7.1198, FYI: FY97 Grants from Office of Postsecondary Education
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Subject: 7.1198, FYI: FY97 Grants from Office of Postsecondary Education
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Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 16:47:28 CST
From: Minchew at act.org
Subject: FY97 Grants from Office of Postsecondary Education
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Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 16:47:28 CST
From: Minchew at act.org
Subject: FY97 Grants from Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Register: August 20, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 162)] Pages
43127-43135 Office of Postsecondary Education; Direct Grant
Program and Fellowship Programs.
The following summary of ten FY97 grants is prepared and
distributed by the ACT Washington Office with the hope that
readers of this list might benefit. Full text (over 50,000 bytes)
can be downloaded from:
http://www.gpo.ucop.edu/search/fedfld.html
An e-mail copy of the full notice can be sent to anyone without
web access by senting an e-mail --- NOT TO THE LIST, BUT TO ---
minchew at act.org
AVAILABLE FUNDS: Although the Congress has not yet enacted a
FY97 appropriation, the Department of Education is publishing
this information to give potential applicants adequate time to
prepare applications.
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1. UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE
PROGRAM
APPLICATION AVAILABLE: 08-30-96 ** DEADLINE: 11-04-96
EXPECTED AWARDS: 23 ranging from $40,000 to $90,000. PURPOSE:
To provide grants to strengthen and improve undergraduate
instruction in international studies and foreign languages in
the United States.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: Institutions of higher education;
combinations of institutions of higher education; and public and
nonprofit private agencies and organizations, including
professional and scholarly associations.
PROJECT PERIOD: 24 to 36 months.
CONTACT: Christine Corey, U.S. Department of Education, 600
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-5332. Telephone:
202 401-9783.
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2. INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND STUDIES PROGRAM
APPLICATION AVAILABLE: 08-30-96 ** DEADLINE: 11-04-96
EXPECTED AWARDS: 19 ranging from $30,000 to $110,000.
PURPOSE: To provide grants to conduct research and
studies to improve and strengthen instruction in modern foreign
languages, area studies, and other international fields to
provide full understanding of the places in which the foreign
languages are commonly used.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: Public and private agencies, organizations,
and institutions; and individuals.
PROJECT PERIOD: 12 to 36 months.
CONTACT: Jose L. Martinez, U.S. Department of Education, 600
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-5331. Telephone:
202 401-9784.
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3. FULBRIGHT-HAYS FACULTY RESEARCH ABROAD PROGRAM
APPLICATION AVAILABLE: 09-16-96 ** DEADLINE: 11-08-96
EXPECTED AWARDS: 23 ranging from $23,000 to $65,000.
PURPOSE: The Faculty Research Abroad Program offers opportunities
to faculty members of higher education for research and study in
modern foreign languages and area studies.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: Institutions of higher education.
PROJECT PERIOD: 3 to 12 months.
CONTACT: Eliza Washington, U.S. Department of Education, 600
Independence Avenue, SW.,Washington, DC 20202-5331. Telephone:
202 401-9777.
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4. FULBRIGHT-HAYS GROUP PROJECTS ABROAD PROGRAM
APPLICATION AVAILABLE: 08-26-96 ** DEADLINE: 10-21-96
EXPECTED AWARDS: 27 ranging from $35,000 to $65,000.
PURPOSE: To provide grants to support overseas projects in
training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign
languages and area studies by teachers, students, and faculty
engaged in a common endeavor. Projects may include short-term
seminars, curriculum development, group research or study, or
advanced intensive language projects.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: Institutions of higher education; State
departments of education; nonprofit private educational
organizations; and consortia of these types of institutions,
departments, and organizations.
PROJECT PERIOD: four to six weeks.
CONTACT: Dr. Lungching Chiao, U.S. Department of Education, 600
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-5332. Telephone:
202 401-9772.
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5. FULBRIGHT-HAYS DOCTORAL DISSERTATION RESEARCH ABROAD PROGRAM
APPLICATION AVAILABLE: 09-16-96 ** DEADLINE: 11-08-96
EXPECTED AWARDS: 63 ranging from $14,000 to $72,000.
