[Federal Register: October 11, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 198)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No. 84.170A]
Office of Postsecondary Education; Jacob K. Javits Fellowship
Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2003
Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship
(JKJ) 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, folklife, foreign languages
and literature, history, linguistics, philosophy, religion, 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).
Eligible Applicants: Individuals who at the time of application:
Intend to pursue, at accredited U.S. institutions of higher education
in academic year 2003-2004, doctoral or master's degrees (if the
master's degree is the terminal highest degree awarded) in fields
selected by the JKJ Board; have not completed their first full year of
study for doctoral or master's degrees in the fields for which the
individuals are applying; and are eligible to receive grants, loans, or
work assistance pursuant to section 484 of the Higher Education Act, as
amended. 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.
Note: An individual who has had a JKJ Fellowship in any field of
study is ineligible.
Applications Available: October 11, 2002.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: December 11, 2002 for the
JKJ Program. January 31, 2003 for the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid.
Estimated Available Funds: $10,000,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $36,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 107 individual fellowships.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 48 months.
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, 85, 86, 97, 98 and 99; and (b)
The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 650.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Stipend Level: The Secretary will determine
the JKJ fellowship stipend for the academic year 2003-2004 based on the
level of support provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
graduate fellowships as of February 1, 2003, except that the amount
will be adjusted as necessary so as not to exceed the JKJ fellow's
demonstrated level of financial need.
Institutional Payment: The Secretary will determine the
institutional payment for the 2003-2004 academic year by adjusting the
previous academic year institutional payment, which is $11,031 per
fellow, by the U.S. Department of Labor's Consumer Price Index for the
2002 calendar year. The institutional payment will be reduced by the
tuition and fees the institution charges and collects from a JKJ
fellow.
Instructions for Transmittal of Applications
Note: Some of the procedures in these instructions for
transmitting applications differ from those in the Education
Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) (34 CFR
75.102). Under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) the
Department generally offers interested parties the opportunity to
comment on proposed regulations. However, these amendments make
procedural changes only and do not establish new substantive
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policy. Therefore, under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A), the Secretary has
determined that proposed rulemaking is not required.
Pilot Project For Electronic Submission of Applications
In FY 2003, the U.S. Department of Education is continuing to
expand its pilot project of electronic submission of applications to
include additional formula grant programs and additional discretionary
grant competitions. The JKJ Program--CFDA No. 84.170A is one of the
programs included in the pilot project. If you are an applicant under
the JKJ Program, you may submit your application to us in either
electronic or paper format.
The pilot project involves the use of the Electronic Grant
Application System (e-APPLICATION, formerly e-GAPS) portion of the
Grant Administration and Payment System (GAPS). We request your
participation in this pilot project. We shall continue to evaluate its
success and solicit suggestions for improvement.
If you participate in this e-APPLICATION pilot, please note the
following:
[sbull] Your participation is voluntary.
[sbull] You will not receive any additional point value or penalty
because you submit a grant application in electronic or paper format.
[sbull] You can submit the Applicant Information Sheet and Personal
Statement electronically, however, you must submit all other
application materials in hardcopy, including your letters of
recommendation, transcripts, GRE report (if required for your field of
study), and supporting materials in the arts.
[sbull] Within three working days of submitting your electronic
application fax a signed copy of the Applicant Information Sheet to the
Application Control Center after following these steps:
1. Print the Applicant Information Sheet from the e-APPLICATION
system.
2. Make sure that you sign this form.
3. Before faxing this form, submit your electronic application via
the e-APPLICATION system. You will receive an automatic
acknowledgement, which will include a PR/Award number (an identifying
number unique to your application).
4. Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of
Applicant Information Sheet.
5. Fax the Applicant Information Sheet to the Application Control
Center at (202) 260-1349.
You may access the electronic grant application for the JKJ Program
at: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://e-grants.ed.gov.
We have included additional information about the e-APPLICATION
pilot project (see Parity Guidelines between Paper and Electronic
Applications) in the application package.
For Applications Contact: Federal Student Aid Information Center,
P.O. Box 84, Washington DC 20044-0084. Telephone (toll free): 1-800-
433-3243, FAX: (319) 358-4316. The application may also be accessed on
the JKJ Web site: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/iegps/javits.html.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the TDD number at 1-800-730-8913.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Proctor, Jacob K. Javits
Fellowship Program, U.S. Department of Education, International
Education and Graduate Programs Service, 1990 K St., NW., Suite 6000,
Washington, DC 20006-8521. Telephone: (202) 502-7542 or via Internet:
ope--javits--program@ed.gov.
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 person listed under For
Further Information Contact.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternative format by contacting that person. However,
the Department is not able to reproduce in an alternative format the
standard forms included in the application package.
Electronic Access to This Document
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Note: The official version of this document is the document
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1134-1134d.
Dated: October 8, 2002.
Sally L. Stroup,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education.
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