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designation by the institution of an official to serve as institution representative.

(b) The representative should be the dean of the graduate school or a faculty member who possesses a broad knowledge of the fields of modern foreign languages or area studies.

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6); 45 CFR 148.12, 148.16, 148.22, 148.26)

§2.2 Responsibilities of the institution rep

resentative.

The institution representative should assume responsibility for:

(1) requesting individual application packets from the Division of International Education, Office of Education, Washington, D.C. 20202.

(2) informing potentially eligible students and faculty members about the programs;

(3) distributing application packets to potentially eligible students and faculty members;

(4) setting a campus deadline for receipt of individual applications;

(5) screening the applications in accordance with program eligibility requirements as well as technical and academic standards set by the institution;

(6) signing all recommended applications on behalf of the institution;

(7) submitting recommended applications to the Office of Education;

(8) administering the grant after the award is made.

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6); 45 CFR 148.12, 148.16, 148.22, 148.26)

PART 3-APPLICATIONS

§3.1 Application procedures.

(a) Individual applications should be prepared according to materials available from the Division of International Education. No overall institutional proposal is required.

(b) If an institution forwards applications for more than one candidate, any preference as to priority should be indicated. Any ranking procedure should be summarized in a memorandum of transmittal accompanying the submission of the recommended applications.

(c) To facilitate negotiations between the institution and the Commissioner, each individual application should contain the (22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6); 45 CFR 148.12, 148.22) name, address, and telephone number of the institution representative and of the contracting official of the institution.

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6); 45 CFR 148.12, 148.22)

PART 4-PROJECT REVIEW

§4.1 Sensitive topics.

Awards are not made for research topics which are determined to be politically sensi

tive in the host country. If an individual candidate anticipates any problem with the political acceptability of the proposed project or of the techniques required to carry it out, at least one alternative project outline should be submitted with the original application. If a candidate presents only one topic which is subsequently determined to be politically sensitive, time may not permit the development of an acceptable substitute.

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6); 45 CFR 148.14, 148.15, 148.24, 148.25)

PART 5-PERSONAL REFERENCES

§5.1 Faculty Research Abroad applicants. Each individual faculty applicant should obtain from his dean or other qualified university official a personal reference and project endorsement to provide judgments on the following:

(a) applicant's professional competence;

(b) applicant's emotional stability, personality, and maturity;

(c) relevance of the applicant's project to the institution's plans for developing its modern foreign language and area studies program;

(d) method by which the institution will utilize applicant's experience after his return, and;

(e) feasibility of applicant's project based on his capabilities and availability for an award.

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6); 45 CFR 148.24)

PART 6-INSURANCE

86.1 Faculty Research Abroad fellows.

Each institution should ensure that its Faculty Research Abroad fellows will be covered by health and accident insurance while taking part in their projects. They may enroll under the U.S. Government-contracted group insurance policy.

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6); 45 CFR 148.26) CHAPTER III-GROUP PROJECTS ABROAD PART 7-TYPES OF ELIGIBLE PROJECTS

87.1 Summer seminars.

(a) Summer seminars for faculty and/or students may be designed to help integrate international studies into an institution's general curriculum. Seminars may focus on a comprehensive study of a culture or particular aspects of the culture.

(b) Seminar plans may include travel within a country of study where needed to supplement formal instruction at the principal project site in such country.

use of such institutions' instructional facilities and for other forms of assistance.

(d) Seminars of less than 6 weeks' duration will seldom be approved.

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6); 45 CFR 148.31, 148.34) §7.2 Curriculum development teams.

Teams composed of several faculty members (who may be accompanied by selected graduate students) may spend a period of time, normally 2 to 12 months, in a foreign country or region to acquire resource materials for curriculum development in the foreign language and area studies programs of their U.S. institution. Such materials may include artifacts, books, documents, educational films, museum reproductions, recordings, and other instructional materials. Proposals should indicate plans for the systematic utilization and dissemination of the materials in the United States.

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6); 45 CFR 148.31, 148.34) 87.3 Group research or study.

(a) Group research or study may be undertaken in a foreign country or region for a period, normally 2 to 12 months, by scholars and advanced graduate students selected by a U.S. institution. The U.S. institution should make arrangements for guidance, training, and maintenance abroad as well as for any clearances or affiliations necessary for conducting such research or study in the host country.

(b) Proposals to carry out research should provide evidence that participants possess the requisite language proficiency to conduct the research and that the disciplinary competence of the participants is correlated with their research topics.

(c) Participants in projects of a semester or more should have completed a minimum of one full semester of intensive language training and at least one course in area studies relevant to the project.

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6); 45 CFR 148.31, 148.33, 148.36)

87.4 Summer intensive language programs.

(a) Summer programs in non-Western languages may normally be assisted for a period of 8 to 12 weeks.

