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**Who May Apply: (by category)** Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) 

**Who May Apply: (specifically)**  Faculty members must apply through their employing institutions.

 A faculty member is eligible to receive a fellowship if he or she:
                - Is a citizen or national of the United States or is a permanent resident of the United States.
                - Is employed by an institution of higher education.
                - 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.
                - Proposes research relevant to his or her modern foreign language or area studies specialization,which is not dissertation research for a doctoral degree. 
                - Possesses sufficient foreign language skills to carry out the research project.

**Expenses Covered by the Award:**
                - Travel expenses to and from the residence of the fellow and the country or countries of research.
                - Maintenance stipend for the fellow related to his or her academic year salary.
                - An allowance for research-related expenses overseas, such as books, copying, tuition and affiliation fees, local travel and other incidental expenses.

**Duration:**  3 - 12 months

A fellow shall:
                - Maintain satisfactory progress in the conduct of his or her research.
                - Devote full time to research on the approved topic.
                - Not engage in unauthorized income-producing activities during the period of the fellowship.
                - Remain employed by the grantee institution during the period of the fellowship.

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