The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Matching requirement: Under title VI, part A, section 604(a)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), 20 U.S.C. 1124(a)(5), Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language grantees must provide matching funds in either of the following ways: (a) Cash contributions from the private sector equal to one-third of the total project costs; or (b) a combination of institutional and non-institutional cash or in-kind contributions equal to one-half of the total project costs.
The Secretary may waive or reduce the required matching share for institutions that are eligible to receive assistance under part A or part B of title III, or under title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.
This competition focuses on projects designed to meet the priority in section 604(a)(5) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1124(a)(5)) (see 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv)):
Applications from institutions of higher education or combinations or partnerships that: (a) Require entering students to have successfully completed at least two years of secondary school foreign language instruction; (b) require each graduating student to earn two years of postsecondary credit in a foreign language or have demonstrated equivalent competence in the foreign language; or (c) in the case of a two-year degree granting institution, offer two years of postsecondary credit in a foreign language.
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we award an additional five points to an application that meets the priority.
Within the competitive priority specified in this notice, we are particularly interested in applications that meet the following invitational priority:
Applications from institutions of higher education that propose activities that enrich or enhance the effectiveness of educational programs abroad, including pre-departure and post-return programs, and integrate education programs abroad into the curriculum of the home institution.
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not give an application that meets the invitational priority a competitive or absolute preference over other applications.
Christine Corey, Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program, U.S. Department of Education, International Education and Graduate Programs Service, 1990 K Street, NW., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20006–8521. Telephone: 202–502–7629 or via Internet: chris.corey@ed.gov
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