[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38885-38886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14672]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Jacob K. 
Javits Fellowship Program

    Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 
2005.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.170A.
    Dates: Applications Available: August 11, 2004.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications for the Jacob K. Javits 
Fellowship Program: October 8, 2004.
    Deadline for Transmittal of the Free Application for Federal 
Student Aid (FAFSA): January 31, 2005.
    Eligible Applicants: Individuals who at the time of application: 
(1) Have not completed their first full year of study for a doctoral 
degree or a master's degree in those fields in which the master's 
degree is the terminal highest degree awarded in the selected field of 
study, or will be entering a doctoral degree program or a master's 
degree program in those fields in which the master's degree is the 
terminal highest degree awarded in the selected field of study in 
academic year 2005-2006; (2) are eligible to receive grant, loan, or 
work assistance pursuant to section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965, as amended (HEA); and (3) intend to pursue a doctoral or master's 
degree in fields selected by the JKJ Fellowship Board at accredited 
U.S. institutions of higher education. An individual must be a citizen 
or national of the United States, a permanent resident of the United 
States, in the United States for other than a temporary purpose and 
intending to become a permanent resident, or a citizen of any one of 
the Freely Associated States.
    Estimated Available Funds: $2,928,305.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $41,511.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 71.


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


    Project Period: Up to 48 months.

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Jacob K. Javits (JKJ) 
Fellowship 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 in 
selected fields in the arts, humanities, and social sciences leading to 
a doctoral degree or to a master's degree in those fields in which the 
master's degree is the terminal highest degree awarded in the selected 
field of study at accredited institutions of higher education. The 
selected fields in the arts are: creative writing, music performance, 
music theory, music composition, music literature, studio arts 
(including photography), television, film, cinematography, theater 
arts, playwriting, screenwriting, acting, and dance. The selected 
fields in the humanities are: art history (including architectural 
history), archeology, area studies, classics, comparative literature, 
English language and literature, folklore, folk life, foreign languages 
and literature, history, linguistics, philosophy, religion (excluding 
study of religious vocation), speech, rhetoric, and debate. The 
selected fields in the social sciences are: anthropology, 
communications and media, economics, ethnic and cultural studies, 
geography, political science, psychology (excluding clinical 
psychology), public policy and public administration, and sociology 
(excluding the master's and doctoral degrees in social work).

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

    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, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98 and 99; and 
(b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 650.

II. Award Information

    Type of Award: Discretionary grant.
    Estimated Available Funds: $2,928,305.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $41,511.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 71.


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


    Project Period: Up to 48 months.

III. Eligibility Information

    1. Eligible Applicants: Individuals who at the time of application: 
(1) Have not completed their first full year of study for a doctoral 
degree or a master's degree in those fields in which the master's 
degree is the terminal highest degree awarded in the selected field of 
study, or will be entering a doctoral degree program or a master's 
degree program in those fields in which the master's degree is the 
terminal highest degree awarded in the selected field of study in 
academic year 2005-2006; (2) are eligible to receive grant, loan, or 
work assistance pursuant to section 484 of the HEA; and (3) intend to 
pursue a doctoral or master's degree in fields selected by the JKJ 
Fellowship Board at accredited U.S. institutions of higher education. 
An individual must be a citizen or national of the United States, a 
permanent resident of the United States, in the United States for other 
than a temporary purpose and intending to become a permanent resident, 
or a citizen of any one of the Freely Associated States.
    2. Cost Sharing or Matching: There are no cost sharing or matching 
requirements for this program.

IV. Application and Submission Information

    1. Address to Request Application Package: Education Publications 
Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone (toll 
free): 1-877-433-7827. FAX: (301) 470-1244. If you use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll free): 
1-877-576-7734.
    You may also contact ED Pubs at its Web site: www.ed.gov/edpubs.html or you may contact ED Pubs at its e-mail address: 
[email protected].
    The application may also be accessed on the JKJ Fellowship Program 
Web site: http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsjavits/index.html.



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    Note: The FAFSA may be obtained from the institution of higher 
education's financial aid office or accessed at: www.fafsa.ed.gov.


    If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify 
this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.170A.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application 
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, 
audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact 
person listed under For Further Information Contact in section VII of 
this notice.
    2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements 
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you 
must submit, are in the application package for this program.
    3. Submission Dates and Times:
    Applications Available: August 11, 2004.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications for the JKJ Fellowship 
Program: October 8, 2004.
    Deadline for Transmittal of the FAFSA: January 31, 2005.
    The dates and times for the transmittal of applications by mail or 
by hand (including a courier service or commercial carrier) are in the 
application package for this program.
    We do not consider an application that does not comply with the 
deadline requirements.
    4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is not subject to 
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
    5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding 
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
    6. Other Submission Requirements: Instructions and requirements for 
the transmittal of applications by mail or by hand (including a courier 
service or commercial carrier) are in the application package for this 
program.

V. Application Review Information

    1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program have 
been established by the Jacob K. Javits Program Fellowship Board, 
pursuant to section 702(a)(2) of the HEA and 34 CFR 650.20(a). The 
selection criteria for applications in the humanities and social 
sciences are: (a) Statement of purpose (100 points); (b) letters of 
recommendation (100 points); (c) academic record (150 points); and (d) 
scholarly awards/honors (50 points). The selection criteria for 
applications in the arts are: (a) Statement of purpose (100 points); 
(b) letters of recommendation (100 points); (c) academic record (50 
points); (d) scholarly awards/honors (50 points); and (e) supporting 
arts materials (100 points).
    2. Review and Selection Process: The review and selection process 
for the JKJ Fellowship Program consists of a two-part process. Eligible 
applications are read and rated by a distinguished panel of scholars 
and academics in each of fields of the arts, humanities, and social 
sciences on the basis of demonstrated scholarly achievements and 
exceptional promise. The second part of the evaluation is a 
determination of financial need.

VI. Award Administration Information

    1. Award Notices: Successful applicants will be notified by 
telephone and a Grant Award Notification (GAN) will be sent directly to 
the institution the applicant will be attending. Unsuccessful 
applicants will be notified.
    2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify 
administrative and national policy requirements in the application 
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable 
Regulations section of this notice.
    We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of 
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and 
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN.
    3. Reporting: On an annual basis, fellows are required to submit 
their Student Aid Report to the Javits Program Coordinator at their 
institution as specified by the Secretary in 34 CFR 650.37.
    4. Performance Measures: The effectiveness of the JKJ Fellowship 
Program will be measured by graduate completion rates, time to degree 
completion rates, and the costs per PhD of talented graduate students, 
with demonstrated financial need, who are pursuing the highest degree 
available in their designated fields of study. Institutions of higher 
education in which the fellows are enrolled are required to submit an 
annual report documenting the fellows' satisfactory academic progress 
and the determined financial need. The Department will use the reports 
to assess the program's success in assisting fellows in completing 
their course of study and receiving their degree.

VII. Agency Contacts

    For Further Information Contact: Gary Thomas or Carmen Gordon, 
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program, U.S. Department of Education, 
Teacher and Student Development Service, 1990 K St., NW., suite 6000, 
Washington, DC 20006-8524. Telephone: (202) 502-7542 or via Internet: 
[email protected].
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an 
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
diskette) on request to the program contact persons listed in this 
section.

VIII. Other Information

    Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as 
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal 
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the 
Internet at the following site: www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
    To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available 
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. 
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in 
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.


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    Dated: June 23, 2004.
Sally L. Stroup,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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