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# Faculty Research Abroad Program

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

Dear Applicant Letter 2-3

Competition Highlights 4-5

Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards 6-23

Program Regulations 24-38

Instructions for the Project Director 39-40

Frequently Asked Questions for the Project Director 41-43

List of Project Directors registered in e-Application 44-47

Instructions for Faculty Applicants 48-51

Fulbright-Hays Training Grants Application Form 52-56

Fulbright-Hays Foreign Language Reference Form 57

Fulbright-Hays Faculty Institutional Support Statement Form 58

Fulbright-Hays Faculty Technical Review Forms 59-63

Frequently Asked Questions for the Faculty Applicant 64-66

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

Submittal Instructions for Institution\'s Contact Person 67-68

Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424) 69-73

Instructions for the SF 424 74-75

ED Supplement for SF 424 76

Instructions for the ED Supplement for SF 424 77-80

Assurances \-- Non-Construction Programs 81-82

Certifications Regarding Lobbying 83

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities 84

Instructions for the Disclosure of Lobbying Activities 85

The Government Performance and Results Act 86

Application Check List 87

Dear Applicant:

Thank you for your interest in applying for a grant under the
Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) 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 FRA program provide fellowships
to enable faculty members of institutions of higher education to conduct
research overseas in the fields of modern language and area studies for
3-12 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 FRA Program is accessible at the U.S. Department of Education
(Department) Web site at:

[http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsfra/index.html](http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsgpa/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.

An FRA application must be submitted on behalf of the applicant faculty
member 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 Cynthia Dudzinski
at <cynthia.dudzinski@ed.gov>: 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 November 5, 2008, in order to facilitate
timely submission of their electronic applications.

A list of FRA institutions and 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 Cynthia Dudzinski, FRA program
officer with the above information as soon as possible.

The Department of Education is requiring that applications for FY 2009
grants under the FRA 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>

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]{.underline} [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 State 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.
>
> 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.

2.  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.

3.  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.

4.  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.

5.  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 Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) Fellowship Program

Notice inviting applications for new awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009.

[Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number]{.underline}:
84.019A.

[Dates]{.underline}:

Applications Available: October 22, 2008

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: December 3, 2008.

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

[Purpose of Program]{.underline}: The Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research
Abroad Fellowship Program offers opportunities to faculty of
Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) to engage in research abroad in
modern foreign languages and area studies.

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

[Absolute Priority]{.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 663.21(d), we award an additional five (5) points
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).

The LCTL list includes the following languages: 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 663.

[Note]{.underline}: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to IHEs
only.

II\. Award Information

[Type of Award]{.underline}: Discretionary grants redistributed as
fellowships to individual beneficiaries.

[Estimated Available Funds]{.underline}: The Administration has
requested \$13,372,000 for the International Education and Foreign
Language Studies Overseas programs for FY 2009, of which we propose to
allocate \$1,395,000 for new awards for this program. 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}: \$25,000 -
\$115,000.

[Estimated Average Size of Fellowship Awards]{.underline}: \$70,000.

[Estimated Number of Fellowship Awards]{.underline}: 23.

[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. Faculty may request funding for a period
of no less than three months and no more than twelve months.

III\. Eligibility Information

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

2\. [Cost Sharing or Matching]{.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
faculty 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 faculty applicant
addresses the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate the
application. The faculty applicant must limit the application narrative
to no more than 10 pages and the bibliography to no more than two (2)
pages, using the following standards:

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

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

● Use a font that is either 12 point or larger, or no smaller than 10
pitch (characters per inch). However, faculty 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 limit only applies to the application narrative and
bibliography. The page limit does 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, faculty applicants must include their complete
responses to the selection criteria in the application narrative.

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

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

Applications Available: October 22, 2008.

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: December 3, 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 Faculty Research Abroad
Fellowship Program, CFDA Number 84.019A, must be submitted
electronically using e-Application available through the Department's
e-Grants system, accessible through the e-Grants portal page at:
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} submit, 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
faculty applicant will be entering data online that will be saved into a
database. Neither the IHE nor the faculty applicant may e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to us.

Please note the following:

• The process for submitting applications electronically under the
Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program has several
parts. The following is a brief summary of the process; however, all
applicants should review and follow the detailed description of the
application process that is contained in the application package. In
summary, the major parts are as follows: 1) IHEs must e-mail the
following information to carla.white@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 2 weeks prior to the
application deadline date, in order to facilitate timely submission of
their applications; 2) Faculty must complete their individual
applications and submit them to their IHE's project director using
e-Application; 3) Persons providing references for individual faculty
must complete and submit reference forms for the faculty to the IHE's
project director using e-Application; and 4) The IHE's project director
must officially submit the IHE's application, which must include all
eligible individual faculty applications, reference forms, and other
required forms, using e-Application. Unless an IHE applicant qualifies
for an exception to the electronic submission requirement in accordance
with the procedures in this section, all portions of the application
must be submitted electronically.

• The IHE must complete the electronic submission of the grant
application by 4:30:00 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 faculty applicant not wait until the application
deadline date to begin the application process.

• The regular hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site are 6:00 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
between 8:00 p.m. on Sundays and 6:00 a.m. on Mondays, 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.

• Faculty applicants will not receive additional point value because the
faculty applicant submits his or her application in electronic format,
nor will we penalize the IHE or faculty applicant if the IHE or the
faculty 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 electronically, including the
Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Supplement to the SF
424, and all necessary assurances and certifications. Both IHEs and
faculty applicants must attach any narrative sections of the application
as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable
Document) format. If an IHE or a faculty applicant uploads a file type
other than the three file types specified above or submits a password
protected file, we will not review that material.

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

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

• After the individual faculty applicant electronically submits his or
her application to the IHE, the faculty member will receive an automatic
acknowledgment. In addition, the applicant IHE's project director will
receive a copy of this acknowledgment by 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 faculty applications, to the Department, the applicant IHE
will receive an automatic acknowledgment, which will include a PR/Award
Number (an identifying number unique to the IHE's application).

-   Within three working days after submitting the IHE\'s electronic
    application, the IHE must fax a signed copy of the SF 424 to the
    Application Control Center after following these steps:

\(1\) Print SF 424 from e-Application.

\(2\) The applicant IHE\'s Authorizing Representative must sign this
form.

\(3\) Place the PR/Award Number in the upper right hand corner of the
hard-copy signature page of the SF 424.

\(4\) Fax the signed SF 424 to the Application Control Center at (202)
245-6272.

• We may request that you provide us original signatures on 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} (Section VII. Agency Contact) or (2)
the e-Grants help desk at 1-888-336-8930. If the e-Application system is
unavailable due to technical problems with the system 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 faculty applicant does not have access to the Internet;
or

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

[and]{.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 prevent the IHE from using the Internet to submit its
application. If an IHE mails a written statement to the Department, it
must be postmarked no later than two weeks before the application
deadline date. If an IHE faxes its written statement to the Department,
we must receive the faxed statement no later than two weeks before the
application deadline date.

Address and mail or fax this statement to: Carla White, U.S. Department
of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 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:

> U.S. Department of Education

Application Control Center

Attention: (CFDA Number 84.019A)

LBJ Basement Level 1

400 Maryland Avenue, SW.

Washington, DC 20202-4260

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

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

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

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

\(4\) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.

If the IHE mails its application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:

\(1\) A private metered postmark, or

\(2\) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.

If the IHE's application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider its application.

[Note]{.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 84.019A)

550 12th Street, SW.

Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza

Washington, DC 20202-4260

The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily between
8:00 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; and

\(2\) 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}: Faculty applications are divided into seven
categories based on the world area focus of their research projects, as
described in the absolute priority listed in this notice. Language and
area studies experts in seven discrete world area-based panels will
review the faculty applications. Each panel reviews, scores, and ranks
its applications separately from the applications assigned to the other
world area panels. However, all fellowship applications will be ranked
together from the highest to lowest score for funding purposes.

