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Date: August 25, 2006
FRPart:
Page Numbers: 50400-50403
Summary: Jacob K.
Javits Fellowship Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007
Posted on 08-25-2006
[Federal Register: August 25, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 165)]
[Notices]
[Page 50400-50403]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Jacob K. Javits
Fellowship Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2007
Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.170A.
DATES: Applications Available: August 25, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: October 6, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA): January 31, 2007.
Eligible Applicants: Individuals who at the time of application:
(1) Have not completed their first full year of study for a doctoral degree
or a master's degree in those fields in which the master's degree is the
terminal highest degree awarded in the selected field of study, or will
be entering a doctoral degree program or a master's degree program in
those fields in which the master's degree is the terminal highest degree
awarded in the selected field of study in
academic year 2007-2008; (2) are eligible to receive grant, loan, or work
assistance pursuant to section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965,
20 U.S.C. 1091, as amended (HEA); and (3) intend to pursue a doctoral
or master's degree in fields selected by the Jacob K. Javits (JKJ) Fellowship
Board at accredited U.S. institutions of higher education. An individual
must be a citizen or national of the United States, a permanent resident
of the United States, in the United States
for other than a temporary purpose and intending to become a permanent
resident, or a citizen of any one of the Freely Associated States.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested $1,961,992
for this program for FY 2007. The actual level of funding, if any, depends
on final congressional action. However, we are inviting applications to
allow enough time to complete the grant process if Congress appropriates
funds for this program.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $42,652.
Estimated Number of Awards: 46.
Note: The Department
is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up
to 48 months.
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Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity
Description
Purpose of Program:
The purpose of the JKJ Fellowship Program is to award fellowships to eligible
students of superior ability, selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement,
financial need, and exceptional promise, to undertake graduate study in
selected fields in the arts, humanities, and social sciences leading to
a doctoral degree or to a master's degree in those fields in which the
master's degree is the terminal highest degree awarded in the selected
field of study at accredited institutions of higher education. The selected
fields in the arts are: Creative writing, music performance, music theory,
music composition, music literature, studio arts (including photography),
television, film, cinematography, theater arts, playwriting, screenwriting,
acting, and dance. The selected fields in the humanities are: American
history, art history (including architectural history), archeology, area
studies, classics, comparative literature, English language and literature,
folklore, folk life, foreign languages and literature, foreign languages
that are less commonly taught as follows: Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean,
Russian, Indic family (including Hindi, Urdu, Sinhala, Bengali, Nepali,
Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Oriya, Assamese); Iranian family (including
Dari, Farsi, Tajiki, Kurdish, Pashto, Balochi); and Turkic family (including
Turkish, Azerbaijani/Azeri, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen, Uzbek, Uyghur), linguistics,
non-American history, philosophy, religion (excluding study of religious
vocation), speech, rhetoric, and debate. The selected fields in the social
sciences are: Anthropology, communications and media, criminology, economics,
ethnic and cultural studies, geography, political science, psychology
(excluding clinical psychology), public policy and public administration,
and sociology (excluding the master's and doctoral degrees in social work).
Priorities: For FY 2007 these priorities are invitational priorities.
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not give an application that meets these
invitational priorities a competitive or absolute preference over other
applications.
These priorities are:
Invitational Priority
1
Within the eligible
fields under Humanities, the Secretary is particularly interested in receiving
applications from students studying foreign languages that are less commonly
taught as follows:
Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Indic family (including Hindi,
Urdu, Sinhala, Bengali, Nepali, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati,
Oriya, Assamese); Iranian family (including Dari, Farsi, Tajiki,
Kurdish, Pashto, Balochi); and Turkic family (including Turkish, Azerbaijani/Azeri,
Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen, Uzbek, Uyghur).
Invitational Priority
2
Within the eligible
fields under Humanities, the Secretary is particularly interested in receiving
applications from students studying non-American history, especially the
modern history of the
Middle East, Asia, India, and Latin America.
Invitational Priority
3
Within the eligible
fields under Social Sciences, the Secretary is particularly interested
in receiving applications from students studying criminology especially
as it relates to issues surrounding homeland security.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1134-1134d.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General Administrative
Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75 (except as provided in 34 CFR
650.3(b)), 77, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98 and 99. (b) The regulations for
this program in 34 CFR part 650.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary
grant.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested $1,961,992
for this program for FY 2007. The actual level of funding, if any, depends
on final congressional action. However, we are inviting applications to
allow enough time to complete the grant process if Congress appropriates
funds for this program.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $42,652.
Estimated Number of Awards: 46.
Note: The Department
is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Project Period:
Up to 48 months.
III. Eligibility
Information
1. Eligible Applicants:
Individuals who at the time of application:
(1) Have not completed their first full year of study for a doctoral degree
or a master's degree in those fields in which the master's degree is the
terminal highest degree awarded in the selected field of study, or will
be entering a doctoral degree program or a master's degree program in
those fields in which the master's degree is the terminal highest degree
awarded in the selected field of study in
academic year 2007-2008; (2) are eligible to receive grant, loan, or work
assistance pursuant to section 484 of the HEA; and (3) intend to pursue
a doctoral or master's degree in fields selected by the JKJ Fellowship
Board at accredited U.S. institutions of higher education. An individual
must be a citizen or national of the United States, a permanent resident
of the United States, in the United States for other than a temporary
purpose and intending to become a permanent resident, or a citizen of
any one of the Freely Associated States.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not involve cost sharing
or matching.