PURPOSE: The Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship
Program provides opportunities for graduate students to engage in
full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign
languages and area studies.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: Institutions of higher education.
PROJECT PERIOD: 6 to 12 months.
CONTACT: Karla Ver Bryck Block, U.S. Department of Education, 600
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-5331. Telephone:
202401-9774.
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6. ENDOWMENT CHALLENGE GRANT PROGRAM
APPLICATION AVAILABLE: 04-15-97 ** DEADLINE: 96-16-97
EXPECTED AWARDS: 6 ranging from $50,000 to $500,000.
PURPOSE: To provide matching grants to eligible
institutions of higher education to establish or increase their
endowment funds.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: The President has proposed to limit
eligibility only historically black colleges and universities.
PROJECT PERIOD: 240 months (20 years).
CONTACT: Dr. Louis Venuto, U.S. Department of Education, 600
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-5337. Telephone:
(202) 708-8839. Applications will be sent to those institutions
designated as eligible.
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7. MINORITY SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM -
Institutional, Design, Special, and Cooperative Projects
APPLICATION AVAILABLE: 09-13-96 ** DEADLINE: 11-22-96
EXPECTED AWARDS: 28 ranging from $20,000 to $500,000.
PURPOSE: To effect long-range improvement in science
education at predominantly minority institutions and to increase
the flow of underrepresented ethnic minorities, particularly
minority women, into scientific careers.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: Public and nonprofit private minority
institutions.
PROJECT PERIOD: Up to 36 months.
CONTACT: Dr. Argelia Velez-Rodriguez, U.S. Department of
Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Courtyard Suite C-80,
Portals Building, Washington, DC 20202-5329. Telephone: 202
260-3261 or by internet to (argelia__velez__rodriguez at ED.GOV).
The Department encourages applicants to FAX requests for
applications to: (202) 260-7615.
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8. BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
APPLICATION AVAILABLE: 08-30-96 ** DEADLINE: 11-08-96
EXPECTED AWARDS: 18 ranging from $50,000 to $90,000.
PURPOSE: To provide grants both to enhance international business
education programs and expand the capacity of the business
community to engage in international economic activities. ELIGIBLE
APPLICANTS: Institutions of higher education that have entered into
agreements with business enterprises, trade organizations,
or associations engaged in international economic activity.
PROJECT PERIOD: 24 months.
CONTACT: Sarah T. Beaton, U.S. Department of Education, 600
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202-5332. Telephone:
202 401-9778.
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9. AMERICAN OVERSEAS RESEARCH CENTERS PROGRAM
APPLICATION AVAILABLE: 08-30-96 ** DEADLINE: 08-30-96
EXPECTED AWARDS: 10 ranging from $35,000 to $75,000.
PURPOSE: To provide assistance to eligible consortia to establish
or operate overseas research centers that promote postgraduate
research, exchanges, and area studies.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: Consortia of U.S. institutions of higher
education.
PROJECT PERIOD: 36 months.
CONTACT: Cheryl E. Gibbs, U.S. Department of Education, 600
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-5331. Telephone:
(202) 401-9782.
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10. FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION -
Comprehensive Program (Preapplications and Applications)
APPLICATION AVAILABLE: 08-20-96 * DEADLINE: 10-18-96
EXPECTED AWARDS: 73 ranging from $15,000 to $150,000.
PURPOSE: To provide grants or enter into cooperative
agreements to improve postsecondary education opportunities.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: Institutions of higher education (IHEs);
combinations of IHEs; and nonprofit private educational
institutions and agencies.
PROJECT PERIOD: Up to 36 months.
CONTACT: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
(FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue,
SW., Room 3100, ROB-3, Washington, D.C. 20202-5175. Telephone:
(202) 708-5750. Through World Wide Web at:
http://www.ed.gov/prog__info/FIPSE
Through Internet E-mail: FIPSE at ed.gov
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Daniel
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Daniel Minchew minchew at act.org
Director
ACT * American College Testing 202 223-2318 - Telephone
One Dupont Circle, NW, # 340
Washington, DC 20036-1170 202 293-2223 - Fax
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