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Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program CFDA Number 84.170A
Note:
Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice.
For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice.
The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal
Register.
Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html.
Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.
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 specific 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 to 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.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number:
8 4. 170A.
Applications for grants under this program must be submitted in paper format by mail or hand delivery.
Address to Request Application Package:
You can obtain an application package via the Internet or from the Department.
To obtain a copy via the Internet, use the following address for the JKJ Fellowship Program Web site:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/ index.html.
To obtain a copy from the Department, write, fax, or call the following:
Carmen Gordon or Sara Starke, Jacob K.
Javits Fellowship Program, U. S. Department of Education, Teacher and Student Development Programs Service, 1990 K St., NW., room 6013, Washington, DC 20006-852 4. Telephone:
(202) 502-7542 or by e-mail:
ope_javits_program@ed.gov.
Note:
The FAFSA can be obtained from the institution of higher education's financial aid office or accessed at:
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.
Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice.
For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice.
The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal
Register.
Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html.
Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.
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 specific 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 to 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.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number:
8 4. 170A.
Applications for grants under this program must be submitted in paper format by mail or hand delivery.
Address to Request Application Package:
You can obtain an application package via the Internet or from the Department.
To obtain a copy via the Internet, use the following address for the JKJ Fellowship Program Web site:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/ index.html.
To obtain a copy from the Department, write, fax, or call the following:
Carmen Gordon or Sara Starke, Jacob K.
Javits Fellowship Program, U. S. Department of Education, Teacher and Student Development Programs Service, 1990 K St., NW., room 6013, Washington, DC 20006-852 4. Telephone:
(202) 502-7542 or by e-mail:
ope_javits_program@ed.gov.
Note:
The FAFSA can be obtained from the institution of higher education's financial aid office or accessed at:
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.
Who's Eligible
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program CFDA Number 84.170A; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligible Applicants: Individuals who, at the time of application: Are eligible to receive a Federal grant, loan or work assistance pursuant to section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA); intend to pursue a doctoral or Master of Fine Arts degree in an eligible field of study selected by the Board at an accredited U. S. institution of higher education; and are a U. S. citizen or national, 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.
Applicants must also either: Be entering into a doctoral program in academic year 2011-2012, or have not yet completed the first full year in the doctoral program, in an eligible field of study for which they are seeking support; or be entering a Master of Fine Arts program in academic year 2011-2012, or have not yet completed the first full year in the Master of Fine Arts program, in an eligible field of study for which they are seeking support.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Agency Email:
ope_javits_program@ed.gov
Date Posted:
2010-08-16
Application Due Date:
2011-01-31
Archive Date:
2011-03-02
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