AGENCY: Department of Education/Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE)

PROGRAM: Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program

OBJECTIVES: This program provides funding for graduate students to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. Under this program’s absolute priority, a supported research project must focus on one of the following areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, South Asia, the Near East, East Central Europe and Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere (excluding the Unites States and its territories). Projects focused on Western Europe will not be supported. The Department will give competitive preference to research projects that focus on one of the 78 languages deemed critical on the U.S. Department of Education’s list of Less Commonly Taught Languages (please see program guidelines for this list).

For FY 2010 the Department has established the following invitational priority: Research projects that focus on one of the following fields or topics: Environmental Science, Ecology, Climate Studies, Development Studies, Economics, Public Health, Education, or Political Science. A project that responds to this invitational priority will not be given a competitive or absolute preference over other applications.

ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS: A candidate for this fellowship must be a full-time graduate student who, when the fellowship period begins, is admitted to candidacy in a doctoral degree program in modern foreign languages or area studies. Candidates must be planning a teaching career in the U.S. upon graduation and possess adequate skills in the language(s) necessary to carry out the research project. Candidates must be citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States. Individuals must apply through their institution (please see “Remarks” section for specific application guidelines).

DEADLINES:
BU Internal Deadline: November 6, 2009
Agency Deadline: December 1, 2009

FUNDING INFORMATION: The estimated range of awards is $15,000 to $60,000, and the estimated average size of awards is $40,000 per fellow for six to twelve months. The Department of Education anticipates funding 142 awards.

AGENCY CONTACT:
Amy Wilson
International Education Programs Service
U.S. Department of Education
1990 K Street, N.W., Room 6082
Washington, DC 20006-8521
Telephone: (202) 502-7700
Email: ddra@ed.gov
Web: http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/applicant.html

REMARKS: Applicants to the Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad program must prepare their applications using E-Application, the Department of Education's electronic proposal submission system. E-Application can be accessed at http://e-grants.ed.gov. The Graduate School must submit all electronically prepared applications to the Department of Education on behalf of the individual applicants. All applicants must complete their on-line application preparation and must notify Geri Montgomery, Associate Dean's Office, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 115 by Friday, November 6, 2009. Applicants are urged to register with E-Application and review the on-line documentation as soon as possible.

Both the Graduate School and the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) have complete application material for this program. Please distribute this notice to any faculty or staff members who might be interested in the information. For more information, please contact the OSP at X3-4365 or ospinfo@bu.edu, or visit the OSP web site at http://www.bu.edu/osp.