that the system is unavailable on
Sundays, and after 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday for maintenance (Washington,
DC time). Any modifications to these hours are posted on the e-Grants
Web site.

Upon successful submission of the institution's application through the
Internet via the e-Grants Web site, project directors will receive an
automatic e-mail acknowledgment when the U.S. Department of Education
receives your application.

[For technical assistance with e-Application, please contact the
e-Grants Help Desk at 1-888-336-8930.]{.underline}

ATTENTION: For additional information on e-Grants, including the
requirements for requesting a waiver, please consult the Closing Date
Notice published in the [Federal Register]{.underline}, which is
included in this application package.

**[Applications Sent by Mail]{.underline}**

You must mail the original and two copies of the application on or
before the deadline date to.

**(Optional)** -- To help expedite our review of your application, we
would appreciate your voluntarily including an additional two copies of
your application.

**U.S. Department of Education**

**Application Control Center**

**Attention: CFDA# 84.022A**

**400 Maryland Avenue, SW**

**Washington, DC 20202 - 4260**

You must show one of the following as proof of mailing:

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.

4.  Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary.

If you mail an application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof of mailing:

1.  A private metered postmark.

2.  A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Services.

An applicant should note that the U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly
provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, an applicant
should check with its local post office.

**Applications Delivered by Commercial Carrier:**

**Special Note: Due to recent disruptions to normal mail delivery, the
Department encourages you to consider using an alternative delivery
method (for example, a commercial carrier, such as Federal Express or
United Parcel Service; or U. S. Postal Service Express Mail) to transmit
your application for this competition to the Department. If you use an
alternative delivery method, please obtain the appropriate proof of
mailing under "Applications Sent by Mail," then follow the mailing
instructions under the appropriate delivery method.**

Applications that are delivered by commercial carrier, such as Federal
Express, United Parcel Service, etc. should be mailed to the:

**U.S. Department of Education**

**Application Control Center -- Stop 4260**

**Attention: CFDA# 84.022A**

**7100 Old Landover Road**

**Landover, MD 20785-1506**

**[Applications Delivered by Hand]{.underline}**

You or your courier must hand deliver the original and number of copies
requested of the application by 4:30 p.m. (Washington, DC time) on or
before the deadline date.

**(Optional)** -- To help expedite our review of your application, we
would appreciate your voluntarily including an additional two copies of
your application. Please hand deliver copies to:

**U.S. Department of Education**

**Application Control Center**

**Attention: CFDA# 84.022A**

**550 12^th^ Street, SW**

**PCP - Room 7041**

**Washington, DC 20202 -- 4260**

The Application Control Center accepts application deliveries daily
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Washington, DC time), except Saturdays,
Sundays and Federal holidays.

**10/04**

OMB Number: 4040-0004

Expiration Date: 01/31/2009

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| Date:     |       |   |      |   |   |         |                   |
| 0         |       |   |      |   |   |         |                   |
| 1/31/2009 |       |   |      |   |   |         |                   |
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**SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION**

**REQUIRED FOR**

**DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION**

**1. [Project Director:]{.underline}**

Prefix: \*First Name: Middle Name: \*Last Name: Suffix:

Address:

\* Street1:

Street2:

\* City:

County:

\* StatE \* Zip Code \* Country:

\* Phone Number (give area code) Fax Number (give area code)

Email Address:

2\. [Applicant Experience:]{.underline}

Novice Applicant Yes No Not applicable to this program

3\. [Human Subjects Research:]{.underline}

Are any research activities involving human subjects planned at any time
during the

proposed project Period?

Yes No

Are ALL the research activities proposed designated to be exempt from
the regulations?

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height="0.12013888888888889in"}

Yes Provide Exemption(s) #:

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height="0.12013888888888889in"}

No Provide Assurance #, if available:

[Please attach an explanation Narrative:]{.underline}

INSTRUCTIONS FOR

**DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR SF 424**

1.  **Project Director.** Name, address, telephone and fax numbers, and
    e-mail address of the person to be contacted on matters involving
    this application.

**2. Novice Applicant.** Check **"Yes"** or "**No**" only if assistance
is being requested under a program that gives special consideration to
novice applicants. Otherwise, **leave blank.**

Check "**Yes"** if you meet the requirements for novice applicants
specified in the regulations in 34 CFR 75.225 and included on the
attached page entitled "Definitions for Department of Education
Supplemental Information for SF 424." By checking "Yes" the applicant
certifies that it meets these novice applicant requirements. Check
"**No**" if you do not meet the requirements for novice applicants**.**

**3. Human Subjects Research.** (See I. A. "Definitions" in attached
page entitled "Definitions for Department of Education Supplemental
Information For SF 424.")