(b) Languages taught in such programs must be indigenous to the host country. While cultural orientation programs may be utilized as part of the language training, such activities should be clearly subordinated to intensive instruction in the language. (c) Programs administered by university consortiums which serve students recruited on a nation-wide basis will receive prefer

ence.

(d) Students participating in such programs should be prepared to enter language courses at the advanced level.

(e) Maximum use should be made of the host country's instructional personnel. Participation of U.S. academic personnel should be limited essentially to administrative and professional planning functions such as those inherent in the role of a program director.

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6); 45 CFR 148.31, 148.34) §7.5 Academic year intensive language programs.

(a) Academic year intensive language programs may be assisted, normally for 9 to 12 months, in such critical non-Western languages as Chinese and Japanese.

(b) Programs administered by university consortiums which serve students recruited nation-wide will receive preference.

(d) Program participants should have a minimum language proficiency equivalent to that normally achieved after 2 years' language study at the college level.

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6); 45 CFR 148.31, 148.33, 148.34)

§7.6 Summer seminars related to domestic ethnic heritage programs.

(a) Summer seminars and workshops abroad related to domestic ethnic heritage programs which focus on the overseas origins of ethnic groups in the United States may be assisted, normally for periods of 8 to 12 weeks.

(b) Participants should be primarily elementary and secondary school teachers and curriculum supervisors engaged in conducting or planning ethnic studies programs.

(c) Participants from school systems containing a large concentration of students from the ethnic groups whose geographical origins are to be studied are encouraged to apply.

(d) Projects submitted by school systems should be planned cooperatively with U.S. colleges or universities having programs of established excellence in international and/ or intercultural studies.

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6); 45 CFR 148.31, 148.33, 148.34)

PART 8-APPLICATIONS

§ 8.1 Application procedures.

Project proposals should be prepared according to materials available from the Division of International Education, Office of Education, Washington, D.C. 20202. (22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6); 45 CFR 148.32) PART 9-INSURANCE

89.1 Health and accident insurance.

Each institution should ensure that its Group Projects Abroad participants will be

covered by health and accident insurance while they are taking part in their project. They may enroll under a U.S. Governmentcontracted group insurance policy.

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6); 45 CFR 148.36)

CHAPTER IV-FOREIGN CURRICULUM CONSULTANTS

PART 10-TYPES OF ACTIVITIES

§ 10.1 Duties of a consultant.

(a) A Foreign Curriculum Consultant may provide an institution with a wide variety of services. These may include:

(1) review of textbooks and other educational materials;

(2) evaluation of library holdings and recommendations for new acquisitions;

(3) preparation of new instructional materials for use in the classroom;

(4) development of new units of study; (5) conduct of demonstration classes and workshops for teachers;

(6) speaking at community functions; and (7) teaching (normally not to exceed one regular classroom course per semester).

(b) The particular needs of each applicant determine the types of activities to be performed by the consultant. These needs should be stated explicitly and fully in the application.

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6); 45 CFR 148.41, 148.42)

PART 11-APPLICATIONS

§11.1 Application procedures.

Formal proposals should be prepared in accordance with materials available from the Division of International Education, Office of Education, Washington, D.C. 20202.

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6); 45 CFR 148.42)

PART 12-REPORTS

§ 12.1 Institutional report.

Each grantee should submit a final program report which specifically describes the consultant's contribution to the improvement of modern foreign language and area studies at the institution. Matters such as the following should be discussed or included in the report:

(1) the degree to which the objectives stated in the project proposal have been achieved;

(2) the formal program or workload of the consultant;

(3) specific objectives set for the consultant to strengthen the sector of the educational program with which the consultant was primarily concerned;

(4) concrete evidence of the value of the consultant's contribution;

(5) description of a typical day or week of the consultant's activity;

(6) evidence of any stimulus to learning among students to whom the consultant was exposed;

(7) acknowledgement of the worth of the consultant's endeavors from teachers, supervisors, community leaders, etc.;

(8) examples of correction of misconceptions among students with regard to the consultant's own country or region;

(9) evidence of strengthened language capability or classroom instruction;

(10) examples of new teaching materials that the consultant produced or helped to produce;

(11) significant quotes by the consultant or Americans concerning the consultant's activities; and

(12) photographs of the consultant at work or engaged in community affairs. (22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6); 45 CFR 148.41) § 12.2 Consultant reports.

Consultants are normally asked to make two progress reports on their activities. The reports should be submitted in December and March of the academic year. The types of materials that might be included in these reports are those listed in items (2) through (10) of § 12.1 above.

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6); 45 CFR 148.41)

binational commissions, visa requirements for research, general recommendations for improving program arrangements, and any additional information which might benefit future fellows;

(2) a final report on completion of the research updating the interim report described above and containing such additional information as the estimated total cost of the project, sources of funding, present occupation and long-range career plans, tentative title of dissertation, effectiveness of the fellowship in increasing the fellow's store of knowledge and improving his skills, present utilization of information or skills acquired, and the impact of the fellowship on the body of knowledge available in the fellow's particular field of study.

