97-28425. Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 207 (Monday, October 27, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 55615]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-28425]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
    
    [CFDA No.: 84.200]
    
    
    Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Program; Notice 
    Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998
    
        Purpose of Program: This program provides fellowships through 
    academic departments and programs of institutions of higher education 
    to assist graduate students of superior ability who demonstrate 
    financial need. The purpose of the program is to sustain and enhance 
    the capacity for teaching and research in areas of national need.
        Eligible Applicants: Academic departments and programs of 
    institutions of higher education that meet the requirements in 34 CFR 
    648.2.
        Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: January 5, 1998.
        Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: March 5, 1998.
        Applications Available: November 7, 1998.
        Available Funds: $16,000,000.
        Estimated Range of Awards: $122,251-$750,000.
        Estimated Average Size of Awards: $243,000.
        Estimated Number of Awards: 60.
    
        Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this 
    notice.
    
        Project Period: Up to 36 months.
        Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
    Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 
    85, and 86; and (b) the regulations in 34 CFR Part 648.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    
        Stipend Level: The Secretary has determined that the maximum 
    fellowship stipend for academic year 1998-1999 is $15,000, which is 
    equal to the level of support that the National Science Foundation is 
    providing for its graduate fellowships.
        Institutional Payment: The Secretary estimates that the 
    institutional payment for academic year 1998-1999 will be $10,051, 
    which represents a 3.3 percent adjustment of the academic year 1997-
    1998 payment based on the Department of Labor's projection in April 
    1997 of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for 1997. The Secretary will 
    adjust the institutional payment prior to the issuance of grant awards 
    based on the Department of Labor's projection in December 1997 of the 
    CPI for 1998.
    
    Priorities
    
    Absolute Priorities
    
        Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) and 34 CFR 648.33, the Secretary gives an 
    absolute preference to applications that meet one or more of the 
    following priorities. The Secretary funds under this competition only 
    applications that meet one or more of these absolute priorities:
        Applications that propose to provide fellowships in one or more of 
    the following areas of national need: Biology, Chemistry, Computer and 
    Information Sciences, Engineering, Geoscience, Mathematics, and 
    Physics.
    Invitational Priority 1--
        Within the absolute priority specified above, the Secretary is 
    particularly interested in receiving applications from mathematics 
    programs that train Ph.Ds in mathematics who will specialize in the 
    teaching of mathematics, to students at the K-12 level.
    Invitational Priority 2--
        Within the absolute priority specified above, the Secretary is 
    interested in receiving applications from biology, chemistry, and 
    physics programs that train Ph.Ds who will specialize in the teaching 
    of biology, chemistry or physics, to students at the K-12 level.
    Invitational Priority 3--
        Within the absolute priority specified above, the Secretary is 
    interested in receiving applications from engineering programs that 
    train Ph.Ds for careers in the fields of environmental/environmental 
    health and robotic technology.
    
    For Applications or Information Contact
    
        Cosette H. Ryan, U.S. Department of Education, International 
    Education and Graduate Program Service, 600 Independence Ave, S.W., 
    Suite 600-B, Portals Building, Washington, D. C. 20202-5247. Telephone: 
    (202) 260-3608. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the 
    deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
    800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through 
    Friday.
        Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an 
    alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
    diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding 
    paragraph.
        Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application 
    package in an alternate format, also, by contacting that person. 
    However, the Department is not able to reproduce in an alternate format 
    the standard forms included in the application package.
    
        Note: The official application notice for a discretionary grant 
    competition is the notice published in the Federal Register.
    
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        Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1134l-1134q-1.
    
        Dated: October 20, 1997.
    David A. Longanecker,
    Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
    [FR Doc. 97-28425 Filed 10-24-97; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
10/27/1997
Department:
Education Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
97-28425
Pages:
55615-55615 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
CFDA No.: 84.200
PDF File:
97-28425.pdf