**If Not Human Subjects Research.** Check "**No**" if research
activities involving human subjects are not planned at any time during
the proposed project period. The remaining parts of Item 3 are then not
applicable.

**If Human Subjects Research.** Check "**Yes**" if research activities
involving human subjects are planned at any time during the proposed
project period, either at the applicant organization or at any other
performance site or collaborating institution. Check "**Yes**" even if
the research is exempt from the regulations for the protection of human
subjects. (See I. B. "Exemptions" in attached page entitled "Definitions
for Department of Education Supplemental Information For SF 424.")

**3a. If Human Subjects Research is Exempt from the Human Subjects
Regulations.** Check "**Yes**" if all the research activities proposed
are designated to be exempt from the regulations. Insert the exemption
number(s) corresponding to one or more of the six exemption categories
listed in I. B. "Exemptions." In addition, follow the instructions in
II. A. "Exempt Research Narrative" in the attached page entitled
"Definitions for Department of Education Supplemental Information For SF
424."

**3a. If Human Subjects Research is Not Exempt from Human Subjects
Regulations.** Check "**No**" if some or all of the planned research
activities are covered (not exempt). In addition, follow the
instructions in II. B. "Nonexempt Research Narrative" in the page
entitled "Definitions for Department of Education Supplemental
Information For SF 424

**3a. Human Subjects Assurance Number.** If the applicant has an
approved Federal Wide (FWA) on file with the Office for Human Research
Protections (OHRP), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, that
covers the specific activity, insert the number in the space provided.
If the applicant does not have an approved assurance on file with OHRP,
enter "None." In this case, the applicant, by signature on the SF-424,
is declaring that it will comply with 34 CFR 97 and proceed to obtain
the human subjects assurance upon request by the designated ED official.
If the application is recommended/selected for funding, the designated
ED official will request that the applicant obtain the assurance within
30 days after the specific formal request.

**Note about Institutional Review Board Approval.** ED does not require
certification of Institutional Review Board approval with the
application. However, if an application that involves non-exempt human
subjects research is recommended/selected for funding, the designated ED
official will request that the applicant obtain and send the
certification to ED within 30 days after the formal request.

## Paperwork Burden Statement. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 1890-0017. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average between 15 and 45 minutes per response, including the time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collection. If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this form, please write to: U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. 20202-4700. If you have comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual submission of this form write directly to: Joyce I. Mays, Application Control Center, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12^th^ Street, S.W. Room 7076, Washington, D.C. 20202-4260. 

**DEFINITIONS FOR**

# DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR SF 424

# (Attachment to Instructions for Supplemental Information for SF 424)

**Definitions:**

**Novice Applicant (See 34 CFR 75.225**). For discretionary grant
programs under which the Secretary gives special consideration to novice
applications, a novice applicant means any applicant for a grant from ED
that---

-   Has never received a grant or subgrant under the program from which
    it seeks funding;

-   Has never been a member of a group application, submitted in
    accordance with 34 CFR 75.127-75.129, that received a grant under
    the program from which it seeks funding; and

-   Has not had an active discretionary grant from the Federal
    government in the five years before the deadline date for
    applications under the program. For the purposes of this
    requirement, a grant is active until the end of the grant's project
    or funding period, including any extensions of those periods that
    extend the grantee's authority to obligate funds.

In the case of a group application submitted in accordance with 34 CFR
75.127-75.129, a group includes only parties that meet the requirements
listed above.

#### PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS IN RESEARCH

**I. Definitions and Exemptions**

**A. Definitions.**

A research activity involves human subjects if the activity is research,
as defined in the Department's regulations, and the research activity
will involve use of human subjects, as defined in the regulations.

---**Research**

The ED Regulations for the Protection of Human Subjects, Title 34, Code
of Federal Regulations, Part 97, define research as "a systematic
investigation, including research development, testing and evaluation,
designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge." *If an
activity follows a deliberate plan whose purpose is to develop or
contribute to generalizable knowledge it is research.* Activities which
meet this definition constitute research whether or not they are
conducted or supported under a program that is considered research for
other purposes. For example, some demonstration and service programs may
include research activities.

