Javits Fellowships
Purpose of this program:
To provide fellowships for graduate study in the arts, humanities, and social sciences to individuals of superior ability selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise. Fellowships are awarded to students intending to pursue a doctoral degree and may be awarded to students pursuing a master's degree in those fields in which the master's degree is commonly accepted as the terminal degree.
Possible uses and use restrictions...
A recipient is entitled to use the fellowship in a graduate program at any accredited institution of higher education in which the recipient may decide to enroll. For each fellowship awarded, the institution receives an institutional allowance determined in accordance with the statutory formula in Section 703 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. The student receives a stipend set at the level of support based on that provided by the National Science Foundation graduate fellowships. No stipend may exceed the Fellow's demonstrated level of need according to measurements of need set forth in Part F of Title IV of the Higher Education Act. An individual receives payments only during the periods that he or she maintains satisfactory progress in his or her program of study and devotes essentially full time to study or research in the field in which the fellowship was awarded.
Who is eligible to apply...
Eligibility is limited to U.S. citizens or nationals, permanent residents of the United States, and citizens of any one of the Freely Associated States. An individual who is enrolled or plans to enroll in a terminal degree program is eligible only if he or she is a citizen of the United States. Applicants must be enrolled or eligible to be enrolled in a graduate program in an approved field of study at an accredited institution of higher education. In fiscal year 1999 sixty percent of new awards shall be available for fellowships to otherwise eligible applicants who have earned no graduate credit hours. The remaining forty percent of new awards shall be available for fellowships to all otherwise eligible applicants who are within the first year of graduate study. In each of these two categories, a minimum of sixty percent of these new fellowships shall be awarded to applicants in the humanities, twenty percent to applicants in the social sciences, and twenty percent to applicants in the arts.
Eligible Applicant Categories:
* Anyone/General Public
* U.S. Territories And Possessions (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
Eligible Functional Categories:
* Resource Development and Support - Student Financial Aid
Credentials/Documentation
Regulations were published in the Federal Register on January 19, 1998. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.
Note:This is a brief description of the credentials or documentation required prior to, or along with, an application for assistance.
How much financial aid...
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
In fiscal year 2003, the new fellowship stipend awards averaged $30,000. The new institutional allowance covering tuition and fees was $12,000.
Note: This section lists the representative range (smallest to largest) of the amount of financial assistance available. These figures are based upon funds awarded in the past fiscal year and the current fiscal year to date. Also indicated is an approximate average amount of awards which were made in the past and current fiscal years.
Obligations
(Grants) FY 03 $9,935,000; FY 04 est $9,876,000; and FY 05 est $9,876,000.
Note: The dollar amounts listed in this section represent obligations for the past fiscal year (PY), estimates for the current fiscal year (CY), and estimates for the budget fiscal year (BY) as reported by the Federal agencies. Obligations for non-financial assistance programs indicate the administrative expenses involved in the operation of a program.
Contact information...
Web Sites
* www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsjavits/
* www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope
* www.ed.gov
Regional Or Local Office
Not applicable.
Note: This section lists the agency contact person, address and telephone number of the Federal Regional or Local Office(s) to be contacted for detailed information regarding a program such as: (1) current availability of funds and the likelihood of receiving assistance within a given period; (2) pre-application and application forms required; (3) whether a pre-application conference is recommended; (4) assistance available in preparation of applications; (5) whether funding decisions are made at the headquarters, regional or local level; (6) application renewal procedures (including continuations and supplementals) or appeal procedures for rejected applications; and (7) recently published program guidelines and material. However, for most federal programs, this section will instruct the reader to consult the so-called Appendix IV of the Catalog due to the large volume of Regional and Local Office Contacts for most agencies. This information is provided in Additional Contact Information (see below).
Headquarters Office
International Education and Graduate Programs, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20202. Contact: Cosette Ryan E-mail Address ope-javits-program@ed.gov. Telephone: (202) 502-7767.
Note: This section lists names and addresses of the office at the headquarters level with direct operational responsibility for managing a program. A telephone number is provided in cases where a Regional or Local Office is not normally able to answer detailed inquiries concerning a program. Also listed are the name(s) and telephone number(s) of the information contact person(s) who can provide additional program information to applicants.
