U.S. Department of Education

International Education Programs Service

**Access to the World and Its Languages**

The mission of the International Education Programs Service (IEPS) is to
meet the national needs for expertise and competence in foreign
languages and area or international studies. IEPS administers 14
international education programs. These programs are complementary in
nature and designed to benefit a variety of audiences through training
programs, research, start-up or enhancement projects, and fellowships.

# Overseas Programs 

Under the Fulbright-Hays Act, IEPS administers four overseas programs
that provide a variety of grants to individuals and institutions of
higher education for projects in foreign languages and area studies.

### Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad 

This program provides grants to institutions of higher education to fund
doctoral students to conduct research in other countries in modern
foreign languages and area studies for periods of six to 12 months.
[www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap](http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap)

### Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad 

This 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 three to 12 months.
[www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsfra](http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsfra)

### Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad 

This program provides grants for overseas projects in training,
research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and
area studies by teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common
endeavor. Projects may include short-term seminars, curriculum
development, group research or study, or advanced intensive language
programs. Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education,
state departments of education, private nonprofit educational
organizations or combinations thereof.

[www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsgpa](http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsgpa)

### Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program and Special Bilateral Projects 

This program provides opportunities for U.S. educators in the social
sciences and humanities to participate in short-term study and travel
seminars abroad for the purpose of improving their understanding and
knowledge of other cultures. There are approximately seven to 10
seminars with 14 to 16 participants in each seminar annually. Seminars
are four to six weeks in duration.
[www.ed.gov/programs/iegpssap](http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpssap)

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# Domestic International Education Programs 

Under Title VI of the Higher Education Act, IEPS administers 10 domestic
programs that provide a variety of grants to institutions of higher
education, nonprofit organizations, and individuals for projects in
foreign languages, area or international studies, and international
business.

### American Overseas Research Centers 

This program provides grants to consortia of institutions of higher
education to establish or operate overseas research centers that promote
postgraduate research, exchanges, and area studies.
[www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsaorc](http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsaorc)

### Business and International Education 

This program provides grants to institutions of higher education who
enter into an agreement with a trade association, business or both to
improve the academic teaching of the business curriculum and to conduct
outreach activities that expand the capacity of the business community
to engage in international economic activities.

[www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsbie](http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsbie)

### Centers for International Business Education 

This program provides grants to schools of business for curriculum
development, research, and training on issues of importance to U.S.
trade and competitiveness.

[www.ed.gov/programs/iegpscibe](http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpscibe)

### Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships 

This program provides academic year and summer fellowship awards to
colleges and universities to assist graduate students in foreign
language and either international studies or area studies.
[www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsflasf](http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsflasf)

### Institute For International Public Policy 

This program provides a single grant to assist a consortium of colleges
and universities to establish an institute designed to increase the
representation of minorities in international service, including private
international voluntary organizations and the Foreign Service of the
United States.
[www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsiipp](http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsiipp)

### International Research and Studies 

This program provides grants to individuals, institutions of higher
education, and public and private agencies and organizations. The grants
may be used for materials development and to conduct research, surveys,
studies, and evaluations in modern foreign languages, area studies, or
other international fields.
[www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsirs](http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsirs)

# Language Resource Centers 

This program provides grants to institutions of higher education or
consortia of institutions of higher education for the purpose of
establishing, strengthening, and operating a small number of national
language resource and training centers to improve effectiveness of
teaching and learning foreign languages.
[www.ed.gov/programs/iegpslrc](http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpslrc)

## National Resource Centers 

This program provides grants to institutions of higher education or
consortia of institutions of higher education to establish, strengthen,
and operate comprehensive and undergraduate language and
area/international study centers to serve as national resources.

[www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsnrc](http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsnrc)

## Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access 

This program provides grants to institutions of higher education and
public or nonprofit libraries to develop innovative techniques or
programs using new electronic technologies to collect information from
foreign sources. The grants may be used to access, collect, organize,
preserve, and widely disseminate information on world regions and
countries other than the U.S. that address our nation's teaching and
research needs in international education and foreign languages.
[www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsticfia](http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsticfia)

## Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language 

This program provides grants to institutions of higher education,
consortia of such institutions, or partnerships between nonprofit
educational organizations and institutions of higher education. The
grants may be used to plan, develop, and carry out programs to
strengthen and improve undergraduate instruction in international
studies and foreign languages.
[www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsugisf](http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsugisf)

U.S. Department of Education

Office of Postsecondary Education

International Education Programs Service

1990 K Street, N.W., 6th Floor

Washington, DC 20006-8521

Tel: 202-502-7700

Fax: 202-502-7860

[www.ed.gov/ope/iegps](http://www.ed.gov/ope/iegps)