**---Human Subject**

The regulations define human subject as "a living individual about whom
an investigator (whether professional or student) conducting research
obtains (1) data through intervention or interaction with the
individual, or (2) identifiable private information." *(1) If an
activity involves obtaining information about a living person by
manipulating that person or that person's environment, as might occur
when a new instructional technique is tested, or by communicating or
interacting with the individual, as occurs with surveys and interviews,
the definition of human subject is met. (2) If an activity involves
obtaining private information about a living person in such a way that
the information can be linked to that individual (the identity of the
subject is or may be readily determined by the investigator or
associated with the information), the definition of human subject is
met.* \[Private information includes information about behavior that
occurs in a context in which an individual can reasonably expect that no
observation or recording is taking place, and information which has been
provided for specific purposes by an individual and which the individual
can reasonably expect will not be made public (for example, a school
health record).\]

**B. Exemptions.**

Research activities in which the **[only]{.underline}** involvement of
human subjects will be in one or more of the following six categories of
***exemptions*** are not covered by the regulations:

\(1\) Research conducted in established or commonly accepted educational
settings, involving normal educational practices, such as (a) research
on regular and special education instructional strategies, or (b)
research on the effectiveness of or the comparison among instructional
techniques, curricula, or classroom management methods.

\(2\) Research involving the use of educational tests (cognitive,
diagnostic, aptitude, achievement), survey procedures, interview
procedures or observation of public behavior, unless: (a) information
obtained is recorded in such a manner that human subjects can be
identified, directly or through identifiers linked to the subjects; and
(b) any disclosure of the human subjects' responses outside the research
could reasonably place the subjects at risk of criminal or civil
liability or be damaging to the subjects' financial standing,
employability, or reputation. ***If the subjects are children, exemption
2 applies only to research involving educational tests and observations
of public behavior when the investigator(s) do not participate in the
activities being observed. Exemption 2 does not apply if children are
surveyed or interviewed or if the research involves observation of
public behavior and the investigator(s) participate in the activities
being observed.*** \[Children are defined as persons who have not
attained the legal age for consent to treatments or procedures involved
in the research, under the applicable law or jurisdiction in which the
research will be conducted.\]

\(3\) Research involving the use of educational tests (cognitive,
diagnostic, aptitude, achievement), survey procedures, interview
procedures or observation of public behavior that is not exempt under
section (2) above, if the human subjects are elected or appointed public
officials or candidates for public office; or federal statute(s)
require(s) without exception that the confidentiality of the personally
identifiable information will be maintained throughout the research and
thereafter.

\(4\) Research involving the collection or study of existing data,
documents, records, pathological specimens, or diagnostic specimens, if
these sources are publicly available or if the information is recorded
by the investigator in a manner that subjects cannot be identified,
directly or through identifiers linked to the subjects.

\(5\) Research and demonstration projects which are conducted by or
subject to the approval of department or agency heads, and which are
designed to study, evaluate, or otherwise examine: (a) public benefit or
service programs; (b) procedures for obtaining benefits or services
under those programs; (c) possible changes in or alternatives to those
programs or procedures; or (d) possible changes in methods or levels of
payment for benefits or services under those programs.

\(6\) Taste and food quality evaluation and consumer acceptance studies,
(a) if wholesome foods without additives are consumed or (b) if a food
is consumed that contains a food ingredient at or below the level and
for a use found to be safe, or agricultural chemical or environmental
contaminant at or below the level found to be safe, by the Food and Drug
Administration or approved by the Environmental Protection Agency or the
Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture.

**II. Instructions for Exempt and Nonexempt Human Subjects Research
Narratives**

If the applicant marked "Yes" for Item 3 of Department of Education
Supplemental Information for SF 424, the applicant must provide a human
subjects "exempt research" or "nonexempt research" narrative. Insert the
narrative(s) in the space provided. If you have multiple projects and
need to provide more than one narrative, be sure to label each set of
responses as to the project they address.

**A. Exempt Research Narrative.**

If you marked "Yes" for item 3 a. and designated exemption numbers(s),
provide the "exempt research" narrative. The narrative must contain
sufficient information about the involvement of human subjects in the
proposed research to allow a determination by ED that the designated
exemption(s) are appropriate. The narrative must be succinct.

**B. Nonexempt Research Narrative.**

If you marked "No" for item 3 a. you must provide the "nonexempt
research" narrative. The narrative must address the following seven
points. Although no specific page limitation applies to this section of
the application, be succinct.

\(1\) **Human Subjects Involvement and Characteristics**: Provide a
detailed description of the proposed involvement of human subjects.
Describe the characteristics of the subject population, including their
anticipated number, age range, and health status. Identify the criteria
for inclusion or exclusion of any subpopulation. Explain the rationale
for the involvement of special classes of subjects, such as children,
children with disabilities, adults with disabilities, persons with
mental disabilities, pregnant women, prisoners, institutionalized
individuals, or others who are likely to be vulnerable

\(2\) **Sources of Materials**: Identify the sources of research
material obtained from individually identifiable living human subjects
in the form of specimens, records, or data. Indicate whether the
material or data will be obtained specifically for research purposes or
whether use will be made of existing specimens, records, or data.

