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The International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) office provides institutional and fellowship grant funding to strengthen the capability and performance of American education in foreign languages and in area and international studies. IFLE is led by Deputy Assistant Secretary Mohamed Abdel-Kader.

International Education Programs Brochure PDF (203K) | MS Word (36K)

Programs

Programs Authorized Under Title VI of the Higher Education Act

• American Overseas Research Centers
• Business and International Education
• Centers for International Business Education
• Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships
• Institute for International Public Policy
• International Research and Studies
• Language Resource Centers
• National Resource Centers
• Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access
• Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program

Programs Authorized Under Title VII of the Higher Education Act

• U.S.-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program
• European Union-United States Atlantis Program
• Program for North American Mobility in Higher Education
• United States-Russia Program: Improving Research and Educational Activities in Higher Education

Programs Authorized Under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act (Fulbright-Hays Act)

• Fulbright-Hays Training Grants--Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
• Fulbright-Hays Training Grants--Faculty Research Abroad
• Fulbright-Hays Training Grants--Group Projects Abroad
• Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad--Bilateral Projects

News and Information

The FY 2015 Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad -- Short-Term Projects program application for grants is available as of February 19, 2015. Application deadline: March 23, 2015.

Press Release: More than $63.3 Million Awarded to Colleges and Universities to Strengthen Global Competitiveness through International Studies and World Language Training

FY 2014 Call for Peer Reviewers MS Word (140K) | PDF (256K)

FY 2014 Grant Competitions MS Word (94K) | PDF (440K)

Other Competition Information

• IFLE's presentation for the White House Initiatives MS PowerPoint (1.79MB)
• The IFLE Fiscal Year 2014 competition dates in the Department’s “Forecast of Funding Opportunities (Chart 4)” posted on the ED.gov Web site are estimates. The official competition requirements and dates will be published in a Federal Register notice.
• All Office of Postsecondary Education open grant competitions

• Discretionary Grant Competitions ED-wide

Resources

• IFLE’s Newsletters
• IFLE's Press Releases
• International Education Archived Resources
• Staff Biographies
• Travel Abroad Safety and Health

U.S. Department of Education
Office of Postsecondary Education
International and Foreign Language Education
1990 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 502-7700

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