2\. [Selection Criteria]{.underline}: The selection criteria for this
competition are from 34 CFR 663.21 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 or plans for 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 with scholars and officials of the host country or countries
and the American scholarly community (10 points); and (6) The objectives
of the project regarding the sponsoring institution's plans for
developing or strengthening, or both, curricula in modern foreign
languages and area studies (10 points).

[Qualifications of the applicant]{.underline} (40 points): In
determining the qualifications of the applicant, the Secretary considers
(1) The overall strength of the applicant's academic record (teaching,
research, contributions, professional association activities) (10
points); (2) The applicant's excellence as a teacher or researcher, or
both, in his or her area or areas of specialization (10 points); (3) The
applicant's proficiency in one or more of the languages (other than
English and the applicant's native language) of the country or countries
of research, and the specific measures to be taken to overcome any
anticipated language barriers (15 points); and (4) The applicant's
ability to conduct research in a foreign cultural context, as evidenced
by the applicant's previous overseas experience, or documentation
provided by the sponsoring institution, or both (5 points).

VI\. Award Administration Information

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

If a faculty 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 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 of the Fulbright-Hays Faculty
Research Abroad (FRA) Fellowship Program is to provide grants to
institutions of higher education to fund faculty to maintain and improve
their area studies and language skills by conducting research abroad for
periods of 3-to-12 months.

The Department will use the following FRA measures to evaluate its
success in meeting this objective.

Performance Measure 1: The average language competency score of
Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad program recipients at the end of
their period of research minus their average language competency 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: Cost 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/FRA_fellow.pdf

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

VII\. Agency Contact

[For Further Information Contact]{.underline}: Carla White,
International Education Programs Service, U.S. Department of Education,
1990 K Street, NW., Room 6000, Washington, DC 20006-8521. Telephone:
(202) 502-7631 or by email: carla.white@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 under [For Further
Information]{.underline} Contact 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, N.W., 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.

\* \* \* \* \*

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**34 CFR Parts 662, 663 and 664**

**Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship
Program, Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program, and
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program; Final Rule**

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

34 CFR Parts 662, 663, and 664 RIN 1840-AC53

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program,
Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program, and
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

ACTION: Final regulations.

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**SUMMARY**: The Secretary amends the regulations governing the Higher
Education Programs in Modern Foreign Language Training and Area
Studies\--Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program,
Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program, and Group Projects Abroad
Program. These amendments are needed as a result of changes in
terminology applicable to these programs and changes in the selection
criteria. The final regulations change the names of these programs,
remove obsolete references, modify the selection criteria, and make
other technical changes.

**EFFECTIVE DATES:** These regulations take effect September 30, 1998.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**: Karla Ver Bryck Block, U.S.
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Suite 600C
Portals Building, Washington, DC 20202-5331. Telephone: (202) 401-9774.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an alternate
format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the contact person listed in the preceding paragraph.

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

**Subpart A---General Sec.**

663.1 What is the Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship
Program?

663.2 Who is eligible to receive an institutional grant under this
program?

663.3 Who is eligible to receive a fellowship under this program?

663.4 What is the amount of a fellowship?

663.5 What is the duration of a fellowship?

663.6 What regulations apply to this program?

663.7 What definitions apply to this program?

**Subpart B---Applications**

663.10 How does an individual apply for a fellowship?

663.11 What is the role of the institution in the application process?

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

663.20 How is a Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellow selected?

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

663.22 How does the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
select fellows?

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

663.30 What are an institution\'s responsibilities after the award of a
grant?

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

663.41 What are a fellow\'s responsibilities after the award of a
fellowship?

663.42 How may a fellowship be revoked?

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.

**Subpart A\--**General

Sec. 663.1 What is the Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship
Program?

\(a\) The Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Program is designed to
contribute to the development and improvement of modern foreign language
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 faculty members who propose to
conduct research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies to
improve their skill in languages and knowledge of the culture of the
people of these countries.

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

**Sec. 663.2 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))

**Sec. 663.3 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;

\(b\) Is employed by an institution of higher education;

\(c\) Has been engaged in teaching relevant to his or her foreign
language or area studies specialization for the two years immediately
preceding the date of the award;

\(d\) Proposes research relevant to his or her modern foreign language
or area specialization which is not dissertation research for a doctoral
degree; and

\(e\) Possesses sufficient foreign language skills to carry out the
research project.

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

**Sec. 663.4 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 related to his or her
academic year salary; and

\(3\) An allowance for research-related expenses overseas, such as
books, copying, tuition and affiliation fees, local travel, and other
incidental expenses.

\(b\) The Secretary may pay\--

\(1\) Emergency medical expenses not covered by the faculty member\'s
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))

**Sec. 663.5 What is the duration of a fellowship?**

\(a\) A fellowship is for a period of not fewer than three nor more than
twelve months.

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

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

**Sec. 663.6 What regulations apply to this program?**

The following regulations apply to this program:

\(a\) The regulations in this part 663; 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))

**Sec. 663.7 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**

**Sec. 663.10 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
at which the individual is employed.

\(b\) 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 Sec. 663.3; 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))

**Sec. 663.11 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 faculty;

\(b\) Accepting and screening applications in accordance with its own
technical and academic criteria; and

\(c\) Forwarding screened applications to the Secretary through a
request for an institutional grant.

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

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

**Sec. 663.20 How is a Fulbright-Hays Faculty 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 Sec. 663.21.

\(b\) 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
Sec. 663.21.

\(e\) 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)

**Sec. 663.21 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
importance in terms of the concerns of the discipline;

\(3\) The preliminary research already completed or plans for 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 with scholars and officials of the host country or countries
and the American scholarly community; and

\(6\) The objectives of the project regarding the sponsoring
institution\'s plans for developing or strengthening, or both, curricula
in modern foreign languages and area studies.

\(c\) 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 applicant\'s academic record (teaching,
research, contributions, professional association activities);

\(2\) The applicant\'s excellence as a teacher or researcher, or both,
in his or her area or areas of specialization;

\(3\) 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; and

\(4\) The applicant\'s ability to conduct research in a foreign cultural
context, as evidenced by the applicant\'s previous overseas experience,
or documentation provided by the sponsoring institution, or both.

\(d\) Priorities. (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 East Asia or
Latvia;

\(ii\) An academic discipline, such as history or political science;

\(iii\) A language, such as Hausa or Telegu; or

\(iv\) A topic, such as religious fundamentalism or migration.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number
1840-0005)

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

**Sec. 663.22 How does the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship
Board select fellows?**

The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board selects fellows on
the basis of the Secretary\'s recommendations and the information
described in Sec. 663.20(e) from binational commissions or United States
diplomatic missions.

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

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

**Sec. 663.30 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 Sec. 663.6.

\(b\) The institution is responsible for processing individual
applications for fellowships in accordance with procedures described in
Sec. 663.11.

\(c\) The institution is responsible for disbursing funds in accordance
with procedures described in Sec. 663.4.

\(d\) 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**

Sec. 663.41 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 employed by the grantee institution during the period of
the fellowship.

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

**Sec. 663.42 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 Sec.
663.41; 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

Exp. Date 07/31/2010

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated
at an average of 24 hours for each faculty member and 40 hours for each
project director, including the 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 this burden estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this
burden, to the U.S. Department of Education, Information Management and
Compliance Division, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651; and to the Office of
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project 1840-0005,
Washington, D.C. 20503.

###### 

###### Instructions for Institution\'s Project Director

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

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

\(a\) Registering in e-Application as a Project Director for the
Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad program.

