# Overseas Programs - Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (84.022)

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Overseas Programs - Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad is run by Department of Education. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $12.7 million in 161 grants, about $79,067 per award.

## Objectives

To provide opportunities for graduate students to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign language and area studies with the exception of Western Europe. This program is designed to contribute to the development and improvement of the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in the United States.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $5.2 million | 46 |
| 2022 | $3.1 million | 42 |
| 2023 | $3.2 million | 41 |
| 2024 | $2.1 million | 34 |
| 2025 | -$899,121 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of California, Los Angeles | California | $1.5 million |
| The Regents of the University of California | California | $954,592 |
| University of Wisconsin System | Wisconsin | $724,734 |
| Cornell University | New York | $517,947 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Massachusetts | $513,766 |
| The University of Chicago | Illinois | $469,996 |
| New York University | New York | $466,483 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Michigan | $448,510 |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | $422,601 |
| The Leland Stanford Junior University | California | $381,363 |
| The Trustees of Princeton University | New Jersey | $364,386 |
| Rutgers, the State University | New Jersey | $300,921 |
| University of Arizona | Arizona | $295,467 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | North Carolina | $284,859 |
| Duke University | North Carolina | $270,908 |
| Yale Univ | Connecticut | $254,716 |
| University of Illinois | Illinois | $254,130 |
| The Ohio State University | Ohio | $209,412 |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | New York | $208,631 |
| University of Hawaii | Hawaii | $206,723 |