IV. Application and
Submission Information
1. Web Address to
Access Application Package: Applications can only be accessed electronically
on the JKJ Fellowship Program Web site: http://www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index.html.
If you are unable
to obtain an electronic copy of the application package, you may request
a paper copy by contacting the program contact person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII. of this notice. Individuals
with disabilities may obtain the application package in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by
contacting the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT in section VII. of this notice.
Note: The FAFSA
may be obtained from the institution of higher education's financial aid
office or accessed at: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.
2. Content and Form
of Application Submission: Requirements concerning the content of an application,
together with the forms you must submit, are in the application package
for this program.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: August 25, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: October 6, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of the FAFSA: January 31, 2007.
Applications for grants under this program must be submitted by mail or
hand delivery. For information (including dates and times) about how to
submit your application by mail or hand delivery, please refer to section
IV. 6. Other Submission Requirements in this notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
4. Intergovernmental
Review: This program is not subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations
in 34 CFR part 79.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under this program
must be submitted in paper format by mail or hand delivery.
a. Submission of Applications by Mail.
If you submit your application by mail (through the U.S. Postal Service
or a commercial carrier), you must mail the original and two copies of
your application, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department
at the applicable following address:
By mail through the
U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Department of Education, Application Control
Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.170A), 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20202-260, or
By mail through a commercial carrier: U.S. Department of Education, Application
Control Center--Stop 4260, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.170A), 7100 Old
Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506.
Regardless of which
address you use, you must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the
following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark,
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the U.S.
Postal Service,
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial carrier,
or
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark, or
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline date,
we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal
Service does not uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on
this method, you should check with your local post office.
b. Submission of
Applications by Hand Delivery.
If you submit your application by hand delivery, you (or a courier service)
must deliver the original and two copies of your application, by hand,
on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the following
address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA
Number 84.170A), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily between 8
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and
Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail or hand
deliver your application to the Department:
(1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by the Department--in
Item 4 of the ED 424 the CFDA number--and suffix letter, if any--of the
competition under which you are submitting your application.
(2) The Application Control Center will mail a grant application receipt
acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the grant application receipt
acknowledgment within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of Education
Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review
Information
1. Selection Criteria:
The selection criteria for this program have been established by the JKJ
Program Fellowship Board, pursuant to section 702(a)(2) of the HEA and
34 CFR 650.20(a). The selection criteria for applications in the humanities
and social sciences are--(a) Statement of purpose (150 points); (b) Letters
of recommendation (100 points); (c) Academic record (100 points); and
(d) Scholarly awards/honors (50 points). The selection criteria for applications
in the arts are--(a) Statement of purpose (100 points); (b) Letters of
recommendation (100 points); (c) Academic record (50 points); (d) Scholarly
awards/honors (50 points); and (e) Supporting arts materials
(100 points).
2. Review and Selection Process: The review and selection process for
the JKJ Fellowship Program consists of a two-part process. Eligible applications
are read and rated by a distinguished panel of scholars and academics
in the arts, humanities, and social sciences on the basis of demonstrated
scholarly achievements and exceptional promise. The second part of the
evaluation is a determination of financial need.
VI. Award Administration
Information
1. Award Notices:
Successful applicants will be notified by telephone and a Grant Award
Notification (GAN) will be sent directly to the institution the applicant
will be attending. Unsuccessful applicants will be notified.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify administrative
and national policy requirements in the application package and reference
these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice. We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and include
these and other specific conditions in the GAN.
3. Reporting: On an annual basis, fellows are required to submit their
Student Aid Report to the Javits Program Coordinator at their institution
as specified by the Secretary in 34 CFR 650.37. In
addition, Javits fellows are required to submit an annual performance
report.
4. Performance Measures: The effectiveness of the JKJ Fellowship Program
will be measured by graduate completion rates, time to degree completion
rates, and the costs per Ph.D of talented graduate students, with demonstrated
financial need, who are pursuing the highest degree available in their
designated fields of study. Institutions of higher education in which
the fellows are enrolled are required to submit an annual report documenting
the fellows' satisfactory academic progress and the determined financial
need. Javits fellows are also required to submit an annual performance
report to assist program staff in tracking time-to-degree completion rates,
graduation rates, as well as the
employment status of individual fellows. The Department will use the reports
to assess the program's success in assisting fellows in completing their
course of study and receiving their degree.
VII. Agency Contacts
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT: Carmen Gordon, Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program, U.S. Department
of Education, Teacher and Student Development Service, 1990 K St., NW.,
suite 6000, Washington, DC 20006-8524. Telephone: (202) 502-7542 or by
e-mail: ope_javits_program@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD),
you may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339. Individuals
with disabilities may obtain this document in an alternative format (e.g.,
Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the
program contact person listed in this section.
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VIII. Other Information
Electronic Access
to This Document: You may view this document, as well as all other documents
of this Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe
Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Internet at the following site:
http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
To use PDF you must
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Note: The official
version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register.
Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and
the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.
Dated: August 22,
2006.
James F. Manning, Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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