\(3\) **Recruitment and Informed Consent**: Describe plans for the
recruitment of subjects and the consent procedures to be followed.
Include the circumstances under which consent will be sought and
obtained, who will seek it, the nature of the information to be provided
to prospective subjects, and the method of documenting consent. State if
the Institutional Review Board (IRB) has authorized a modification or
waiver of the elements of consent or the requirement for documentation
of consent.

\(4\) **Potential Risks**: Describe potential risks (physical,
psychological, social, legal, or other) and assess their likelihood and
seriousness. Where appropriate, describe alternative treatments and
procedures that might be advantageous to the subjects.

\(5\) **Protection Against Risk**: Describe the procedures for
protecting against or minimizing potential risks, including risks to
confidentiality, and assess their likely effectiveness. Where
appropriate, discuss provisions for ensuring necessary medical or
professional intervention in the event of adverse effects to the
subjects. Also, where appropriate, describe the provisions for
monitoring the data collected to ensure the safety of the subjects.

\(6\) **Importance of the Knowledge to be Gained**: Discuss the
importance of the knowledge gained or to be gained as a result of the
proposed research. Discuss why the risks to subjects are reasonable in
relation to the anticipated benefits to subjects and in relation to the
importance of the knowledge that may reasonably be expected to result.

\(7\) **Collaborating Site(s)**: If research involving human subjects
will take place at collaborating site(s) or other performance site(s),
name the sites and briefly describe their involvement or role in the
research.

***Copies of the Department of Education's Regulations for the
Protection of Human Subjects, 34 CFR Part 97 and other pertinent
materials on the protection of human subjects in research are available
from the Grants Policy and Oversight Staff, Office of the Chief
Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.
20202-4250, telephone: (202) 245-6120, and on the U.S. Department of
Education's Protection of Human Subjects in Research Web Site:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/OCFO/humansub.html***

NOTE: The **State Applicant Identifier** on the SF 424 is for State Use
only. Please complete it on the OMB Standard 424 in the upper right
corner of the form (if applicable).

**[Item 22]{.smallcaps}**

[Names of Individual Applicants]{.underline} [Disciplines]{.underline}
[Country(ies) of Research]{.underline} [Human Subjects Activity
(Y/N)]{.underline} [Amount Requested]{.underline}

**OMB Approval No. 0348-0040**

**ASSURANCES - NON-CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS**

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated
to average 15 minutes per response, including time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining
the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of
information. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing this burden, to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project (0348-0040), Washington, DC 20503

**PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR COMPLETED FORM TO THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT
AND BUDGET. SEND IT TO THE ADDRESS PROVIDED BY THE SPONSORING AGENCY.**

**Note:** Certain of these assurances may not be applicable to your
project or program. If you have questions, please contact the awarding
agency. Further, certain Federal awarding agencies may require
applicants to certify to additional assurances. If such is the case, you
will be notified.

As the duly authorized representative of the applicant I certify that
the applicant:

1\. Has the legal authority to apply for Federal assistance, and the
institutional, managerial and financial capability (including funds
sufficient to pay the non-Federal share of project cost) to ensure
proper planning, management, and completion of the project described in
this application.

2\. Will give the awarding agency, the Comptroller General of the United
States, and if appropriate, the State, through any authorized
representative, access to and the right to examine all records, books,
papers, or documents related to the award; and will establish a proper
accounting system in accordance with generally accepted accounting
standards or agency directives.

3\. Will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using their
positions for a purpose that constitutes or presents the appearance of
personal or organizational conflict of interest, or personal gain.

4\. Will initiate and complete the work within the applicable time frame
after receipt of approval of the awarding agency.

5\. Will comply with the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 (42
U.S.C. 4728-4763) relating to prescribed standards for merit systems
for programs funded under one of the 19 statutes or regulations
specified in Appendix A of OPM\'s Standards for a Merit System of
Personnel Administration (5 C.F.R. 900, Subpart F).

