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[Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) and Javits
Fellowships]{.smallcaps}

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| **Legislation:** Javits: Higher      | 1985  | \$0   | 2000  | \$    |
| Education Act (HEA) of 1965, Title   |       |       |       | 51^1^ |
| VII, Part A, SubPart 1 (20 U.S.C.    |       |       |       |       |
| 1134-1134d). GAANN: Higher Education |       |       |       |       |
| Act (HEA) of 1965, Title VII, Part   |       |       |       |       |
| A, SubPart 2 (20 U.S.C. 1135-1135e). |       |       |       |       |
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|                                      | 1990  | \$24  | 2001  | \$41  |
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|                                      | 1995  | \$34  | 2002  | \$41  |
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^1^Javits Fellowships received \$20 million of which \$10 million was
designated for fellowships for academic year 2001-02, changing the
funding pattern to provide funds in advance of the year in which they
will be used.

##### **Program Description**

The goal of the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN)
and Javits Fellowships programs is to sustain and enhance the capacity
for teaching and research by providing, fellowships to assist graduate
and doctoral students of superior ability who demonstrate financial
need.

The Javits Fellowships program provides fellowships of up to four years
directly to students of superior ability who are pursuing doctoral
degrees in the arts, humanities, and social sciences at an institution
of their choice. Students pursuing a master's degree in the arts,
humanities, and social sciences in fields for which a master's degree is
commonly accepted as the highest terminal degree are also eligible.
Fellows are selected through a national competition on the basis of
demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise.

The Javits Fellowship Board establishes program policies, oversees
program operations, selects fields of study in which fellowships are to
be awarded, determines the criteria for distributing fellowships, and
appoints panels to select fellows. The total number of Javits fellows
funded for academic years beginning in 1999, 2000, and 2001 respectively
is 297 (66 new fellows and 231 NCC fellows), 415 (156 new fellows and
259 NCC fellows), and 350 (30 new fellows and 320 NCC fellows).

Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) provides
fellowships, through grants to postsecondary institutions, to graduate
students of superior ability studying in areas selected as the "areas of
national need." Graduate degree-granting academic programs of
institutions of higher education, and such programs in consortium with
non-degree-granting institutions that support doctoral dissertation
research, are eligible to compete for awards. Applicants must set forth
policies and procedures to ensure that they will seek talented students
from traditionally under-represented backgrounds. GAANN, recipients must
have excellent academic records, financial need, and plan to pursue the
highest degree available in their fields. After consultation with
appropriate agencies and organizations, the Secretary of Education
designates those fields of study that are considered "areas of national
need."

The total number of GAANN fellows funded in 1999, 2000, and 2001
respectively is 944 (all continuing fellows), 1,211 (638 new fellows and
573 NCC fellows), and 1,070 (432 new fellows and 638 NCC fellows).

For more information, please visit the Program Web Site at:
[**http://www.ed.gov/programs/gaann/**](http://www.ed.gov/programs/gaann/)

Program Performance

Objective 1: Increase the number of graduate students in areas of
national need, including the number of underrepresented groups.