\(b\) 1. Screening individual faculty applications, in accordance with
the institutions' own technical and academic criteria and the program\'s
eligibility requirements. Project Directors can review individual
faculty applications once they have been submitted, by going to "Item
22" and clicking on the individual names. The individual name is the
link to the application materials.

> 2\. On the Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, indicate
> whether or not Human Subjects Approval (IRB) is required. If required,
> include each individual applicant's response to question 3 on ED
> Supplemental Information for SF424 form.
>
> 3\. Accepting applications to include in the institutional submission,
> by going to "Item 22", and checking the box next to the individual
> applicants' names BEFORE submitting the institutional portion.

\(c\) Transmitting in a single submission, all recommended individual
Faculty Research Abroad applications, including the *Application for
Federal Assistance* (Standard Form 424), the *ED Supplemental for
SF424,* the *Assurances \-- Non-Construction Programs* (ED Form 424B)*;
and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements* to the U.S. Department of
Education in accordance with the guidelines published in the notice
inviting applications for new awards and contained in the transmittal
instructions.

\(d\) Announcing the preliminary results of the competition to
individual applicants (i.e., principle candidate status, alternate
status, non-selection). An executed copy of the Grant Agreement 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.

\(e\) Administering the grant and disbursing funds.

**Supplemental Instructions for the Application for Federal Assistance
(Standard Form 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 complete the forms below, complete
them, and fax them to ED's Application Control Center at 202-245-6272.**

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

**Item 1.** Select "Application"

**Item 2.** Select "New"

**Item 3.** Mark "X"

**Item 4.** Mark "X"

**Item 5.** Mark "X"

**Item 6.** Enter 12/03/2008

**Item 7.** Mark "X"

**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 1-800-333-0505 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/US/duns_update/>.]{.underline}

**D.** Enter the address of the institution of higher education.

E.  Enter the organizational unit (department or division) 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. **The Project Director cannot be the faculty
    applicant**. State title, organizational affiliation, telephone and
    fax numbers and email 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 "84.019A; Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad
Program".

**Item 12.** Enter "ED-GRANTS-102208-001; Fulbright-Hays Faculty
Research Abroad Program"

**Item 13.** Mark "X".

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

**Item 15.** Enter "Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Program".

**Item 16.** Enter applicant institution's district.

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

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

**Item 18.** Enter total amount of federal funds requested for all
applicants.

**Item 19.** Check, "C. Program not covered by E.O. 12373".

**Item 20.** Self-Explanatory

**Item 21.** Self-Explanatory to be completed by the IHE's authorized
representative.

**Item 22.** Will populate automatically as individual applicants submit
their portion of the application to the project director.

**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 Standard Form 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 Standard Form 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 Standard Form 424, if
applicable.

**[Frequently Asked Questions -- Institution's Project Director
(PD)]{.underline}**

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

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

**Q. What screens should be visible to the PD once he/she is logged
in?**

A. The PD screens are the SF 424 Certifications and "Item 22." "Item 22"
is where the faculty applicant information will populate AFTER the
individual applicant submits. If these screens are not visible to the PD
on his/her start page upon having chosen to apply for the program, the
registration has been done incorrectly.

**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 faculty applicant's section and the Project Director's (PD)
section. Upon completion of the individual component of the application,
the faculty member submits all portions of the application (narrative,
cv, individual budget, etc.) to the PD. The PD is responsible for
reviewing all individual faculty applications, including the submitted
institutional support statement and language reference form(s) submitted
by the referees, of his/her institution and submitting them in a single
submission, along with the required institutional components, to the
U.S. Department of Education (US/ED). **Only the PD can submit an
application to US/ED.**

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

**A.** After the PD hits the submit button, the entire application (both
the individual and institutional components) is sent electronically to
US/ED. The PD will receive a confirmation e-mail that states: "Your
application for Fulbright Hays Faculty Research Abroad Program, CFDA
84.019A, was received on XX (the date) at XX (the time submitted)
Washington, DC time. This message will include the application' s
identifier number (P019A0900XX).

**Q. When does the PD hit the submit button?**

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

**Q. How does the PD review and approve the faculty applications for
submission to US/ED?**

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

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

**A.** If the PD 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 DC time.

**Q. If the PD has a question specific to the Fulbright-Hays Faculty
Research Abroad (FRA) program (e.g., eligibility requirements) whom
should he contact?**

**A.** If the PD has program specific questions, he/she should contact
Ms. Cynthia Dudzinski at (202) 502-7589; <cynthia.dudzinski@ed.gov>.

**Q. Who should write the institutional support statement?**

**A.** An administrator of the institution who is knowledgeable about
the applicant's abilities and the institution's language and area
studies resources should write the institutional support statement. The
statement should describe how the project will contribute to the
institution's plans for developing and strengthening its program in
foreign languages and area studies. It should explain how the
institution plans to utilize the faculty member's experience upon
completion of the fellowship and must endorse the project on the basis
of the candidate's professional competence, personal suitability and
availability to accept the award if offered. This will be submitted via
the web.

**Q. How are the Language Reference Form and Institutional Support
Statement submitted?**

**A:** The faculty applicant will submit, via the e-Application, the
referees' names and e-mail addresses. The referees will then receive
e-mails, which are automatically generated by 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 referees must click on the links and
provide the PINs in order to be linked to the faculty member'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 PD. Both the faculty member and the PD 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 PD submits the application to US/ED. We suggest
that internal deadlines be set by the PD for the submission of
references.

**Q. Can the PD set his/her own institutional deadline so that he/she
can meet the closing date published in the FEDERAL REGISTER?**

**A.** Yes! The PD should set an institutional deadline for faculty
members and referees 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 PD has access to the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation
Research Abroad (DDRA) Program screens, does he also have access to the
FRA PD Screens?**

**A.** No! Each program is separate and distinct in e-Application. The
PD must register for each program separately in accordance with the
instructions outlined in the Closing Date Notices published in the
*FEDERAL REGISTER.* IEPS strongly suggests that potential PDs request
access to and register in the e-Application system as soon as possible!

**Q. Can a faculty applicant be designated as a Project Director (PD)?**

**A.** **No!** The PD is the individual at the university who will
administer the grant, disburse funds, and complete the reporting
requirements in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grant
should a faculty applicant be selected for a fellowship. He/she is the
institutional point of contact for both the FRA fellow and US/ED. He/she
can be the chair of a department, a person in the sponsored
research/grants office or any other employee so designated by the
"authorized representative" of the institution.

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

**A.** The PD is responsible for submitting all documents
electronically, including the Application for Federal Assistance (SF
424), and all necessary assurances and certifications. With in three
days after submitting the electronic application, the PD MUST fax a
signed copy of the SF 424 to the Application Control Center after
obtaining the institution's Authorizing Representative's signature. We
ask that Project Directors place the PR/Award Number the PD received
electronically upon submission 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.