6\. Will comply with all Federal statutes relating to nondiscrimination.
These include but are not limited to: (a) Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352) which prohibits discrimination on the basis of
race, color or national origin; (b) Title IX of the Education Amendments
of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1681-1683, and 1685-1686), which
prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex; (c) Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794), which prohibits
discrimination on the basis of handicaps; (d) the Age Discrimination Act
of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C.  6101-6107), which prohibits
discrimination on the basis of age; (e) the Drug Abuse Office and
Treatment Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-255), as amended, relating to
nondiscrimination on the basis of drug abuse; (f) the Comprehensive
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation
Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-616), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on
the basis of alcohol abuse or alcoholism; (g)  523 and 527 of the
Public Health Service Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C.  290 dd-3 and 290 ee 3),
as amended, relating to confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse
patient records; (h) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C.  3601 et seq.), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination in the
sale, rental or financing of housing; (i) any other nondiscrimination
provisions in the specific statute(s) under which application for
Federal assistance is being made; and (j) the requirements of any other
nondiscrimination statute(s) which may apply to the application.

7\. Will comply, or has already complied, with the requirements of
Titles II and III of the uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-646) which provide for fair
and equitable treatment of persons displaced or whose property is
acquired as a result of Federal or federally assisted programs. These
requirements apply to all interests in real property acquired for
project purposes regardless of Federal participation in purchases.

8\. Will comply, as applicable, with the provisions of the Hatch Act (5
U.S.C. 1501-1508 and 7324-7328) which limit the political activities
of employees whose principal employment activities are funded in whole
or in part with Federal funds.

9\. Will comply, as applicable, with the provisions of the Davis-Bacon
Act (40 U.S.C. 276a to 276a-7), the Copeland Act (40 U.S.C. 276c and
18 U.S.C. 874) and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
(40 U.S.C.  327-333), regarding labor standards for federally assisted
construction subagreements.

10\. Will comply, if applicable, with flood insurance purchase
requirements of Section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of
1973 (P.L. 93-234) which requires recipients in a special flood hazard
area to participate in the program and to purchase flood insurance if
the total cost of insurable construction and acquisition is \$10,000 or
more.

11\. Will comply with environmental standards which may be prescribed
pursuant to the following: (a) institution of environmental quality
control measures under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(P.L. 91-190) and Executive Order (EO) 11514; (b) notification of
violating facilities pursuant to EO 11738; (c) protection of wetlands
pursuant to EO 11990; (d) evaluation of flood hazards in floodplains in
accordance with EO 11988; (e) assurance of project consistency with the
approved State management program developed under the Coastal Zone
Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.); (f) conformity of
Federal actions to State (Clear Air) Implementation Plans under Section
176(c) of the Clear Air Act of 1955, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7401 et
seq.); (g) protection of underground sources of drinking water under the
Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended, (P.L. 93-523); and (h)
protection of endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended, (P.L. 93-205).

12 Will comply with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C.
1721 et seq.) related to protecting components or potential components
of the national wild and scenic rivers system.

13\. Will assist the awarding agency in assuring compliance with Section
106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16
U.S.C. 470), EO 11593 (identification and protection of historic
properties), and the Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act of
1974 (16 U.S.C. 469a-1 et seq.).

14\. Will comply with P.L. 93-348 regarding the protection of human
subjects involved in research, development, and related activities
supported by this award of assistance.

15\. Will comply with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966 (P.L.
89-544, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) pertaining to the care,
handling, and treatment of warm blooded animals held for research,
teaching, or other activities supported by this award of assistance.

16\. Will comply with the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (42
U.S.C. 4801 et seq.) which prohibits the use of lead- based paint in
construction or rehabilitation of residence structures.

17\. Will cause to be performed the required financial and compliance
audits in accordance with the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 and
OMB Circular No. A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and
Non-Profit Organizations.

18\. Will comply with all applicable requirements of all other Federal
laws, executive orders, regulations and policies governing this program.

**Standard Form 424B (Rev. 7-97) Back**

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# CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING

Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans and Cooperative Agreements.

The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and
belief, that:

\(1\) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by
or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or
attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member
of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a
Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal
contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal
Loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension,
continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal
contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement.

\(2\) If any funds other Federal appropriated funds have been paid or
will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an
officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or
employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in
connection with this Federal contract, grant, loam or cooperative
agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form --
LLL, "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities," in accordance with its
instructions.

\(3\) The undersigned shall require that the language of this
certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at
all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants and contracts under grants,
loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall
certify and disclose accordingly. This certification is a material
representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this
transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification
is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed
by section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the
required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less
than \$10,000 and not more than \$100,000 for each such failure.

Statement for Loan Guarantees and Loan Insurance.

