On March 24, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas “vacat[ed] 34 C.F.R. § 662.21(c)(3) as to all 2023 Fulbright-Hays Fellowship applicants until the Court reaches a merits decision in this case or the U.S. Department of Education publishes a final rule amending the regulation, 34 C.F.R. § 662.21(c)(3).” Lujan v. Cardona, No. 3:22-CV-00159-DCG, ECF No. 37. On April 3, 2023, the Court issued a second order that clarified the scope of its injunction regarding the criterion set forth in 34 C.F.R. § 662.21(c)(3), also known as the “Foreign Language Criterion.” The Court clarified that “its injunction applies only insofar as the Foreign Language Criterion prohibited considering an applicant’s native language skills.” Lujan v. Cardona, No. 3:22-CV-00159-DCG, ECF No. 40. In accordance with the Court order, the Department will consider the criterion set forth in 34 C.F.R. § 662.21(c)(3) in the Fulbright-Hays 2023 competition cycle, including awarding points to applicants based on relevant native language skills (other than English). The Department will also increase the number of points associated with this selection criterion from 1 point to 10 points. The Department will publish a formal notice to amend the Notice Inviting Applications for the 2023 competition cycle to reflect these changes in the coming weeks and to extend the deadline for applications to April 28, 2023.

Timeline

Competitions are held annually, pending the availability of funds.

The FY 2023 program competition is now closed. The deadline to apply was April 28, 2023. The following information is for reference only.

Federal Register Notice

• Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards; Amendment of Selection Criteria and Extension of Application Deadline Date dated April 10, 2023
• Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards dated February 10, 2023 | PDF

Current Application

Applications for the FY 2023 DDRA program were submitted through the G5 system at http://www.G5.gov

Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-021023-001

• FY 2023 DDRA Application Instructions: MS Word (639K)

Tips and Assistance

The FY 2023 DDRA program pre-application webinar is available to stream on IFLE’s YouTube channel. The webinar covered a variety of topics, including DDRA program requirements, selection criteria, and frequently asked questions.

A DDRA Fellow Alumni Panel Discussion and Application Tips webinar is also available to stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da5YM-ROF4U

Application Contacts

Dr. Pamela J. Maimer
International and Foreign Language Education
U.S. Department of Education
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program
Telephone: (202) 453-6891
E-mail: ddra@ed.gov

Amy Marrion
International and Foreign Language Education
U.S. Department of Education
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program
Telephone: (202) 453-5628
E-mail: ddra@ed.gov

Carla White
International and Foreign Language Education
U.S. Department of Education
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program
Telephone: (202) 453-7502
E-mail: ddra@ed.gov

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