**E-Application Registered FRA Project Directors**

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

Albright College

Darlene Roth

droth@alb.edu

Appalachian State University

Robert Johnson

johnsonrl@appstate.edu

Austin Peay State University

Ann Silverberg

silverberga@apsu.edu

Bard College

Michele Dominy

doc@bard.edu

Barnard College

Sharon Cauthen

scauthen@barnard.edu

Bentley College

Paul Carberry

pcarberry@bentley.edu

Boston University

J. Scott Whitaker

scott@bu.edu

Bucknell University

Dee Casteel

casteel@bucknell.edu

California State University, Long Beach

Elizabeth Ambos

bambos@csulb.edu

Carleton College

Dee Menning

dmenning@acs.carleton.edu

Colgate University

Helen Kebabian

hkebabian@colgate.edu

Colorado College

Sally Southwick

sally.southwick@coloradocollege.edu

Colorado Seminary (University of Denver)

Lynn Backstrom Funk

osp-du@du.edu

Colorado State University

Marilyn Morrissey

marilyn.morrissey@research.colostate.edu

Dartmouth College

Shea McGovern

shea.mcgovern@dartmouth.edu

DePauw University

Neal Abraham

nabraham@depauw.edu

Drexel University

Margaret Vigiolto

mv26@drexel.edu

Evergreen State College

John McLain

mclainj@evergreen.edu

Florida State University

Trajco (Victor) Mesev

klooster@fsu.edu

George Washington University

Geri Rypkema

rypkema@gwu.edu

Goshen College

Rebecca Horst

beckybh@goshen.edu

Grand Valley State University

Priscilla Kimboko

kimbokop@gvsu.edu

Indiana University

Patrick O\'Meara

omeara@indiana.edu

Irvine Valley College

Susan Cooper

scooper@ivc.cc.ca.us

Lewis & Clark College

Kelly DelFatti

delfatti@lclark.edu

Macalester College

Abbey Showalter-Loch

showalterloch@macalester.edu

Marquette University

Erik Thelen

erik.thelen@marquette.edu

Meredith College

Linda Hatcher

hatcherl@meredith.edu

Miami University

Anne Schauer

schauerap@muohio.edu

Michigan State University

Frank D\'Itri

ditri@msu.edu

Middle Tennessee State University

Allen Hibbard

ahibbard@mtsu.edu

Middlebury College

Frances Farnsworth

farnswor@middlebury.edu

New York University

Richard Louth

osp.agency@nyu.edu

North Carolina State University

Stefanie Saunders

sps@ncsu.edu

Northwestern University

Susan Ross

osr-evanston@northwestern.edu

Ohio State University

Joanna Kukielka-Blaser

kukielka-blaser.1@osu.edu

Ohio University

Shane Gilkey

gilkeys@ohio.edu

Reed Institute dba Reed College

Diane Gumz

diane.gumz@reed.edu

Saint Louis University

Terri Borowiak

grants@slu.edu

Sam Houston State University

Richard Ward

ward@shsu.edu

San Francisco State University

Joel Kassiola

kassiola@sfsu.edu

St. Mary\'s College of Maryland

David Deaderick

dsdeaderick@smcm.edu

SUNY College at Cortland

Glen Clarke

glenc@cortland.edu

SUNY College at Geneseo

Helen Thomas

thomash2@geneseo.edu

SUNY College at Purchase College

Lisbeth Wesley-Furke

lisbeth.wesley-furke@purchase.edu

SUNY College at Stoneybrook

Jin Bentley

osp@notes.cc.sunysb.edu

Sweet Briar College

Tiffany Cummings

tcummings@sbc.edu

Syracuse University

Trish Lowney

plowney@syr.edu

Teachers College, Columbia University

Paul Kran

kran@tc.edu

Tennessee Technological University

Francis Otuonye

research@tntech.edu

Trinity College

Cynthia Merritt

cynthia.merritt@trincoll.edu

University of Arizona

Camilla Strausfeld

cstrausf@u.arizona.edu

University of California

Marie Richman

richman@uci.edu

University of Central Missouri

Lee Liu

laliu@ucmo.edu

University of Chicago

Daniel Parisi

parisid@uchicago.edu

University of Colorado, Boulder

Joan Eaton

joan.eaton@colorado.edu

University of Connecticut

Elizabeth Mahan

elizabeth.mahan@uconn.edu

University of Delaware

Geraldine Hobbs

geh@udel.edu

University of Florida

Brian Prindle

prindle@ufl.edu

University of Hawaii

Colleen Young

cyoneda@hawaii.edu

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Deborah Richie

drichie@uiuc.edu

University of Iowa

Eugina Crosheck

era@uiowa.edu

University of Kansas

Charles Bankart

cbankart@ku.edu

University of Kentucky

Deborah Davis

ddavis@email.uky.edu

University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Linda Concino

linda_concino@uml.edu

University of Michigan

Mark Tessler

ii.usedfhprojectdirector@umich.edu

University of Minnesota

Kevin McKoskey

awards@umn.edu

University of Missouri

Michael Warnock

grantsdc@missouri.edu

University of New Hampshire

Alasdair Drysdale

drysdale@unh.edu

University of North Carolina, Asheville

Gerard Voos

gvoos@unca.edu

University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Charna Howson

ckhowson@uncg.edu

University of Oregon

Tammie Bain

research_services@orsa.uoregon.edu

University of San Diego

William O\'Neill

williamoneill@sandiego.edu

University of Southern California

Kathleen Speer

kspeer@collegue.usc.edu

University of Tennessee

Diane Miller

diane-miller@utc.edu

University of the Virgin Islands

Steven Goode

sgoode@uvi.edu

University of Utah

William Ernest

ospawards@osp.utah.edu

University of Vermont

Sarah Cooley

sarah.cooley@uvm.edu

University of Washington

Carol Zuiches

osp@u.washington.edu

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Erin Crawley

fellow@intl-institute.wisc.edu

Vanguard University of Southern California

Sharon Linzey

slinzey@vanguard.edu

Wake Forest University

Stephen Williams

williasl@wfu.edu

West Texas A&M University

James Hallmark

jhallmark@wtamu.edu

Western Michigan University

Wil Emmert

emmert@wmich.edu

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####### Instructions for Faculty

**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 Faculty 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, Puerto Rico,
Guam, American Samoa, and the American Virgin Islands. 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 annually published in the *Federal Register* and contained
in this application.

For a complete description of the programs, consult the US Department of
Education Regulations 34 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 663.

**Eligibility Requirements**

**To be eligible to receive an award under the Faculty Research Abroad
Program, a faculty member must:**

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

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

2\. Be employed by an institution of higher education as defined in the
program regulations.

3\. Have been engaged in teaching relevant to his or her foreign
language or area studies specialization for the two years immediately
preceding the date of the award.

4\. Propose research relevant to his or her modern foreign language or
area studies specialization which (a) cannot be conducted in the United
States or for which a foreign country or region provides significantly
superior research facilities; (b) will contribute to the development or
improvement of the study of modern foreign languages or area studies in
the fields needed for full understanding of the area, regions, or
countries in which modern foreign languages are commonly used, and (c)
is not dissertation research for a doctoral degree.

5\. Possess adequate skills in the language(s) necessary to successfully
carry out the project.

**Instructions for Fulbright-Hays Training Grants Application Form**

In order that each individual applicant be evaluated properly according
to the published procedures, eligibility requirements, and evaluation
criteria, this specific electronic application package must be completed
by each individual scholar applying for the Fulbright-Hays fellowship.

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

**Item 5:** Choose the name of the institution through which you are
applying. A faculty member planning to conduct research must apply to
the Faculty Research Abroad Program through the university in which he
or she is employed. If your university does not appear on this drop down
list, please contact your Project Director. Only institutions' whose
Project Directors have registered in e-application appear in this list.
Please ensure that you choose the correct campus, i.e., University of
Texas, Austin vs. University of Texas, Brownsville. A list of registered
Project Directors and schools can be located on pages 44-47 of this
application.

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

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

**Item 9:** Indicate all the foreign languages to be used in your
research during the fellowship period and submit a completed
*Fulbright-Hays Foreign Language Reference Form* for each foreign
language listed. Do not list English.

**Item 10:** Indicate the start and end dates for conducting your
research under the fellowship. Activation of the award may be as early
as June 1 for faculty members, provided: a US/ED Grant Agreement has
been executed, travel has been approved, the appropriate research
clearances and research visas have been secured by the individual
scholar and, if required, human subject clearance obtained. All research
must be completed by December 31 of the year following the year in which
the grant is made. Awards for full time research of 3 to 12 months
duration will be offered for individual faculty members. Fellowships are
not renewable.

