[Federal Register: September 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 176)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No. 84.170]
Office of Postsecondary Education, Jacob K. Javits Fellowship
Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2001
Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship
(JKJ) 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 leading to a
doctoral degree or a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at accredited
institutions of higher education in selected fields of the arts,
humanities, or social sciences.
Eligible Applicants: Individuals who at the time of application
have not yet completed their first full year of graduate study or will
be entering graduate school in academic year 2001-2002, and who are
eligible to receive any grant, loan, or work assistance pursuant to
section 484 of the Higher Education Act, as amended, and intend to
pursue a doctoral degree or MFA in fields selected by the JKJ Board at
accredited U.S. institutions of higher education. Individuals must be
U.S. citizens or nationals, permanent residents of the U.S., or
citizens of any one of the Freely Associated States.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: November 17, 2000.
Applications Available: September 29, 2000.
Available Funds: $1,179,330. The estimated amount of funds
available under this competition is based on the Administration's
request for this program for FY 2001. The actual level of funding, if
any, is contingent on final congressional action.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $27,200.
Estimated Number of Awards: 42 individual fellowships.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 48 months.
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, 85, 86, 97, 98 and 99; and (b)
the regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 650.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Stipend Level: The Secretary will determine
the JKJ fellowship stipend for the academic year 2001-2002 based on the
level of support provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
graduate fellowships, except that the amount will
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be adjusted as necessary so as not to exceed the JKJ fellow's
demonstrated level of financial need.
Institutional Payment: The Secretary will determine the
institutional payment for the academic year 2001-2002 by adjusting the
academic year 2000-2001 institutional payment, which is $10,500 per
fellow, by the U.S. Department of Labor's Consumer Price Index for the
previous year. The institutional payment will be reduced by the amount
an institution charges and collects from a fellowship recipient for
tuition and fees.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Proctor, Jacob K. Javits
Fellowship Program, U.S. Department of Education, International
Education and Graduate Programs Service, 1990 K St., Suite 6000,
Washington, DC 20006-8521. Telephone: (202) 502-7542. The e-mail
address for the Javits Program is: ope_javits_program@ed.gov
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the appropriate contact person listed in the
preceding paragraph. However, the Department is not able to reproduce
in an alternate format the standard forms included in the application
package.
For Applications Contact: Education Publications Center (ED Pubs),
P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone (toll free): 1-877-433-
7827. FAX: (301) 470-1244. Individuals who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call (toll free): 1-877-576-7734. You may
also contact ED Pubs via its Web site at: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/
edpubs.html or at its e-mail address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED Pubs be sure to identify this
competition as follows: CFDA 84.170.
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1134-1134d.
Dated: September 5, 2000.
Lee A. Fritschler,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education.
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