PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP Michelle Guilfoil Senior Program Officer, IFLE U.S. Department of Education 1 Purpose and Agenda PURPOSE: • To provide information relevant to potential applicants to the Fulbright-Hays GPA Fiscal Year 2012 competition for foreign languages • To discuss other opportunities for foreign language grants at IFLE AGENDA: Per handout 2 Introductions • Name and affiliation • Brief info on project/proposal to be developed • Previous GPA grantee? Foreign Language or Short-Term? 3 Opportunities for foreign language grants at IFLE • Fulbright-Hays Programs • Title VI Programs 4 Programs: Fulbright-Hays 5 Fulbright-Hays Programs International education program, established by the U.S. Congress in 1946 to promote mutual understanding between people of the United States and those of other countries. The Fulbright Program originated with legislation sponsored by Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas just after World War II. Under the Fulbright-Hays Act of 1961, the U.S. Dept. of Education receives an annual appropriation from the U.S. Congress. Funds must be spent outside of U.S. Focus is on non-western European countries and Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL)s. 6 Fulbright-Hays Programs Programs Applicable to Foreign Language Projects  Group Projects Abroad – Advanced Overseas Intensive Language Training Projects  Group Projects Abroad – Short-Term Projects  Faculty Research Abroad  Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad 7 Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Short Term Projects  One year institutional grant award  Annual competition  Supports overseas training, research and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies.  Funds approximately 25 projects each year  Focus to provide professional development to U.S. K-12 teachers, postsecondary faculty and pre-service teachers and to integrate international studies into US curriculum. 8 Faculty Research Abroad (FRA)  Funds fellowships through institutions of higher education (IHEs) to individual faculty members who propose to conduct research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of three to 12 months (Countries in Western Europe in ineligible).  Applicants: IHE’s  Participants: Individual faculty members must apply through the IHE in which they are teaching; must have taught for minimum of 2 years at this institution  Proposes research relevant to his/her modern foreign language or area studies specialization.  Must possess sufficient foreign language skills to carry out the research project. 9 Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA)  Funds fellowships through institutions of higher education (IHEs) to doctoral students who propose to conduct dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of six to 12 months (Countries in Western Europe are ineligible).  Applicants: IHE’s  Participants: Individual doctoral students must apply through the eligible IHE  Proposes research relevant to his/her modern foreign language or area studies specialization.  Must possess sufficient foreign language skills to carry out the research project. 10