**Items 11-12:** 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 as cited in the program regulations.

**Item 14:** Provide all academic degrees awarded, institutions from
which they were granted and the disciplines in which they were granted.
List the last degree received, first.

**Item 15:** Self-explanatory

**Item 16:** Provide an abstract of no more than 120 words describing
your proposed research including a summary of research to be conducted
as well as institutional and individual affiliations.

**Item 17:** Self-explanatory

**Item 18:** 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 19- 20:** Indicate whether you are in default on any US
Department of Education Student Financial Assistance loan, US Department
of Education grant or any other Federal loan.

**Item 21:** Indicate whether you have been the recipient of these
fellowships.

**Item 22:** Indicate current applications for other fellowships [(Note:
please see **Important Note Regarding Host Country Research Clearances**
on Page C4]{.mark}).

**Item 23:** Enter the name, address and telephone number of the
physician or certified nurse practitioner that completed your exam. Do
not send a separate medical evaluation.

**Item 24a**: Enter amount requested for travel for one (1) economy
class ticket, and list, in complete detail, starting with the airport
closest to your current or permanent address, **all points** of travel
related to your proposed project departure from and return to the United
States (e.g., Philadelphia, PA - London, UK -- Beijing, China - London,
UK - Philadelphia, PA). The itinerary should not exceed a 12-month
period and must include all countries in which you plan to conduct
research with Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad support. FRA funds
can be requested for only ONE (1) round-trip international ticket.

All international travel estimates should be based on commercial high
season rates for jet economy travel **on U.S. flag carriers**. 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 Agreement. 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 visa, research permission, and, if
necessary, the appropriate affiliation with a host country institution.
All travel must comply with the Fly America Act and be approved by US/ED
Program Staff. No support for dependents\' travel is provided.

**Item 24b**: Enter your annual academic year salary at the time of
application (excluding summer salary, anticipated increases, or
benefits). Do not put commas in the amount you enter. Enter the number
of months that you are requesting funds for (3-12 months). (**Monthly
maintenance rates equals: annual academic year salary (not including
summer salary, anticipated increases, or benefits) at the time of
application divided by 9.** This will be computed by the e-application
system.

Please note that there are no dependents\' allowances under the Faculty
Research Abroad Program.

**Item 24c:** Enter the amount of any duplicating support you will
receive. This amount will automatically be deducted by the e-application
system.

**Item 24d:** Enter and justify in detail your needs for this allowance
which may include expenses such as books, copying, informants, tutoring,
translating and interpreting fees, tapes, film, travel within host
countries, affiliation fees, etc. This allowance does not cover costs
such as hotels and per diem while in the host country(ies), and costs
incurred in the United States such as, expenses of passports including
photographs or medical expenses such as malaria pills or vaccinations.

The cost of health and accident insurance for a Faculty Research Abroad
award recipient and contributions for faculty retirement must be borne
by the individual or his/her institution.

**Item 24e:** Fixed \$100 administrative fee paid to institution.

**Item 24f:** The e-application will automatically compute the sum of
24a-24e.

**Item 25:** Self-explanatory.

**Item 26:** A curriculum vitae needs to be attached to your application
through the e-application. The c.v. 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 27:** The project narrative and bibliography needs to be attached
to your individual application through the e-application. Please note
the page limitations specified in the closing date notice published in
the *Federal Register.*

You should develop your narrative taking into account the evaluation
criteria provided in the sample Technical Review Form. Given the fact
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 project description:

a\. Host country sensitivities and interests.

b\. The use of English, which 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 by the host country or
unfeasible. It should also be noted that the U.S. Department of
Education will not submit to the host country any \"dummy\" proposal
(i.e., proposals which do not accurately reflect the research purpose in
the hope of avoiding difficulties with host country acceptance of the
proposal).

**Instructions for preparing the Human Subject Research Narrative**

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 ED
Supplemental Information for SF424, found on page 76 of this application
booklet.

**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 and submitted to the
project director at the applying college or university. A completed
reference for each language listed in item 9 of the *Fulbright-Hays
Training Grants Application Form* must be submitted via the web by the
referee to the institution's Project Director.

**Instructions for Fulbright-Hays Faculty Institutional Support
Statement**

This statement should be prepared by an administrator of the institution
of higher education who is knowledgeable about the applicant's abilities
and the institution's language and area studies resources. It should
describe how the project will contribute to the institution's plans for
developing and strengthening its program in foreign languages and area
studies. It should explain how the institution plans to utilize the
faculty member's experience upon completion of the fellowship and must
endorse the project on the basis of the candidate's professional
competence, personal suitability, and availability to accept the award
is offered. A completed statement must be submitted via the web by the
referee to the institution's Project Director.

**Important Note Regarding Host Country Research Clearances**

When Fulbright Commissions or other overseas organizations apply for
host country clearance for a FRA fellow's project, US/ED expects that
that the organization will use the proposal submitted to US/ED by that
fellow for the FRA 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 FRA program's selection criteria, and has undergone US/ED review
procedures.  This review process is the whole basis of US/ED funding
decisions, and these funding decisions are approved by officials
throughout the Department.  US/ED understands that the proposals that
faculty members 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 FRA 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.

**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.**

A completed e-Application packet to be submitted by the Project
Director, at the applying college/university, to the U.S. Department of
Education by 4:30 p.m. Washington DC time on the published closing date,
should contain the items specified below:

1)  Fulbright-Hays Training Grants Application Form(s) submitted by the
    individual faculty members, via the a-Application.

2)  One (1) Fulbright-Hays Foreign Language Reference Form, for each
    language needed to conduct the research outlined, submitted by your
    referee via e-Application.

3)  One (1) Fulbright-Hays Faculty Institutional Support Form submitted
    by your referee via e-Application.

A complete institutional application to the Faculty Research Abroad
Program is the sum of all completed individual application packets
submitted with the *Application for Federal Education Assistance*
(Standard Form 424), the *ED Supplemental Information for SF424*, the
*Assurances \-- Non-Construction Programs* (Standard Form 424B); and
*Certification Regarding Lobbying; and Drug-Free Workplace
Requirements*; to the U.S. Department of Education**. 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.**

