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  **HEA: Javits Fellowships**

  **FY 2009 Program Performance Plan**

  Strategic Goal 3

  Discretionary

  HEA, Title VII, Part A-1
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  **Program      **To provide financial assistance to graduate students
  Goal:**        who have demonstrated superior academic ability,
                 achievement, and exceptional promise.**

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  ***Objective 1 of 1:***   *To enable students of superior ability in the arts,
                            humanities, and social sciences to complete their
                            terminal degree.*

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  **Measure 1.1 of 3:**                                       
  The percentage of                                           
  Javits fellows who                                          
  complete a doctoral                                         
  degree within seven                                         
  years.   (Desired                                           
  direction: increase)                                        
    1452                                                      

  **Year**                **Target**       **Actual\          **Status**
                                           (or date           
                                           expected)**        

  1998                                     30                 Measure not in place

  1999                                     26                 Measure not in place

  2003                    29               31                 Target Exceeded

  2004                    30               30                 Target Met

  2005                    31               38                 Target Exceeded

  2006                    31               45                 Target Exceeded

  2007                    32               (April 2008)       Pending

  2008                    32               (April 2009)       Pending

  2009                    33               (April 2010)       Pending

  2010                    33               (April 2011)       Pending

  2011                    34               (April 2012)       Pending

  2012                    34               (April 2013)       Pending
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**Source**. U. S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, Performance Report for the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship
Program.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Program data are supplied by institutions, which
certify the accuracy of the data.

**Explanation**. The program office collects cohort-specific data on
fellows\' performance to assemble this information.

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  **Measure 1.2 of 3:**                                       
  The average time in                                         
  years to degree                                             
  completion for Javits                                       
  fellows.   (Desired                                         
  direction: decrease)                                        
    1453                                                      

  **Year**                **Target**       **Actual\          **Status**
                                           (or date           
                                           expected)**        

  2003                                     6.3                Measure not in place

  2004                                     6.3                Measure not in place

  2005                    6.3              6                  Did Better Than Target

  2006                    6.3              5.6                Did Better Than Target

  2007                    6.2              (April 2008)       Pending

  2008                    6.2              (April 2009)       Pending

  2009                    6.1              (April 2010)       Pending

  2010                    6.1              (April 2011)       Pending

  2011                    6                (April 2012)       Pending

  2012                    6                (April 2013)       Pending
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**Source**. U. S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program Annual Performance Report.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Program data are supplied by institutions, which
certify the accuracy of the data.

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  **Measure 1.3 of 3:**                                       
  The Federal cost per                                        
  terminal degree                                             
  (PhD/MFA) awarded for                                       
  the Javits Fellowship                                       
  Program.   (Desired                                         
  direction: decrease)                                        
    1454                                                      

  **Year**                **Target**       **Actual\          **Status**
                                           (or date           
                                           expected)**        

  2003                                     109,873            Measure not in place

  2004                                     110,000            Measure not in place

  2005                                     203,994            Measure not in place

  2006                    999              192,049            Made Progress From Prior
                                                              Year

  2007                    999              (April 2008)       Pending

  2008                    999              (April 2009)       Pending

  2009                    999              (April 2010)       Pending
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**Source**. U. S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program Annual Performance Report

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Program data are supplied by institutions, which
certify the accuracy of the data.

**Explanation**. Efficiency data are determined by calculating the total
dollars allocated to the cohorts divided by the total number of Javits
Fellows receiving a terminal degree during this same time frame. Over
time, the uses for this efficiency measure may include examining the
cost per successful outcome for the Javits Program as compared with
other comparable programs. For FY 2006-2008, this is an efficiency
measure without targets.