The undersigned states, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief,
that:

If any funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee or any
agency, a member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or an
employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this commitment
providing for the United States to insure or guarantee a loan, the
undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure of
Lobbying Activities," in accordance with its instructions. Submission of
this statement is a prerequisite for making or entering into this
transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who
fails to file the required statement shall be subject to a civil penalty
of not less than \$10,000 and not more than \$100,000 for each such
failure.

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ED 80-0013 08/05

Approved by OMB

0348-0046

**Disclosure of Lobbying Activities**

Complete this form to disclose lobbying activities pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
1352

(See reverse for public burden disclosure)

+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+
| 1.  **Type of        | 2.       |         | 3.  **Report Type:**    |
|     Federal          | **Status |         |                         |
|     Action:**        |     of   |         | a\. initial filing      |
|                      |          |         |                         |
| a\. contract         |  Federal |         | \_\_\_\_\_ b. material  |
|                      |     A    |         | change                  |
| \_\_\_\_ b. grant    | ction:** |         |                         |
|                      |          |         | **For material change   |
| c\. cooperative      | a\.      |         | only:**                 |
| agreement            | bid/o    |         |                         |
|                      | ffer/app |         | Year \_\_\_\_\_\_\_     |
| d\. loan             | lication |         | quarter \_\_\_\_\_\_\_  |
|                      |          |         |                         |
| e\. loan guarantee   | \_       |         | Date of last            |
|                      | \_\_\_\_ |         | repor                   |
| f\. loan insurance   | b.       |         | t\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ |
|                      | initial  |         |                         |
|                      | award    |         |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      | c\.      |         |                         |
|                      | po       |         |                         |
|                      | st-award |         |                         |
+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+
| 4.  **Name and       |          | 5       |                         |
|     Address of       |          | .  **If |                         |
|     Reporting        |          |     Re  |                         |
|     Entity:**        |          | porting |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
| \_\_\_\_ Prime       |          |  Entity |                         |
| \_\_\_\_\_           |          |     in  |                         |
| Subawardee           |          |     No. |                         |
|                      |          |     4   |                         |
| > Tier\_\_\_\_\_\_,  |          |     is  |                         |
| > if Known:          |          |         |                         |
|                      |          |  Subawa |                         |
| **Congressional      |          | rdee,** |                         |
| District, if         |          |         |                         |
| known:**             |          |   Enter |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      |          |    Name |                         |
|                      |          |     and |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      |          | Address |                         |
|                      |          |     of  |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      |          |  Prime: |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      |          | *       |                         |
|                      |          | *Congre |                         |
|                      |          | ssional |                         |
|                      |          | Di      |                         |
|                      |          | strict, |                         |
|                      |          | if      |                         |
|                      |          | k       |                         |
|                      |          | nown:** |                         |
+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+
| 6.  **Federal        |          | **7.    |                         |
|                      |          | Federal |                         |
| Department/Agency:** |          | Program |                         |
|                      |          | Name/   |                         |
|                      |          | Descrip |                         |
|                      |          | tion:** |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      |          | CFDA    |                         |
|                      |          | Number, |                         |
|                      |          | *if     |                         |
|                      |          | appli   |                         |
|                      |          | cable*: |                         |
|                      |          | \       |                         |
|                      |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
|                      |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
|                      |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
|                      |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
|                      |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+
| 7.  **Federal Action |          | **9.    |                         |
|     Number,** *if    |          | Award   |                         |
|     known:*          |          | Am      |                         |
|                      |          | ount**, |                         |
|                      |          | *if     |                         |
|                      |          | known:* |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      |          | **\$**  |                         |
+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+
| **10. a. Name and    |          | **b.    |                         |
| Address of Lobbying  |          | Indi    |                         |
| Registrant**         |          | viduals |                         |
|                      |          | Per     |                         |
| *(if individual,     |          | forming |                         |
| last name, first     |          | Ser     |                         |
| name, MI):*          |          | vices** |                         |
|                      |          | *(in    |                         |
|                      |          | cluding |                         |
|                      |          | address |                         |
|                      |          | if      |                         |
|                      |          | di      |                         |
|                      |          | fferent |                         |
|                      |          | from    |                         |
|                      |          | No.     |                         |
|                      |          | 10a)*   |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      |          | *(last  |                         |
|                      |          | name,   |                         |
|                      |          | first   |                         |
|                      |          | name,   |                         |
|                      |          | MI):*   |                         |
+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+
| 11\. Information     |          | **Sig   |                         |
| requested through    |          | nature: |                         |
| this form is         |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
| authorized by title  |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
| 31 U.S.C. section    |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
| 1352. This           |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
| disclosure of        |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
| lobbying activities  |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
| is a material        |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
| representation of    |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
| fact upon which      |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
| reliance was placed  |          | _\_\_** |                         |
| by the tier above    |          |         |                         |
| when this            |          | **Print |                         |
| transaction was made |          | Name:   |                         |
| or entered into.     |          | \_\_\   |                         |
| This disclosure is   |          | _\_\_** |                         |
| required pursuant to |          |         |                         |
| 31 U.S.C. 1352. This |          | *       |                         |
| information will be  |          | *Title: |                         |
| reported to the      |          | \_\_\   |                         |
| Congress             |          | _\_\_** |                         |
| semi-annually and    |          |         |                         |
| will be available    |          | **Te    |                         |
| for public           |          | lephone |                         |
| inspection. Any      |          | No.:    |                         |
| person who fails to  |          | \_\     |                         |
| file the required    |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
| disclosure shall be  |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
| subject to a civil   |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
| penalty of not less  |          | Date:   |                         |
| than \$10,000 and    |          | \_      |                         |
| not more than        |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
| \$100,000 for each   |          | _\_\_** |                         |
| such failure.        |          |         |                         |
+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+
| # Federal Use Only   |          | **Aut   |                         |
|                      |          | horized |                         |
|                      |          | for     |                         |
|                      |          | Local   |                         |
|                      |          | Reprodu |                         |
|                      |          | ction** |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      |          | S       |                         |
|                      |          | tandard |                         |
|                      |          | Form -  |                         |
|                      |          | LLL     |                         |
|                      |          | (Rev.   |                         |
|                      |          | 7-97)   |                         |
+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+

**INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION OF SF-LLL, DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING
ACTIVITIES**

This disclosure form shall be completed by the reporting entity, whether
subawardee or prime Federal recipient, at the initiation or receipt of a
covered Federal action, or a material change to a previous filing,
pursuant to title 31 U.S.C. section 1352. The filing of a form is
required for each payment or agreement to make payment to any lobbying
entity for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee
of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress,
or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with a covered
Federal action. Complete all items that apply for both the initial
filing and material change report. Refer to the implementing guidance
published by the Office of Management and Budget for additional
information.

1\. Identify the type of covered Federal action for which lobbying
activity is and/or has been secured to influence the outcome of a
covered Federal action.

2\. Identify the status of the covered Federal action.

3\. Identify the appropriate classification of this report. If this is a
followup report caused by a material change to the information
previously reported, enter the year and quarter in which the change
occurred. Enter the date of the last previously submitted report by this
reporting entity for this covered Federal action.

4\. Enter the full name, address, city, State and zip code of the
reporting entity. Include Congressional District, if known. Check the
appropriate classification of the reporting entity that designates if it
is, or expects to be, a prime or subaward recipient. Identify the tier
of the subawardee, e.g., the first subawardee of the prime is the 1st
tier. Subawards include but are not limited to subcontracts, subgrants
and contract awards under grants.

5\. If the organization filing the report in item 4 checks "Subawardee,"
then enter the full name, address, city, State and zip code of the prime
Federal recipient. Include Congressional District, if known.

6\. Enter the name of the federal agency making the award or loan
commitment. Include at least one organizational level below agency name,
if known. For example, Department of Transportation, United States Coast
Guard.

7\. Enter the Federal program name or description for the covered
Federal action (item 1). If known, enter the full Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for grants, cooperative agreements,
loans, and loan commitments.

8\. Enter the most appropriate Federal identifying number available for
the Federal action identified in item 1 (e.g., Request for Proposal
(RFP) number; Invitations for Bid (IFB) number; grant announcement
number; the contract, grant, or loan award number; the
application/proposal control number assigned by the Federal agency).
Included prefixes, e.g., "RFP-DE-90-001."

9\. For a covered Federal action where there has been an award or loan
commitment by the Federal agency, enter the Federal amount of the
award/loan commitment for the prime entity identified in item 4 or 5.

10\. (a) Enter the full name, address, city, State and zip code of the
lobbying registrant under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 engaged by
the reporting entity identified in item 4 to influence the covered
Federal action.

> \(b\) Enter the full names of the individual(s) performing services,
> and include full address if different from 10(a). Enter Last Name,
> First Name, and Middle Initial (MI).