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+---+--------------+---------------+---+---+----------+-------+-----------+
|   |  US/ED      |               |   |   |          |       |           |
|   | Fulbright    |               |   |   |          |       |           |
|   | Hays Group   |               |   |   |          |       |           |
|   | Projects     |               |   |   |          |       |           |
|   | Abroad (GPA) |               |   |   |          |       |           |
+---+--------------+---------------+---+---+----------+-------+-----------+
| 2 | C            |               |   |   |          |       |           |
| 3 | ertification |               |   |   |          |       |           |
| \ |              |               |   |   |          |       |           |
| . |              |               |   |   |          |       |           |
+---+--------------+---------------+---+---+----------+-------+-----------+
|   | *The         |               |   |   |          |       |           |
|   | candidate    |               |   |   |          |       |           |
|   | named in     |               |   |   |          |       |           |
|   | this         |               |   |   |          |       |           |
|   | application  |               |   |   |          |       |           |
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|   | all phases   |               |   |   |          |       |           |
|   | of the       |               |   |   |          |       |           |
|   | project as   |               |   |   |          |       |           |
|   | described in |               |   |   |          |       |           |
|   | this         |               |   |   |          |       |           |
|   | proposal.*   |               |   |   |          |       |           |
+---+--------------+---------------+---+---+----------+-------+-----------+
|   | Name of      |               |   | A |          |       | Telephone |
|   | Physician or |               |   | d |          |       | No.       |
|   | Certified    |               |   | d |          |       |           |
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+---+--------------+---------------+---+---+----------+-------+-----------+
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| a | International Economy Travel and Baggage              | **\$**    |
| \ |                                                       |           |
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+---+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
|   | [Itinerary]{.underline}:                              |           |
+---+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
|   |                                                       |           |
+---+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
|   |                                                       |           |
+---+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
| b | Maintenance Allowance for Research Period             | \$        |
| \ |                                                       |           |
| . | Compute your monthly maintenance rate using the       |           |
|   | formula:                                              |           |
|   |                                                       |           |
|   | Academic Year Salary / 9 = Monthly Maintenance Rate   |           |
|   |                                                       |           |
|   | \$ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ / 9 = \$          |           |
|   | \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_                  |           |
+---+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
|   |                                                       |           |
+---+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
|   | #########                                             |           |
|   |                                                       |           |
|   | ######### [Monthly Main                               |           |
|   | tenance Rate]{.underline} [No. of Months]{.underline} |           |
|   |                                                       |           |
|   | X =                                                   |           |
+---+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
| c | Duplicating Support                                   | **(\$ )** |
| \ |                                                       |           |
| . |                                                       |           |
+---+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
|   | Please indicate any duplicating support received      |           |
|   | (e.g., foundation grants, fellowships, sabbatical     |           |
|   | pay, etc.)                                            |           |
+---+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
| d | Project Allowance                                     | **\$**    |
| \ |                                                       |           |
| . |                                                       |           |
+---+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
| e | Administrative Fee to US Applicant Institution        | **\$100** |
| \ |                                                       |           |
| . |                                                       |           |
+---+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
| f | Total                                                 | **\$**    |
| \ |                                                       |           |
| . |                                                       |           |
+---+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
|   |                                                       |           |
+---+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
| 2 | Certification                                         |           |
| 5 |                                                       |           |
| \ |                                                       |           |
| . |                                                       |           |
+---+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
|   | ***I certify that all information provided on this    |           |
|   | form is correct to the best of my knowledge.***       |           |
+---+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
|   | Name of Applicant                                     | Date      |
+---+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
|   |                                                       |           |
+---+-------------------------------------------------------+-----------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| OMB No. 1840-0005                                                     |
|                                                                       |
| Form Expires: 07/31/2010                                              |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 26\. **Curriculum Vitae**                                             |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| OMB No. 1840-0005                                                     |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Form Expires: 07/31/2010                                              |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **27. TITLE PAGE**                                                    |
|                                                                       |
| **Typed essay may not exceed the limits specified in the Closing Date |
| Noticed as published in the *Federal Register.***                     |
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| **Title:**                                                            |
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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, D.C. 20006-8521</strong></td>
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<td colspan="8">Name of Individual Applicant</td>
<td colspan="5">Name of Institution</td>
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<td colspan="8">Countries of Research</td>
<td colspan="5">Language</td>
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<td colspan="13">Proposed Project Title</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="13">To be completed by a college/university language
teacher and sent to the project director 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/her, upon request.</td>
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<td colspan="6"><strong>Speaking and Listening (check one)</strong></td>
<td></td>
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<td colspan="9">Unable to function in the spoken language</td>
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<td colspan="9">Able to satisfy basic survival needs and maintain very
simple conversation on familiar topics</td>
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<td></td>
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<td colspan="9">Able to satisfy routine social demands and limited work
requirements</td>
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<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>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td colspan="9">Able to use the language fluently and accurately on all
levels pertinent to professional needs</td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td colspan="9">Use of the language is functionally equivalent to a
well-educated native speaker</td>
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<td colspan="6"><strong>Reading (check one)</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td></td>
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<td colspan="9">No practical ability to read the language</td>
</tr>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<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>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td colspan="9">Sufficient comprehension to read simple, authentic texts
on subjects within a familiar context</td>
</tr>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<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>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<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>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<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>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td colspan="6"><strong>Writing (check one)</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td colspan="9">No functional ability in writing</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
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<td colspan="9">Sufficient control of the writing system to meet limited
demands</td>
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<td colspan="9">Sufficient control of the writing system to meet most
survival needs and limited social demands</td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
<td colspan="9">Ability to write with some precision and in some detail
about most common topics</td>
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<td></td>
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<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>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
<td colspan="9">Writing proficiency is equal to that of a well-educated
native speaker</td>
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<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>

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  -------------------- ---------- ---- ------------------ ---- ----------------------- -- --------- ------------ -- -- -- --
  TECHNICAL REVIEW -                                                                                                      
  FACULTY RESEARCH                                                                                                        
  ABROAD                                                                                                                  

  International                                                                                                           
  Education Programs                                                                                                      
  Service • US                                                                                                            
  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                                                                      
                                       PRIOIRTY (Maximum                                                                  
                                       of 5 points)**                                                                     

                                                                                                                          

                                       Indicate above the                                                                 
                                       cumulative scores                                                                  
                                       for the three                                                                      
                                       categories found                                                                   
                                       on the following                                                                   
                                       pages. Add the                                                                     
                                       scores from the                                                                    
                                       three boxes on the                                                                 
                                       left and place the                                                                 
                                       total in the large                                                                 
                                       box to the right.                                                                  
                                       The sum of the                                                                     
                                       Reader Totals will                                                                 
                                       constitute the                                                                     
                                       Panel\'s final                                                                     
                                       judgment.                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

                       **DO NOT                                                                                           
                       USE                                                                                                
                       DECIMAL                                                                                            
                       POINTS**                                                                                           

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

  **[III. OVERALL                                                                                                         
  COMMENTS]{.mark}**                                                                                                      

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

  IV\. SIGNATURE OF                                                                       DATE                            
  REVIEWER                                                                                                                

                                                                                                                          
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<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="12">PAGE TWO</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="6" rowspan="9"><p>TECHNICAL REVIEW - FACULTY 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. <strong>Do not use
decimal points.</strong> 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 page one.</p></td>
<td colspan="6"><strong>RATING SCALE</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="3">If total points are:</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2">Outstanding</td>
<td></td>
<td>5</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2">Very Good</td>
<td></td>
<td>4</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>12</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Good</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>3</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>9</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2">Average</td>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>6</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Poor</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="3">Unacceptable or</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2">not described</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="12"><strong>V. QUALITY OF PROPOSED PROJECT (Maximum of 60
points)</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
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</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<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>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"><em>YOUR COMMENT:</em></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td colspan="5">(10)</td>
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</tr>
<tr class="even">
<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 importance in terms of the concerns of the discipline.</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"><em>YOUR COMMENT:</em></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td colspan="5">(10)</td>
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</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>3.</td>
<td colspan="6">The preliminary research already completed in the US 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>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="6"><em>YOUR COMMENT:</em></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
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</tr>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td colspan="5">(10)</td>
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</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

