THE 2007 FULBRIGHT-HAYS DOCTORAL DISSERTATION RESEARCH ABROAD (DDRA) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
This Fellowship Program is administered by the U.S. Department of Education, International Education Programs Service in Washington, D.C. at: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps/index.html
About the DDRA Fellowships Program: This program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund individual doctoral students to conduct research in other countries in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of 6 to 12 months. Proposals focusing on Western Europe are not eligible.
Eligible Applicants: U.S. Institutions of Higher Education
Eligible Participants: U.S.Graduate students must apply through the institutions in which they are enrolled in doctoral programs in the fields of foreign languages and area studies.
A U.S. graduate student is eligible to compete and receive this Fellowship if he or she:
• Is a citizen or national of the United States or is a permanent resident of the United States.
• Is a graduate student in good standing at an institution of higher education in the United States who, when the fellowship begins, is admitted to candidacy in a doctoral program in modern foreign languages and area studies at that institution.
• Is planning a teaching career in the United States upon graduation.
• Possesses adequate skills in the language(s) necessary to carry out the dissertation project.
Duration of the Grant: Students may propose research for 6 to 12 months. The fellowship may not be renewed.
Terms and Conditions - A U.S. DDRA Fellow shall:
• Maintain satisfactory progress in the conduct of his or her research.
• Devote full time to research on the approved topic.
• Not engage in any gainful employment during the fellowship period.
• Remain a student in good standing at his or her institution.
Expenses Covered by the DDRA Award:
• Travel expenses, including excess baggage to and from the residence of the fellow to the host country of research.
• Maintenance and dependents allowances based on the cost of living in country(ies) of research for the fellow and his or her dependent(s).
• Project allowance for research related expenses such as books, copying, tuition and affiliation fees, local travel and other incidental expenses.
• Health and accident insurance premiums.
Application and Submission Information:
• Address to Request Application Package: student applicants may obtain an application package via the Internet by downloading the package from the program Website at: http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/index.html.
• Or, you may also obtain a copy of the application package by contacting Ms. Carla White, International Education Programs Service, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW, Suite 6000, Washington, DC 20006-8521. Telephone: (202) 502-7700 or by E-mail at: ddra@ed.gov.
• For FY 2007 DDRA Fellowship Competition the deadline is: November 10, 2006.
• Applications may be submitted electronically using the e-Grants system by accessing the website at: http://e-grants.ed.gov/
• Text versions of the application package are available for reference by visiting: http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/applicant.html
• To access the FY 2007 DDRA Application in a MS Word format (1.8MB) visit: http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/2007-022a.doc
• To access the FY 2007 DDRA Application in pdf format (459k) visit:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/2007-022a.pdf
For additional information on this Fellowship Program please contact:
Ms. Karla VerBryck Block and Ms.Sara Starke
U.S. Department of Education, OPE
Fulbright-Hays - Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program
1990 K Street, N.W., 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20006-8521
Telephone: (202) 502-7632 or (202) 502-7688
E-mail: ddra@ed.gov
For Information on other Department of Education Fulbright-Hays Programs Contact:
• Faculty Research Abroad Program: Ms. Eliza Washington, U.S. Department of Education, International Education and Graduate Programs Service, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Suite 600 Portals Building, Washington, DC 20202-5331. Telephone: (202) 401-9777. The e-mail address for Ms. Washington is eliza__washington@ed.gov .
• Group Projects Abroad: Ms. Lungching Chiao, U.S. Department of Education, International Education and Graduate Programs Service, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Suite 600 Portals Building, Washington, DC 20202-5332. Telephone: (202) 401-9772. The e-mail address for Ms. Chiao is lungching__chiao@ed.gov .