[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 15]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR3402.6]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XXXIV--COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION 
                   SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 3402_FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES NATIONAL NEEDS GRADUATE AND 
POSTGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP GRANTS PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart B_Program Description
 
Sec. 3402.6  Overview of the special international study and/or 
thesis/dissertation research travel allowance.

    (a) For each USDA Graduate Fellow who desires to be considered for a 
special international study or thesis/dissertation research travel 
allowance, the Project Director must apply to HEP for a supplemental 
grant in accordance with instructions published in the solicitation. 
Postdoctoral Fellows are not eligible to receive the special 
international study or thesis/dissertation research travel allowance. 
Each application must include a ``Proposal Cover Page'' (Form CSREES-
2002), ``Project Summary'' (Form CSREES-2003), ``Budget'' (Form CSREES-
2004) and National Environmental Policy Act Exclusions Form (Form 
CSREES--2006).
    (1) To provide HEP with sufficient information upon which to 
evaluate the merits of the requests for a special international study or 
thesis/dissertation research travel allowance, each application for a 
supplemental grant must contain a narrative which provides the 
following:
    (i) The specific destination(s) and duration of the travel;
    (ii) The specific study or thesis/dissertation research activities 
in which the Fellow will be engaged;
    (iii) How the international experience will contribute to the 
Fellow's program of study;

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    (iv) A budget narrative specifying and justifying the dollar amount 
requested for the travel;
    (v) Summary credentials of the faculty or other professionals with 
whom the Fellow will be working during the international experience 
(summary credentials must not exceed three pages per person);
    (vi) A letter from the dean of the Fellow's college or equivalent 
administrative unit supporting the Fellow's travel request and 
certifying that the travel experience will not jeopardize the Fellow's 
satisfactory progress toward degree completion; and
    (vii) A letter from the fellowship grant Project Director certifying 
the Fellow's eligibility, the accuracy of the Fellow's travel request, 
and the relevance of the travel to the Fellow's advanced degree 
objectives.
    (2) The narrative portion of the application must not exceed the 
page limitation included in the program solicitation.
    (b) All complete requests will be evaluated by professional staff 
from USDA or other Federal agencies, as appropriate. Evaluation criteria 
will be published in the solicitation. HEP will award grants in 
accordance with evaluation criteria and to the extent possible based on 
availability of funds.
    (c) Any current Fellow with sufficient time to complete the 
international experience before the termination date of the grant under 
which he/she is supported is eligible for a special international study 
or thesis/dissertation research travel allowance. Before the 
international study or thesis/dissertation research travel may commence, 
a Fellow must have completed one academic year of full-time study, as 
defined by the institution, under the Fellowship appointment and 
arrangements must have been formalized for the Fellow to study and/or 
conduct research in the foreign location(s).