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<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="12">PAGE THREE</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="6" rowspan="9"><p>TECHNICAL REVIEW - FACULTY 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 page one.</p></td>
<td colspan="6"><strong>RATING SCALE</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="3">If total points are:</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2">Outstanding</td>
<td></td>
<td>5</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2">Very Good</td>
<td></td>
<td>4</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>12</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Good</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>3</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>9</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2">Average</td>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>6</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Poor</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="3">Unacceptable or</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2">not described</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>4.</td>
<td colspan="4">The justification for overseas field research, and
preparations to establish appropriate and sufficient research contacts
and affiliations abroad.</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"><em>YOUR COMMENT:</em></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td colspan="5">(10)</td>
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<td>5.</td>
<td colspan="6">The applicant's plans to share the results of the
research in progress with scholars and officials of the host country or
countries and the American scholarly community.</td>
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<td>6.</td>
<td colspan="6">The objective of the project regarding the sponsoring
institution’s plans for developing or strengthening or both curricula in
modern foreign languages and area studies.</td>
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<td colspan="4"><strong>QUALITY OF PROPOSED PROJECT</strong></td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong>TOTAL</strong></td>
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<td colspan="5"><strong>(Please record this total in Section II on page
one)</strong></td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong>(0-60)</strong></td>
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<td colspan="6" rowspan="9"><p>TECHNICAL REVIEW - FACULTY 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 page one.</p></td>
<td colspan="10"><strong>RATING SCALE</strong></td>
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<td colspan="4">If total points are:</td>
<td colspan="3">5</td>
<td>10</td>
<td colspan="2">15</td>
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<td colspan="2">Outstanding</td>
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<td colspan="3">5</td>
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<td colspan="2">Very Good</td>
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<td colspan="3">4</td>
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<td colspan="16"><strong>VI. QUALIFICATIONS OF THE APPLICANT (Maximum of
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<td>1.</td>
<td colspan="4">The overall strength of the applicant's academic record
(teaching, research, contributions, professional association
activities).</td>
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<td>2.</td>
<td colspan="5">The applicant's works as a teacher or researcher or both
in his or her area or areas of specialization is excellent.</td>
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<td>3.</td>
<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>4.</td>
<td colspan="6">The applicant's ability to conduct research in a foreign
cultural context, as evidenced by the applicant's previous overseas
experiences, or documentation provided by the sponsoring institution, or
both.</td>
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<td colspan="3"><strong>TOTAL</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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<td colspan="5"><strong>QUALIFICATIONS OF THE APPLICANT</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>POINTS:</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="5"><strong>(Please record this total in Section II on page
one)</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>(0-40)</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td colspan="6" rowspan="9"><p>TECHNICAL REVIEW - FACULTY 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 page one.</p></td>
<td colspan="10"><strong>RATING SCALE</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="6"></td>
<td>5</td>
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<td colspan="2">Meets the</td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
<td>5</td>
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<td colspan="5">competitive priority</td>
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<td>0</td>
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<td colspan="16"><strong>VII. COMPETITIVE PRIORITY (Maximum of 5
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<td colspan="4">We award an additional 5 points to an application if it
meets this priority:</td>
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<td></td>
<td colspan="4"><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):</p>
<p>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></td>
<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
<td colspan="4">NOTE: The score will be EITHER 5 (5) OR ZERO (0). Do not
enter any other number.</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="9">(5)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"><em>YOUR COMMENT:</em></td>
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<td></td>
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**(Please record this total in Section II on the cover page.)**

**[Frequently Asked Questions - Faculty Applicants]{.underline}**

**Q: Can I apply independently of my university?**

**A:** No, an eligible applicant is a U.S. institution of higher
education. The faculty member's application must be submitted to the
institution's Project Director (PD) who is registered in the U.S.
Department of Education's e-Application system.

**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
faculty member's individual section and the section to be completed by
the PD. Upon completion of his/her section, the faculty member submits
all components of the faculty member section to the PD. The PD is
responsible for reviewing the faculty member's section and submitting
it, along with the PD section, which contains the required federal
forms, to the U.S. Department of Education. Included in this submission
are the language reference form and institutional support statement that
were transmitted to the PD by the referees. **Only the PD can submit an
application to US/ED.**

**Q. How are the Language Reference Form and Institutional Support
Statement submitted?**

**A:** The faculty applicant will submit, via the e-Application, 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 referees must click on the links
and provide the PINs in order to be linked to the faculty member's
reference forms. Once the forms are completed, the referees click the
submit buttons. After the referees hit the submit buttons, the forms are
submitted to the PD. Both the faculty member and the PD can monitor the
submission of 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 PD
submits the application to US/ED. It is suggested that internal
deadlines be set by the PD for the submission of references. The Project
Director and the reference writers do not have to be the same person.

**Q: When the faculty member clicks the "submit" button in the
e-Application system, where does his application go?**

**A:** The faculty member's application is transmitted to his/her
institution's PD for review and submission to US/ED. A faculty applicant
is not able to transmit his/her application directly to US/ED.

**Q: When should a faculty member's application be submitted?**

**A:** The PD determines the internal deadline by which all sections of
the application must be submitted. It is the responsibility of the
faculty member to ensure that the language reference(s) and
institutional support statement are submitted by referees no later than
the established internal deadline.

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

**A:** The published Closing Date is the date by which the PD must
submit all components of the application to US/ED via e-Application. It
is recommended that the PD have access to all sections of the
application well in advance of this date. Application materials cannot
be submitted after the published closing date.

**Q: Can a faculty applicant be designated as a Project Director (PD)?**

**A:** No! The PD is the individual at the institution who will
administer the grant, disburse funds, and complete the reporting
requirements in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grant
should a faculty applicant be selected for a fellowship. He/she is the
institutional point of contact for both the FRA fellow and US/ED. He/she
can be the chair of a department, a person in the sponsored
research/grants office or any other employee so designated by the
"authorized representative" of the institution.

**Q: How do I know who the PD is?**

**A:** Check the Project Directors listed in this application package.
If your institution has submitted applications for FRA funding in the
past, chances are that an experienced PD has been appointed. If your
institution is a new applicant, it will be necessary for your
institution's administration to appoint a PD and ensure that he/she
registers in the e-Application system.

**Q: How will a faculty member know that his PD has access to his
application?**

**A:** After the faculty member has submitted his/she e-application,
he/she will receive an e-mail that stating that his/her application has
been received by the PD at his/her institution. The PD will be copied on
the e-mail notification; nevertheless, the faculty member may want to
contact the PD in addition to the e-mail notification. If the PD did not
receive this e-mail, please contact US/ED's Help Desk immediately.

**Q: How do I know that the PD has submitted the application to US/ED?**

**A**: A faculty member will not receive a notification e-mail when the
PD transmits his/her application to US/ED. Only the PD will receive such
a notification e-mail. A faculty member must check with his/her
institution's PD to determine whether the application has been
submitted.

**Q. Who should write the institutional support statement? Should the
PD?**

**A:** The institutional support statement may be written by the PD, but
does not have to be. It should be written by an administrator of the
institution who is knowledgeable about the applicant's abilities and the
institution's language and area studies resources. It should describe
how the project will contribute to the institution's plans for
developing and strengthening its program in foreign languages and area
studies. It should explain how the institution plans to utilize the
faculty member's experience upon completion of the fellowship and must
endorse the project on the basis of the candidate's professional
competence, personal suitability and availability to accept the award if
offered. This reference will be submitted via the e-Application.

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

**A:** The page limit is extremely important! If the faculty member'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 contained in the published Closing
Date Notice.

**Q: Should references, footnotes, endnotes, or the bibliography be
included in the narrative? How long should they be?**

**A:** References, footnotes, endnotes and the bibliography will
certainly strengthen an application. However, they will be considered
part of the application narrative, and subject to the page limit
restrictions. Please check the Closing Date Notice for more information
regarding these.

**Q: What if a faculty member proposed to use a much less commonly
taught language and cannot find someone to evaluate his foreign language
proficiency?**

**A:** Please call Cynthia Dudzinski at 1-202-502-7589. We will gladly
assist you in finding a qualified evaluator. An application is
significantly less competitive if a foreign 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. Please upload to the appropriate place in the
e-Application. These letters may not be mailed.

**Q: Do the provisions of the "Fly America Act" apply to this program?**

**A:** Yes. International travel budget estimates ought to be based on
jet economy high season rates on U.S. Flag carriers where available.

