[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1202-1203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-445]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration


Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

Action: Notice inviting fellowship applications.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Highway Administration announces the fiscal year 
(FY) 1996 Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program. The objectives 
of the overall program are to attract the Nation's brightest minds to 
the field of transportation, to enhance the careers of transportation 
professionals by encouraging them to seek advanced degrees, and to 
retain top talent in the transportation community of the United States. 
This notice contains instructions for submitting applications for the 
five fellowships under the program.

DATES: The closing date for submission of student applications under 
this announcement is February 16, 1996. The closing date for submission 
of faculty fellowship applications is April 16, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Ilene Payne, Director, 
Universities and Grants Programs, National Highway Institute (HHI-20), 
Federal Highway Administration, 901 North Stuart Street, Suite 300, 
Arlington, Virginia 22203; Tel: (703) 235-0538, FAX: (703) 235-0593. 
Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation 
Fellowship Program was authorized by section 6001 of the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Public Law 102-240, 105 
Stat. 1914. The program is expected to enhance the educational level of 
the transportation work force in the United States. The program will 
contribute to the talent pool in transportation because it encourages 
students from their senior year through the post doctorate level to 
pursue careers in fields related to transportation.
    The Eisenhower Program is a DOT-wide fellowship program managed by 
the National Highway Institute. The program was developed in the Summer 
of 1992. Brochures were published and distributed in the Fall of 1992. 
The first fellowships were awarded in the Spring of 1993. FY 1996 
funding for the program is $2 million, which will fund 125 fellowship 
recipients.
    All fellowship recipients must be in a field of study which is 
directly related to transportation. For students pursuing degrees, the 
fellowship recipient's degree program must contain a major, minor or 
emphasis in transportation.
    In addition, each fellowship has specific requirements unique to 
that fellowship.
    The five fellowships are:
    Eisenhower Graduate Fellowships, to enable students to pursue 
Masters Degrees or Doctorates in transportation- related fields at the 
school of their choice;
    Eisenhower Grants for Research Fellowships (GRF) to acquaint 
students who are on-site with transportation research, development, and 
technology transfer activities at the U.S. Department of 
Transportation;
    Eisenhower Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) 
Fellowships, to provide HBCU students with additional opportunities to 
enter careers in transportation (announcements are issued by recipient 
HBCUs); 

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    Eisenhower Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Fellowships, to 
provide HSI students to enter careers in transportation (announcements 
are issued by recipient HSIs); and
    Eisenhower Faculty Fellowships, to provide talented faculty in 
transportation fields with opportunities to improve their 
transportation knowledge, including attendance at conferences, courses, 
seminars, and workshops in the United States.
    Applications must be submitted by April 16, 1996, and will be 
evaluated by review panels. All applicants will be notified of the 
results of the panel evaluation. Each fellowship has specific 
requirements and forms which can be obtained by writing a letter of 
request to the address listed under the caption FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 307(a)(1)(c)(ii) and 315; 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: January 4, 1996.
Rodney E. Slater,
Federal Highway Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-445 Filed 1-16-96; 8:45 am]
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