[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 68 (Monday, April 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21184-21185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07419]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation
Research Abroad Fellowship Program; Amendment of Selection Criteria and
Extension of Application Deadline Date
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice; amendments.
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SUMMARY: On February 10, 2023, the Department of Education (Department)
published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA)
for fiscal year (FY) 2023 for the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation
Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program, Assistance Listing Number
84.022A. We are amending selection criterion (b)(3) and the selection
criteria point allocations in the NIA and extending the deadline date
for transmittal of applications until April 28, 2023. All other
information in the NIA remains the same.
DATES:
Applicable Date: These amendments are applicable on April 10, 2023.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 28, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Marrion, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 258-24, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 453-5628. Email: [email protected].
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and
wish to access telecommunications relay services, please dial 7-1-1.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 10, 2023, we published the NIA
for the 2023 DDRA competition in the Federal Register (88 FR 8832).
This NIA established selection criteria for the
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2023 competition in accordance with 34 CFR 662.21. Consistent with 34
CFR 662.21(c)(3), among these was selection criterion (b)(3),
Qualifications of the applicant. Under selection criterion (b)(3), the
Secretary would consider ``[t]he applicant's proficiency in one or more
of the languages (other than English and the applicant's native
language) of the country or countries of research, and the specific
measures to be taken to overcome any anticipated language barriers''
for a total of 1 point.
On March 24, 2023, the Western District Court of Texas in the
matter of Lujan v. Cardona, No. 3:22-CV-00158-DCG, ECF No. 37, granted
in part a preliminary injunction, which ``vacates 34 CFR 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 34 CFR 662.21(c)(3).''
Subsequently, on April 3, 2023, the Court amended its order to clarify
``that its injunction applies only insofar as the Foreign Language
Criterion prohibited considering an applicant's native language
skills'' Lujan, ECF No. 40. As a result, the Department is amending the
selection criteria for the 2023 DDRA competition, such that selection
criterion (b)(3) allows native speakers to receive points for
conducting research projects in any language in which they have
proficiency, other than English. Additionally, the Department is
increasing the number of points associated with selection criterion
(b)(3) from 1 point to 10 points, and the number of points allocated to
selection criterion (b) from 26 points to 35 points.
In order to give all applicants the opportunity to apply under the
amended NIA, the Department also extends the deadline date for
transmittal of applications until April 28, 2023. All other information
in the NIA remains the same.
Amendments
In FR Doc. 2023-02827 appearing on pages 8832-8837 of the Federal
Register of February 10, 2023, we make the following amendments:
1. On page 8832, under DATES in the left column, after the heading
``Deadline for Transmittal of Applications,'' remove ``April 11, 2023''
and add, in its place, ``April 28, 2023''.
2. On page 8835, in the right column, in paragraph (b) introductory
language, after the heading ``Qualifications of the Applicant,'' remove
``26 points'' and add, in its place, ``35 points''.
3. On page 8835, in the right column, in paragraph (b)(3):
A. Remove ``and the applicant's native language''.
B. Remove ``1 point'' and add, in its place, ``10 points''.
Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities
can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an
accessible format. The Department will provide the requestor with an
accessible format that may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or text
format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 file, Braille, large print,
audiotape, or compact disc, or other accessible format.
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Nasser H. Paydar,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2023-07419 Filed 4-7-23; 8:45 am]
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