94-31217. Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 

Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice inviting fellowship applications.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Highway Administration announces the fiscal year 
(FY) 1995 Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program. The objectives 
of the overall program are to attract the Nation's brightest minds to 
the field of transportation, to enhance the careers of transportation 
professionals by encouraging them to seek advanced degrees, and to 
retain top talent in the transportation community of the United States. 
This notice contains instructions for submitting applications for the 
six fellowships under the program.

DATES: The closing date for submission of applications under this 
announcement is February 17, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Ilene D. Payne, Director, 
Universities and Grants Programs, National Highway Institute (HHI-20), 
Federal Highway Administration, 6300 Georgetown Pike, (room F-203), 
McLean, Virginia 22101; Tel: [phone], FAX: [phone]. 
Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation 
Fellowship Program was authorized by section 6001 of the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Public Law 102-240, 105 
Stat. 1914. The program is expected to enhance the educational level of 
the transportation work force in the United States. The program will 
contribute to the talent pool in transportation because it encourages 
students from their senior year through the post doctorate level to 
pursue careers in fields related to transportation.
    The Eisenhower Program is a DOT-wide fellowship program and is 
managed by the National Highway Institute. The program was developed in 
the Summer of 1992. The first fellowships were awarded in the Spring of 
1993. FY 1994 funding for the program was $2 million and served 125 
fellows; FY 1995 funding for the program is also $2 million.
    All fellows must be in a field of study which is directly related 
to transportation. For students pursuing degrees, the fellow's degree 
program must contain a major, minor, or emphasis in transportation. In 
addition, each fellowship has specific requirements unique to that 
fellowship.
    The six fellowships are:
    Eisenhower Graduate Fellowships, to enable students to pursue 
Masters Degrees or Doctorates in transportation-related fields at the 
school of their choice;
    Eisenhower Grants for Research Fellowships (GRF), to acquaint 
students with transportation research, development, and technology 
transfer activities at the U.S. Department of Transportation;
    Eisenhower Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) 
Fellowships, to provide HBCU students with additional opportunities to 
enter careers in transportation (announcements are issued by recipient 
HBCU's);
    Eisenhower Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Fellowships, to 
provide HSI students with additional opportunities to enter careers in 
transportation; (announcements are issued by recipient HSIs);
    Eisenhower Post Doctorate Fellowships, to enable GRF students to 
continue research initiated during a GRF assignment; and
    Eisenhower Faculty Fellowships, to provide talented faculty in 
transportation fields with opportunities to improve their 
transportation knowledge, including attendance at conferences, courses, 
seminars, and workshops.
    Applications must be submitted by February 17, 1995, and will be 
evaluated by review panels. All applicants will be notified of the 
results of the panel evaluation. Each fellowship has specific 
requirements and forms which can be obtained by writing a letter of 
request to the address listed under the caption FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 307(a)(1)(C)(ii) and 315; 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: December 14, 1994.
Rodney E. Slater,
Federal Highway Administrator.
[FR Doc. 94-31217 Filed 12-19-94; 8:45 am]
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