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ED-GRANTS-012924-001: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): International Foreign Language Education (IFLE): Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.022A

Closed Closed March 29, 2024 Opportunity ED-GRANTS-012924-001

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Department of Education notices from 2024.

Department of Education offered grants to colleges and universities. It expected to make about 90 awards worth $3.3 million in total. Applications closed on March 29, 2024.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed January 29, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Department of Education has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
ED-GRANTS-103024-001October 30, 2024Closed January 29, 2025Closed
ED-GRANTS-021023-001February 10, 2023Closed April 28, 2023Closed

Key dates

PostedJanuary 29, 2024
DeadlineMarch 29, 2024
Archived by Grants.govApril 28, 2024

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to colleges and universities.

1.a. Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs). Eligible doctoral students submit their individual research narratives and application forms to the project director at their home IHE, who then compiles all the research narratives from the doctoral students and incorporates them into the institutional grant application package that the institution submits electronically through the Department’s G6system on behalf of all doctoral student applicants.b. Individuals Eligible to Receive a Fellowship: An individual is eligible to receive a fellowship if the individual: is a citizen or national of the United States; or is a permanent resident of the United States; is a graduate student in good standing at an institution of higher education; and, when the fellowship period begins, is admitted to candidacy in a doctoral degree program in modern foreign languages and area studies at that institution; is planning a teaching career in the United States upon completion of his or her doctoral program; and possesses sufficient foreign language skills to carry out the dissertation research project.

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What the grant funds

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. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2022. Purpose of Program: The Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship Program provides opportunities for doctoral students to engage in dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. The program is designed to contribute to the development and improvement of the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in the United States. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.022A. Electronic Submission of Applications. Submit applications for grants under the Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.022A, electronically using the G6 system, accessible through the Department’s G6 site at: www.g6.ed.gov. While completing the electronic application, both the IHE and the doctoral student applicant will be entering data online that will be saved into a database. Neither the IHE nor the doctoral student applicant may email an electronic copy of a grant application to us. Please note the following: • The process for submitting applications electronically under the Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship Program requires several steps. The following is a brief overview of the process; however, all applicants should review the detailed description of the application process in the application package. In summary, the major steps are: (1) IHEs must email the name of the institution and the full name and email address of the project director to DDRA@ed.gov.

Category: Education.

Who has won Overseas Programs - Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Overseas Programs - Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (84.022) awarded $12.7 million across 161 grant awards, an average of $79,067 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
University of California, Los AngelesCalifornia4$1.5 million
The Regents of the University of CaliforniaCalifornia4$954,592
University of Wisconsin SystemWisconsin4$724,734
Cornell UniversityNew York4$517,947
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeMassachusetts4$513,766

Top states: California ($3.2 million), New York ($1.7 million), Illinois ($914,736), Massachusetts ($842,868), Wisconsin ($724,734).

Applying now

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Questions people ask

Is ED-GRANTS-012924-001 still open?

No. It closed on March 29, 2024.

Who can apply for Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): International Foreign Language Education (IFLE): Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.022A?

Department of Education accepted applications from colleges and universities. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): International Foreign Language Education (IFLE): Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.022A?

Closed March 29, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

About $3.3 million in total across about 90 awards.

Who has won Overseas Programs - Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of California, Los Angeles, The Regents of the University of California, University of Wisconsin System. The program made 161 awards worth $12.7 million in that time.

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