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Part III





Department of Education





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Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship Program; Notices
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA NO: 84.094B]

 

Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship Program--Master's Level and 
Professional Study Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for 
Fiscal Year (FY) 1995.

    Purpose of Program: To provide, through institutions of higher 
education, grants to assist in making available the benefits of 
master's level and professional study education programs to women and 
individuals from minority groups who are underrepresented in these 
programs. This program supports the National Education Goal that calls 
for adult Americans to possess the knowledge and skills necessary to 
compete in a global economy and exercise the rights and 
responsibilities of citizenship.
    Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education that offer a 
program of postbaccalaureate study leading to a master's level or 
professional degree other than schools or departments of divinity, are 
eligible to receive grants under this program.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: October 14, 1994.

    Note: The notice inviting applications for new grants under the 
FY 1995 Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship Program--Doctoral Study 
competitions is published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal 
Register.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: December 13, 1994.
    Applications Available: September 1, 1994.
    Available Funds: The funding level is expected to be $6,333,101. Of 
the expected funds for this competition, not less than 75 percent is 
expected to be available for applications for master's level and 
professional study fellowships in academic areas of high national 
priority, and up to 25 percent is expected to be available for 
applications for master's level and professional study fellowships in 
other areas.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $19,167 to $460,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $140,735.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 45.

    Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this 
notice.

    Project Period: Up to 36 months.
    Budget Period: 12 months.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 
85, and 86; and (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR Part 
649.
    Supplementary Information: The Secretary will hold two separate 
competitions. One competition will be for master's level and 
professional study fellowships in academic areas of high national 
priority only. The second competition will be for master's level and 
professional study fellowships in other areas. This second competition 
will give a competitive preference to master's level fellowships in 
academic fields that will lead to careers that serve the public 
interest only. The Secretary has established absolute priorities for 
each competition. Only those applications that meet the priorities will 
be considered for funding. An applicant may submit no more than one 
application under the master's level and professional study program. An 
applicant who wishes to apply for funding under both competitions must 
indicate its intention to compete under both competitions within its 
single application.

Priorities

Master's Level and Professional Study in Academic Areas of High 
National Priority Fellowships Competition

Absolute Priorities
    Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) and 34 CFR 649.22 (a) and (c) the 
Secretary gives an absolute preference to applications that meet the 
following priorities. The Secretary funds under this competition only 
applications for master's level and professional study fellowships that 
meet both of these absolute priorities:
Absolute Priority 1--
    Fellowships in the award of which priority is given to women or 
individuals from minority groups, or both, who are pursuing master's 
level or professional study and are underrepresented in the academic 
field for which a grant award is sought.
Absolute Priority 2--
    Fellowships in the following academic career fields that the 
Secretary has identified, from among the academic areas listed in the 
appendix of the regulations for this program, as high national priority 
for the purpose of the master's level and professional study 
competition in FY 1995:

Business Administration & Management/Accounting
Biological & Life Sciences
Computer Science
Engineering
Health Sciences
Visual & Performing Arts

Master's Level and Professional Study in Other Areas Fellowships 
Competition

Absolute Priority
    Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) and 34 CFR 649.22(a) the Secretary 
gives an absolute preference to applications that meet the following 
priority. The Secretary funds under this competition only applications 
for master's level and professional study fellowships that meet the 
following absolute priority:
    Fellowships in the award of which priority is given to women or 
individuals from minority groups, or both, who are pursuing master's 
level or professional study and are underrepresented in the academic 
field for which a grant award is sought.
Competitive Priority
    Within the absolute priority specified above, the Secretary under 
34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) and 34 CFR 649.22(b) gives preference to 
applications that meet the following competitive priority. The 
Secretary awards one point to each applicant that meets this 
competitive priority. This point is in addition to any points the 
applicant earns under the institutional and academic field selection 
criteria for this program.
    Fellowships in the award of which priority is given to women or 
individuals from minority groups, or both, who are pursuing master's 
level study leading to careers that serve the public interest.
    Stipend level: The Secretary has determined that the maximum 
fellowship stipend for academic year 1995-1996 is $14,400, which is 
equal to the level of support that the National Science Foundation is 
providing for its graduate fellowships.
    Institutional payment: The institutional payment for academic year 
1994-1995 was $9,243. The Secretary will adjust the institutional 
payment for academic year 1995-1996 prior to the issuance of grant 
awards based on the Department of Labor's determination of the Consumer 
Price Index for 1994.
    For Applications or Information Contact: Ms. Cosette Ryan, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Portals Bldg, Suite 
C80, Washington, DC 20202-5329. Telephone: (202) 260-3608. Individuals 
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 
Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 
a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
    Information about the Department's funding opportunities, including 
copies of application notices for discretionary grant competitions, can 
be viewed on the Department's electronic bulletin board (ED Board), 
telephone (202) 260-9950; or on the Internet Gopher Server at 
GOPHER.ED.GOV (under Announcements, Bulletins and Press Releases). 
However, the official application notice for a discretionary grant 
competition is the notice published in the Federal Register.

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1134, 1134d-1134g.

    Dated: August 11, 1994.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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