[insert date] 

Dear Jacob K. Javits Project Director: 

This letter contains the information you will need to request [next fiscal year] continuation support 

for Javits fellows enrolled at your institution. Javits Program fellowships funded through the U.S. 

Department of Education may be renewed annually for up to a period of four years or to 

completion of degree whichever comes first. Students may receive continuation fellowship 

support provided that they demonstrate financial need and maintain both satisfactory academic 

progress and full-time enrollment status. The Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program is authorized 

by Part A of Title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). 

Please be advised that your electronic submission of the Annual Performance, Financial Need 

and Certification Report for the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program is required to request 

continuation fellowships for eligible students. The online report and instructions will be accessible

via the following URL on [insert date]: [insert URL]. In addition, the enclosed list, [current fiscal 

year] Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Continuations by Institution and Cohort, also referred to as 

Attachment K, reflects all of the Javits Fellows within a cohort who are currently enrolled at your 

institution and were awarded a fellowship. You must submit a separate online report for each 

Fellow within each cohort at your institution. The report is due to the Department of Education by 

[insert date]. Please note that the submission deadline will be strictly enforced, and that untimely 

report submission may delay the continuation funding requested by your institution.

The maximum fellowship award for [current fiscal year] was [$ amount], including a maximum 

stipend of [$ amount] and an institutional payment of [$ amount]. The report collects information 

on not only the previous year’s amounts, but also on the actual amounts to be used for the 

upcoming year. The actual amounts have been adjusted to meet the maximum stipend of the 

National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Program, as of February 1 of that year, which 

is now [$ amount]. The institutional payment has been adjusted to [$ amount], in accordance with 

the Consumer Price Index, which is determined by the U.S. Department of Labor at the end of 

each year. The Javits Program office will automatically adjust your fellowship continuation 

requests accordingly. No fellowship stipend may exceed the student's level of financial need or 

the maximum stipend.
Please also review the enclosed "Dear Continuing Javits Fellow" letter from the Javits Program 

office at the U.S. Department of Education. It is intended for optional use by project directors 

(also referred to as Javits Coordinators) at grantee institutions to notify fellows annually about 

filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as required for the Title IV need 

calculation by your institution. The Department of Education recommends that you forward this 

letter to each Javits Fellow attending your institution just prior to winter break. Students may 

submit an electronic application via www.fafsa.ed.gov or request a hardcopy application from 

your institution’s financial aid office.

If you have any questions, or if this message has reached the incorrect contact person, please 

notify me immediately at Carmen.Gordon@ed.gov or (202) 219-7138.

Thank you for your prompt attention regarding this matter.

Sincerely, 

Carmen Gordon

Program Specialist

Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program

Enclosures (2)

[Fiscal Year] Jacob K. Javits Continuation Fellowships by Institution and Cohort (Attachment K)

“Dear Continuing Javits Fellow” Letter