11\. The certifying official shall sign and date the form, print his/her
name, title, and telephone number.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act, as amended, no persons are
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
valid OMB control Number. The valid OMB control number for this
information collection is OMB No. 0348-0046. Public reporting burden for
this collection of information is estimated to average 10 minutes per
response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing
data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing
and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding the
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office of
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0348-0046),
Washington, DC 20503

#### Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)

**What is GPRA?**

The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) is a
straightforward statute that requires all federal agencies to manage
their activities with attention to the consequences of those activities.
Each agency is to clearly state what it intends to accomplish, identify
the resources required, and periodically report their progress to the
Congress. In so doing, it is expected that the GPRA will contribute to
improvements in accountability for the expenditures of public funds,
improve Congressional decision-making through more objective information
on the effectiveness of federal programs, and promote a new government
focus on results, service delivery, and customer satisfaction.

**How has the Department of Education Responded to the GPRA
Requirements?**

As required by GPRA, the Department of Education has prepared a
strategic plan for 2007-2012. This plan reflects the Department's
priorities and integrates them with its mission and program authorities
and describes how the Department will work to improve education for all
children and adults in the U.S. The Department's goals, as listed in the
plan, are:

*Goal 1: Increase student achievement, reward qualified teachers, and
renew troubled schools so that every student can read and do math at
grade level by 2014, as called for by the No Child Left Behind Act.*

*Goal 2: Encourage more rigorous and advanced coursework to improve the
academic performance of our middle and high school students.*

*Goal 3: Work with colleges and universities to improve access,
affordability, and accountability, so that our higher education system
remains the world's finest.*

The performance indicators for the International Education Programs are
part of the Department's plan for meeting Goal 3.

**What is the Performance Indicator for the Fulbright Hays Doctoral
Dissertation Research Abroad Program?**

> The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA)
> program, provides grants to colleges and universities to fund
> individual doctoral students to conduct research in other countries in
> modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of 6- to -12
> months. Under the Government Performance and Results Act, the
> Department will use the following measures to evaluate the success of
> the program in meeting this objective.

[DDRA Performance Measures]{.underline}:

> a\. The average language competency score of Fulbright-Hays Doctoral
> Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) fellowship recipients at the end
> of their period of instruction minus their average score at the
> beginning of the period.

b.  Percentage of Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research
    Abroad projects judged to be successful by the program officer,
    based on a review of information provided in annual performance
    reports

The information provided by grantees in their performance reports
submitted via the electronic International Resource Information System
(IRIS) will be the source of data for this measure.

Student Checklist

Fully completed Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
application form

Curriculum Vita

A narrative -- submitted via e-Application (Check Closing Date Notice
for page limitations)

A bibliography -- submitted via e-Application (Check Closing Date Notice
for page limitations)

3 Electronic Graduate Student References -- initiate the e-mail to your
references

1 Electronic Language Reference for each language of research

> Graduate School Transcripts (submit to your institution's project
> director for mailing well in advance of the Closing Date)

Submit your application to your institution's Project Director via
e-Application well in advance of the Closing Date (contact your Project
Director for information about internal deadlines).

When students submit the application through the Internet via the
e-Grants Web site, they will receive an automatic acknowledgment via
e-mail when their university's Project Director receives the
application.

####### Institution/Project Director Checklist

SF 424 Application for Federal Assistance

> Item 22, which will automatically populate with a list of all students
> from your university who have submitted applications, their
> disciplines, countries of research, and amounts requested. Please note
> that Project Directors must indicate for each student application
> whether or not Human Subjects Research Clearance (IRB) is required.

ED Supplemental information for the SF 424

> Assurances for Non-Construction Programs
>
> Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other
> Responsibility Matters
>
> SF-LLL Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, if applicable
>
> Graduate School Transcripts for all student applicants, postmarked no
> later than the Closing Date, mailed to DDRA Program, U.S. Department
> of Education, 1990 K St., NW, 6^th^ floor, Washington, DC 20006-8521
>
> Ensure that all student applications, along with their references, are
> submitted BEFORE the institutional portion is submitted

Submit the application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, D.C. time, on the
Closing Date published in the *Federal Register.*

**Institutional Project Directors must submit their students' grant
applications through the Internet using the software provided on the
e-Grants Web site ([http://e-grants.ed.gov](http://e-grants.ed.gov/)) by
4:30 p.m. (Washington, D.C., time) on the Closing Date. The regular
hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site are 6:00 a.m. Monday until
7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 a.m. Thursday until midnight Saturday
(Washington, D.C., time). Please note that the system is unavailable on
Sundays and after 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday for maintenance (Washington,
D.C., time). Any modifications to these hours are posted on the e-Grants
Web site. When Project Directors submit the application through the
Internet via the e-Grants Web site, they will receive an automatic
acknowledgment via e-mail when the U.S. Department of Education receives
the application.**