Grants for Schools and Individuals
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship
Purpose of Program: The
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship
Program provides opportunities to graduate students to engage
in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign
languages & area studies.
Applications Available: August
27, 2004.
Deadline for Transmittal
of Applications: October 19,
2004.
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher
education (IHE).
As part of the application process, students
submit individual applications to the IHE. The
IHE then officially submits all eligible individual student
applications with its grant application to the Department.
Estimated Available
Funds: The Administration
has requested $4,440,379 for this program for FY 2005. The
actual level of funding, if any, depends on final congressional
action.
Estimated Range of
Fellowship Awards: $15,000-$60,000.
Estimated Average
Size of Fellowship Awards: $29,603.
Estimated Number
of Fellowship Awards: 150.
Additional information
is available online at: www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2004-
Fulbright-Hays
Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program
Purpose of Program: The Fulbright-Hays
Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program offers opportunities
to faculty of institutions of higher education to engage
in research abroad in modern foreign languages & area
studies.
Applications Available: August
27, 2004.
Deadline for Transmittal
of Applications: October 19,
2004.
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher
education (IHE).
As part of the application process, faculty
submit individual applications to the IHE. The
IHE then officially submits all eligible individual faculty
applications with its grant application to the Department.
Estimated Available
Funds: The Administration
has requested $1,395,654 for this program for FY 2005.
Estimated Range of
Fellowship Awards: $20,000-$100,000.
Estimated Average
Size of Fellowship Awards: $55,826.
Estimated Number
of Fellowship Awards: 25.
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education:
There are four workshops to assist
individuals interested in learning more about the Fiscal
Year (FY) 2005 programs of the Fund for the Improvement of
Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). Program
staff will present program information & answer questions
about FIPSE's programs. The workshops will focus primarily
on the Comprehensive Program, which provides grants for innovative
reform projects that hold promise as models for the resolution
of important issues and problems in postsecondary education.
Although the Department has not yet announced an application
deadline date for its FY 2005 FIPSE grant competitions in the
Federal Register, the Department is holding these workshops
to give potential applicants relevant background information
on FIPSE programs for which grant competitions are expected
to be held in FY 2005. Specific requirements for grant
competitions will be announced in the Federal Register. The
technical assistance workshops will be held as follows:
1. Atlanta, Georgia: Monday,
September 27, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Hilton, Garden Inn Atlanta Airport-Millenium
Center, 2301 Sullivan Road, College Park, GA 30337. Phone:
404-766-0303.
2. St. Louis, Missouri: Wednesday,
September 29, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Renaissance St. Louis Airport
Hotel, 9801 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, MO 63134. Phone:
314-429-1100.
3. Los Angeles, California: Thursday,
September 30, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Westin Los Angeles Airport
Hotel, 5400 West Century Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90045. Phone:
310-216-5858.
4. Washington, DC: Tuesday,
October 5, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. with
optional writing clinic 2-4 p.m. Barnard Auditorium, Education
Department, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202.
Space at the workshops is limited. Interested
individuals are invited to register at this site: http://www.ed.gov/FIPSE.
Please indicate the location you
are requesting. You
will receive an e-mail reply confirming the status of your
registration along with exact information on workshop locations. All
confirmed registrants are asked to bring their printed e-mail
confirmation to the workshop. Additional information is available
online at: www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2004-3/082304c.html