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<td colspan="11"><strong>Indicator 1.1 Graduate school completion: There
will be an increase in the number of U.S. citizens and permanent
residents who receive a GAANN fellowship and obtain a doctorate in an
area of national need.</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="8">Targets and Performance Data</td>
<td colspan="2">Assessment of Progress</td>
<td>Sources and Data Quality</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><strong>Year</strong></td>
<td colspan="4"><h3 id="actual-performance">Actual Performance</h3></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Performance Targets</strong></td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="5"><p><strong>Status:</strong> Data establish
baseline.</p>
<p><strong>Explanation:</strong> For students who received GAANN support
and enrolled in a doctoral program in the fall of 1993, 123 (60%)
completed a PhD within seven years (by spring of 1999). An additional 35
(17%) advanced to candidacy level and 18 (9%) left the program with a
master’s degree.</p></td>
<td rowspan="5"><p><strong>Source:</strong> Annual Performance
Reports</p>
<p><em>Frequency:</em> Annually.</p>
<p><em>Next collection update:</em> 2001.</p>
<p><em>Date to be reported:</em> 2002.</p>
<p><strong>Validation Procedure:</strong> Data collected before ED
<u>Standards for Evaluating Program Performance Data</u> were
developed.</p>
<p>Limitations of Data and Planned Improvements: Data are based on
performance data from a subset of the grantees.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1999:</td>
<td colspan="4">60%</td>
<td colspan="3">Baseline</td>
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<tr class="odd">
<td><strong>2000:</strong></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>No Data Available</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Continuing increase</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2001:</td>
<td colspan="4" rowspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3">Continuing increase</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2002:</td>
<td colspan="3">Continuing increase</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="11"><strong>Indicator 1.2 Enrollment of targeted
populations: The percentage of GAANN fellows from underrepresented
groups will increase over time.</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="9">Targets and Performance Data</td>
<td>Assessment of Progress</td>
<td>Sources and Data Quality</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="9"><em>Percentage of fellows from traditionally
underrepresented groups by grantee cohort</em></td>
<td rowspan="13"><p><strong>Status:</strong> No 2000 data are available;
progress toward target is unlikely.</p>
<p><strong>Explanation:</strong> Minority representation among GAANN
recipients in 1999 is similar to representation in 1998. The authorizing
statute recommends, but does not mandate, that grantees seek individuals
from traditionally underrepresented groups when awarding fellowships.
However, in addressing the selection criteria, grantees pledge to
include students from underrepresented groups.</p></td>
<td rowspan="13"><p><strong>Source:</strong> Annual Performance
Reports.</p>
<p><em>Frequency:</em> Annually.</p>
<p><em>Next Update:</em> 2001.</p>
<p><em>Date to be reported:</em> 2002.</p>
<p><strong>Validation Procedure:</strong> Data collected before ED
<u>Standards for Evaluating Program Performance Data</u> were
developed.</p>
<p>Limitations of Data and Planned Improvements: Data are based on
performance data from a subset of the grantees.</p></td>
</tr>
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<td rowspan="3"><strong>Year</strong></td>
<td colspan="6"><strong>Actual Performance</strong>*</td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>Performance Targets</strong></td>
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<td rowspan="2">Alaskan/ Native American Indians</td>
<td rowspan="2"><p>Asian/</p>
<p>Pacific Islander</p></td>
<td rowspan="2">Black, Non-Hispanic</td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="2">Hispanic</td>
<td rowspan="2">Women</td>
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<td>1994:</td>
<td>1%</td>
<td>5%</td>
<td>3%</td>
<td colspan="2">1%</td>
<td>38%</td>
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<td>1995:</td>
<td>0%</td>
<td>7%</td>
<td>5%</td>
<td colspan="2">4%</td>
<td>36%</td>
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<td>1997:</td>
<td>1%</td>
<td>9%</td>
<td>8%</td>
<td colspan="2">4%</td>
<td>39%</td>
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<td>1998:</td>
<td>1%</td>
<td>8%</td>
<td>7%</td>
<td colspan="2">5%</td>
<td>39%</td>
<td colspan="2">Continuing improvement</td>
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<td>1999:</td>
<td>1%</td>
<td>10%</td>
<td>7%</td>
<td colspan="2">4%</td>
<td>37%</td>
<td colspan="2">Continuing improvement</td>
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<td><strong>2000:</strong></td>
<td colspan="6"><h3 id="no-data-available">No Data Available </h3></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>Continuing improvement</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2001:</td>
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<td rowspan="2"></td>
<td rowspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="2"></td>
<td rowspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="2">Continuing improvement</td>
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<td>2002:</td>
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<td colspan="9">*Data for all years have been updated to include more
comprehensive data now available.</td>
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Objective 2: To enable students of superior ability in the arts,
humanities, and social sciences to complete their terminal degree.

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| a |             |             | their attainment | require grantees |
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