**Q. Does the international travel allowance provide funds for
dependent's travel?**

**A**: No, it does not.

**Q: What signatures are needed for the e-Application?**

**A:** No signatures are required for the faculty member's application.
However, signatures from your doctor/nurse practitioner may be requested
at a later date.

**Q: If a faculty member experiences technical difficulties or has
questions regarding the e-Application system, whom does he contact for
assistance?**

**A:** Contact the e-Grants Help Desk at 1-888-336-8930. US/ED program
officers are not able to answer technical questions about e-Application.

**Q: If a faculty member has programmatic questions, whom should he
contact?**

**A:** He/she should contact US/ED program officer Cynthia Dudzinski at
<cynthia.dudzinski@ed.gov> or via telephone (202) 502-7589.

**Q: When will selections be announced?**

**A:** Awards are usually announced in April. It is the responsibility
of the institution to inform a faculty member of his/her status.

**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, and human subject research clearance, if required, has been
given by the employing institution, and travel approval has been
obtained by the PD from US/ED. The GAN will specify the performance and
budget periods. All research must be completed during these periods.

**Q: Must a faculty member apply for his own visa and research
clearance?**

**A:** Yes.

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

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

**ATTENTION ELECTRONIC APPLICANTS: Please note that you must follow the
Application Procedures as described in the Federal Register notice
announcing the grant competition. Some programs may require electronic
submission of applications, and those programs will have specific
requirements and waiver instructions in the Federal Register notice.**

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

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

Fulbright-Hays FRA Faculty applicants may access e-Application on the
e-Grants web site and construct their applications. When faculty
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 faculty applicant's university Project Director
for review and submittal. It is the institution's Project Director who
is responsible for transmitting all faculty applications to the U.S.
Department of Education via e-Application by the Closing Date. Faculty
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 faculty member'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 Wednesdays for maintenance (Washington,
DC time). Any modifications to these hours are posted on the e-Grants
Web site.

If an institution submits its application through the Internet via the
e-Grants Web site, the institution will receive an automatic
acknowledgment when we receive its application.

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

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

**To help expedite our review of your application, we would appreciate
your voluntarily including an additional 2 copies of your application.**

**Please mail copies to:**

**U.S. Department of Education**

**Application Control Center**

**Attention: CFDA# 84.019A**

**400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.**

**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:]{.underline}**

**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**

**Attention: (CFDA Number 84.019A)**

**LBJ Basement Level 1**

**400 Maryland Avenue, SW.**

**Washington, DC 20202-4260**

**Applications Delivered by Hand**

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.

**To help expedite our review of your application, we would appreciate
your voluntarily including an additional 2 copies of your application.**

**Please hand deliver copies to:**

**U.S. Department of Education**

**Application Control Center**

**Attention: CFDA# 84.019A**

**550 12^th^ Street, S.W.**

**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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| Expiration Date: 01/31/2009                                           |
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| [     ]{.underline}                                                   |
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| [     ]{.underline}                                                   |
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| [     ]{.underline}                                                   |
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| [     ]{.underline}                                                   |
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| [     ]{.underline}                                                   |
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# ITEM 22

  -------------------------- -------------------------- ----------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------
  [Name of                   [Discipline]{.underline}   [Countries of           [Human Subjects Approval [Amount
  Individual]{.underline}                               Research]{.underline}   (check if                Requested]{.underline}
  [Applicants]{.underline}                                                      required]{.underline})   

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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]{.underline}](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).

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. §§451 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.

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  SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED CERTIFYING OFFICIAL        TITLE

  APPLICANT ORGANIZATION                             DATE SUBMITTED
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Standard Form 424B (Rev. 7-97) Back

# 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)

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| **Type of Federal    | **Status |         | **Report Type:**        |
| Action:**            | of       |         |                         |
|                      | Federal  |         | a\. initial filing      |
| a\. contract         | A        |         |                         |
|                      | ction:** |         | \_\_\_\_\_ b. material  |
| \_\_\_\_ b. grant    |          |         | change                  |
|                      | a\.      |         |                         |
| c\. cooperative      | bid/o    |         | **For material change   |
| agreement            | ffer/app |         | only:**                 |
|                      | lication |         |                         |
| d\. loan             |          |         | Year \_\_\_\_\_\_\_     |
|                      | \_       |         | quarter \_\_\_\_\_\_\_  |
| e\. loan guarantee   | \_\_\_\_ |         |                         |
|                      | b.       |         | Date of last            |
| f\. loan insurance   | initial  |         | repor                   |
|                      | award    |         | t\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      | c\.      |         |                         |
|                      | po       |         |                         |
|                      | st-award |         |                         |
+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+
| **Name and Address   |          | **If    |                         |
| of Reporting         |          | Re      |                         |
| Entity:**            |          | porting |                         |
|                      |          | Entity  |                         |
| \_\_\_\_ Prime       |          | in No.  |                         |
| \_\_\_\_\_           |          | 4 is    |                         |
| Subawardee           |          | Subawa  |                         |
|                      |          | rdee,** |                         |
| Tier\_\_\_\_\_\_, if |          | Enter   |                         |
| Known:               |          | Name    |                         |
|                      |          | and     |                         |
| **Congressional      |          | Address |                         |
| District, if         |          | of      |                         |
| known:**             |          | Prime:  |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      |          | *       |                         |
|                      |          | *Congre |                         |
|                      |          | ssional |                         |
|                      |          | Di      |                         |
|                      |          | strict, |                         |
|                      |          | if      |                         |
|                      |          | k       |                         |
|                      |          | nown:** |                         |
+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+
| **Federal            |          | **7.    |                         |
| Department/Agency:** |          | Federal |                         |
|                      |          | Program |                         |
|                      |          | Name/   |                         |
|                      |          | Descrip |                         |
|                      |          | tion:** |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      |          | CFDA    |                         |
|                      |          | Number, |                         |
|                      |          | *if     |                         |
|                      |          | appli   |                         |
|                      |          | cable*: |                         |
|                      |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
|                      |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+
| **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 Faculty
Research Abroad Program?**

> The Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) program provides
> grants to institutions of higher education to fund faculty to maintain
> and improve their area studies and language skills by conducting
> research abroad for periods of 3- to- 12 months.

[FRA Performance Measures]{.underline}:

> a\. The average language competency score of Fulbright-Hays Faculty
> Research Abroad program recipients at the end of their period of
> instruction minus their average language competency at the beginning
> of the period.

b.  Percentage of all Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad program
    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.

**[.]{.smallcaps}**

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<td colspan="11"><h1 id="application-checklist">APPLICATION
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<td colspan="9">1 Electronic Language Reference for each language of
research – initiate the e-mail to your</td>
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<td colspan="3">referee</td>
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the e-mail to your referee</td>
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<td colspan="8"><strong>NOTE: This form MUST also be printed, completed
and faxed to US/ED’s Application Control Center at 202-245-6272 within 3
days of the Closing Date</strong>.</td>
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<td colspan="9">country(ies) of research and amount(s) requested once
they have submitted their individual applications. Project Directors
must indicate whether or not Human Subjects Clearance (IRB) is necessary
for each individual applicant.</td>
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<td colspan="5">Assurances for Non-Construction Programs</td>
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<td colspan="9">SF-LLL Disclosure of Lobbying Activities if
applicable</td>
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<td colspan="7">Ensure that all individual applications, along with
their references, are submitted</td>
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<td colspan="7">BEFORE the institutional portion is submitted</td>
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<td colspan="8"><u>Submit</u> by 4:30 pm, Washington DC time, on the
published Closing Date</td>
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</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

**You must submit your 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.**

**Attention: For additional information on e-grants, including the
requirements for requesting a waiver, please consult the Notice of
Closing Date published in the [Federal Register]{.underline} and
contained in this application packet.**