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6))

Subpart C-Faculty Research Abroad

§ 148.21 Scope.

(a) Faculty members at eligible institutions may receive fellowships for periods of 3 to 12 months for research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies.

(b) Awards will be granted only for research that could not be conducted in the United States or for which a foreign country or region provides significantly superior research facilities and materials.

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6))

§ 148.22 Applications.

(a) Each fiscal year eligible institutions may forward applications to the Commissioner for recommended faculty members for assistance under this subpart. Each application shall include information as to the faculty member's personal and academic background and proposed research project. The deadline date for receipt of proposals shall be announced annually by the Commissioner in the FEDERAL REGISTER.

(b) Eligible institutions are responsible for accepting, screening, and for

warding to the Commissioner those applications which meet the institution's technical and academic criteria.

(c) An "eligible institution" for the purpose of this subpart means an institution of higher education in any State which is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association.

(d) Requests for information shall be sent to the Division of International Education, Office of Education, Washington, D.C. 20202.

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6))

§ 148.23 Eligible faculty members.

To be eligible to receive a fellowship under this subpart, a faculty member must:

(a) Be a citizen or national of the United States with whom an eligible institution has or anticipates having continuing long-term employment relationship (Faculty members in visiting status are not eligible.);

(b) be an educator experienced in modern foreign languages or area studies (A faculty member must have been engaged in at least half-time teaching or research relevant to his foreign language or area specialization during the two years preceding the date of the award);

(c) possess adequate skills in the language of the country or in a language germane to the region where the project would be undertaken;

(d) present a project for which research can reasonably be expected to be completed within the time limits of the award and which is otherwise feasible;

(e) present a statement from his employing institution describing how the project will contribute to the institution's plans for developing its programs in modern foreign languages or area studies;

(f) submit his application to his eligible institution and, if he is proposing to conduct research in the U.S.S.R., Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, or Yugoslavia, simultaneously submit an application to the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX).

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6))

§ 148.24 Evaluation criteria.

Faculty research proposals will be evaluated by the Commissioner in accordance with the following criteria:

(a) Relevance of the project to the institution's educational goals and to its plans for developing programs in modern foreign languages and area studies;

(b) the project's potential impact on modern foreign languages and area studies in American education;

(d) scholarly qualifications of the candidate and his previous opportunities for research abroad;

(e) the extent to which direct experience abroad is necessary to conduct the project and the effectiveness with which host country resources would be utilized; and

(f) the criteria contained in 45 CFR 100a.26(b) and 148.1(c).

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6), 2456(a)(2))

§ 148.25 Selection procedures.

The Commissioner will make the preliminary selection of faculty research fellows with the advice of (a) a panel of U.S. academic specialists in modern foreign languages and area studies and (b) binational commissions and U.S. diplomatic missions in the proposed countries of research. All selections by the Commissioner are subject to review and final approval by the Board of Foreign Scholarships in accordance with "The Policy Statements of the Board of Foreign Scholarships," December, 1972.

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6), 2456)

§ 148.26 Award provisions.

(a) A grant under this subpart will be made to an eligible institution which will be responsible for administering the grant, except insofar as the grant is made in foreign currencies, according to its own fiscal procedures to the extent consistent with the terms specified in the official grant agreement.

(b) The grantee is responsible for disbursing the funds for allowances authorized by the grant with the exception of those paid in foreign cur

rencies. All grant payments by a grantee must be made on or after the effective date of the grant.

(d) The amount of benefits other than those provided for international travel and baggage will be based on the period beginning with the date on which the fellow initiates his approved research in the host country and terminating with the date on which the fellow completes his approved project. At the discretion of the grantee and upon receipt by the grantee of final travel approval from the Office of Education, funds may be released to a fellow prior to his departure from the United States.

(e) In the event of early departure from the country of research, premature termination of the grant, revocation of the award, or early completion of the approved project, award benefits will be prorated according to the policy of the Office of Education.

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6), 2454(e)(1))

§ 148.27 Responsibilities of the fellow.

(a) To avoid forfeiting his award, a fellow must leave the United States for his approved destination on or after the date of the grant to his institution but no later than December 31 of the fiscal year after that in which the grant is made, unless an extension of this deadline is obtained from the Commissioner.

(b) A fellow must submit to the Commissioner a final report upon completion of the research containing information on such matters as project accomplishments, research conditions, living conditions, assistance received from U.S. officials and binational commissions, present occupation, impact of the fellowship on the body of knowledge available in the fellow's field of specialization, titles of any publications resulting from the fellowship, and other matters as to which additional information might be of benefit to future fellows.

(22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6))

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