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

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ed-grants-103024-001-office-of-postsecondary-education-ope-international-foreign/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356880

> Department of Education offered grants of up to $60,000 (at least $15,000) to colleges and universities and individuals. It expected to make about 80 awards worth $3.0 million in total. Applications closed on January 29, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | ED-GRANTS-103024-001 |
| Agency | Department of Education |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | January 29, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $60,000 |
| Award floor | $15,000 |
| Expected awards | 80 |
| Total funding | $3.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 84.022 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Individuals
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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 G6 system on behalf of all doctoral student applicants at that institution.b. Individuals Eligible to Receive a Fellowship: An individual is eligible to receive a fellowship if the individual: is a citizen, national or 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.

## 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.

## Questions people ask

### Is ED-GRANTS-103024-001 still open?

No. It closed on January 29, 2025.

### 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 and individuals. 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 January 29, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $60,000 each. About $3.0 million in total across about 80 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.