To provide fellowships for graduate study in the arts, humanities, and social sciences to individuals of superior ability selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise. Fellowships are awarded to students intending to pursue a doctoral degree and may be awarded to students pursuing a master's degree in those fields in which the master's degree is commonly accepted as the terminal degree.
Possible uses and use restrictions...
A recipient is entitled to use the fellowship in a graduate program at any accredited institution of higher education in which the recipient may decide to enroll. For each fellowship awarded, the institution receives an institutional allowance determined in accordance with the statutory formula in Section 703 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. The student receives a stipend set at the level of support based on that provided by the National Science Foundation graduate fellowships. No stipend may exceed the Fellow's demonstrated level of need according to measurements of need set forth in Part F of Title IV of the Higher Education Act. An individual receives payments only during the periods that he or she maintains satisfactory progress in his or her program of study and devotes essentially full time to study or research in the field in which the fellowship was awarded.
Who is eligible to apply...
Eligibility is limited to U.S. citizens or nationals, permanent residents of the United States, and citizens of any one of the Freely Associated States. An individual who is enrolled or plans to enroll in a terminal degree program is eligible only if he or she is a citizen of the United States. Applicants must be enrolled or eligible to be enrolled in a graduate program in an approved field of study at an accredited institution of higher education. In fiscal year 1999 sixty percent of new awards shall be available for fellowships to otherwise eligible applicants who have earned no graduate credit hours. The remaining forty percent of new awards shall be available for fellowships to all otherwise eligible applicants who are within the first year of graduate study. In each of these two categories, a minimum of sixty percent of these new fellowships shall be awarded to applicants in the humanities, twenty percent to applicants in the social sciences, and twenty percent to applicants in the arts.
Eligible Applicant Categories:
* Anyone/General Public
* U.S. Territories And Possessions (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
Eligible Functional Categories:
* Resource Development and Support - Student Financial Aid
Credentials/Documentation
Regulations were published in the Federal Register on January 19, 1998. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.
Note:This is a brief description of the credentials or documentation required prior to, or along with, an application for assistance.
How much financial aid...
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
In fiscal year 2003, the new fellowship stipend awards averaged $30,000. The new institutional allowance covering tuition and fees was $12,000.
Note: This section lists the representative range (smallest to largest) of the amount of financial assistance available. These figures are based upon funds awarded in the past fiscal year and the current fiscal year to date. Also indicated is an approximate average amount of awards which were made in the past and current fiscal years.
Obligations
(Grants) FY 03 $9,935,000; FY 04 est $9,876,000; and FY 05 est $9,876,000.
Note: The dollar amounts listed in this section represent obligations for the past fiscal year (PY), estimates for the current fiscal year (CY), and estimates for the budget fiscal year (BY) as reported by the Federal agencies. Obligations for non-financial assistance programs indicate the administrative expenses involved in the operation of a program.
Contact information...
Web Sites
* www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsjavits/
* www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope
* www.ed.gov
Regional Or Local Office
Not applicable.
Note: This section lists the agency contact person, address and telephone number of the Federal Regional or Local Office(s) to be contacted for detailed information regarding a program such as: (1) current availability of funds and the likelihood of receiving assistance within a given period; (2) pre-application and application forms required; (3) whether a pre-application conference is recommended; (4) assistance available in preparation of applications; (5) whether funding decisions are made at the headquarters, regional or local level; (6) application renewal procedures (including continuations and supplementals) or appeal procedures for rejected applications; and (7) recently published program guidelines and material. However, for most federal programs, this section will instruct the reader to consult the so-called Appendix IV of the Catalog due to the large volume of Regional and Local Office Contacts for most agencies. This information is provided in Additional Contact Information (see below).
Headquarters Office
International Education and Graduate Programs, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20202. Contact: Cosette Ryan E-mail Address ope-javits-program@ed.gov. Telephone: (202) 502-7767.
Note: This section lists names and addresses of the office at the headquarters level with direct operational responsibility for managing a program. A telephone number is provided in cases where a Regional or Local Office is not normally able to answer detailed inquiries concerning a program. Also listed are the name(s) and telephone number(s) of the information contact person(s) who can provide additional program information to applicants.
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