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| * '''Jacob K. Javits Fellowship: Office of Postsecondary Education/Department of Education''' | | * '''Jacob K. Javits Fellowship: Office of Postsecondary Education/Department of Education''' |
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- | -- SYNOPSIS: The sponsor supports fellowships for 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.
| + | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, JACOB K. JAVITS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM |
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- | -- Deadlines: 09/04/2008, 01/31/2009
| + | Targeted Fields |
| + | Humanities. Social Sciences. School of Arts and Architecture. Selected fields within these areas. |
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- | -- Contact: Carmen Gordon
| + | Open To |
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| + | Prospective/Current Graduate Students. |
- | -- E-mail: ope_javits_program@ed.gov
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- | -- Web Site: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=42408&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW
| + | Citizenship |
| + | Open to U.S. citizens or nationals, permanent residents of the U.S., or citizens of any one of the Freely Associated States. |
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- | -- Program URL: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-16630.htm
| + | Eligibility Requirements |
| + | Open to undergraduate students about to enter graduate school and graduate students who have not yet completed their first year of graduate study and who intend to pursue a doctoral or master's degree. Applicants must submit the FY 2011 FAFSA before January 31, 2011. |
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- | -- DEADLINE NOTE: Applications will be available on July 21, 2008. The deadlines are September 4, 2008 for the JKJ Fellowship Program, and January 31, 2009 for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
| + | Stipend |
| + | Awards range from $3,000 to $42,000. |
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- | -- OBJECTIVES: 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.
| + | Deadline |
| + | 9/30/2010 |
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- | -- 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.
| + | Program Description |
| + | Approximately 27 fellowships are awarded for graduate study leading to a doctoral or terminal master's degree in the arts, humanities, or social sciences. Awards are renewable up to a maximum of 4 years contingent on satisfactory progress to degree and funding availability. |
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- | -- The selected fields in the humanities are: American history, art history (including architectural history), archeology, area studies, classics, comparative literature, English language and literature, folklore, folk life, foreign languages and literature, foreign languages that are less commonly taught as follows: Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Indic family (including Hindi, Urdu, Sinhala, Bengali, Nepali, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Oriya, Assamese); Iranian family (including Dari, Farsi, Tajiki, Kurdish, Pashto, Balochi); and Turkic family (including Turkish, Azerbaijani/Azeri, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen, Uzbek, Uyghur),
| + | For More Information |
- | linguistics, non-American history, philosophy, religion (excluding study of religious vocation), speech, rhetoric, and debate.
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- | -- The selected fields in the social sciences are: Anthropology, communications and media, criminology, 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).
| + | Carmen Gordon and Lakisha Reid |
| + | U.S. Department of Education, OPE |
| + | Teacher and Student Development Programs Service |
| + | Jacob K. Javits Fellowships Program |
| + | 1990 K Street, N.W., Room 6089 |
| + | Washington, DC 20006-8524 |
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- | -- ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants are 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 2009-2010; (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
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- | than a temporary purpose and intending to become a permanent resident, or a citizen of any one of the Freely Associated States.
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- | -- FUNDING: It is estimated that a total of $1,861,599 in total funding will be available. The project period is up to 48 months. The sponsor estimates that forty-three awards averaging $43,293 will be made. | + | (202) 502-7542 |
| + | ope_javits_program@ed.gov |
| + | www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2009-3/082109chtml |
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, JACOB K. JAVITS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Targeted Fields
Humanities. Social Sciences. School of Arts and Architecture. Selected fields within these areas.
Open To
Prospective/Current Graduate Students.
Citizenship
Open to U.S. citizens or nationals, permanent residents of the U.S., or citizens of any one of the Freely Associated States.
Eligibility Requirements
Open to undergraduate students about to enter graduate school and graduate students who have not yet completed their first year of graduate study and who intend to pursue a doctoral or master's degree. Applicants must submit the FY 2011 FAFSA before January 31, 2011.
Stipend
Awards range from $3,000 to $42,000.
Program Description
Approximately 27 fellowships are awarded for graduate study leading to a doctoral or terminal master's degree in the arts, humanities, or social sciences. Awards are renewable up to a maximum of 4 years contingent on satisfactory progress to degree and funding availability.
Carmen Gordon and Lakisha Reid
U.S. Department of Education, OPE
Teacher and Student Development Programs Service
Jacob K. Javits Fellowships Program
1990 K Street, N.W., Room 6089
Washington, DC 20006-8524