[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 34CFR657.21]



[Page 363-364]

 

                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

 CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

PART 657_FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND AREA STUDIES FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM--Table 

of Contents

 

Subpart C_How Does the Secretary Select an Institution for an Allocation 

                             of Fellowships?

 

Sec. 657.21  What criteria does the Secretary use in selecting 

institutions for an allocation of fellowships?



    The Secretary evaluates an institutional application for an 

allocation of fellowships on the basis of the criteria in this section.

    (a) Foreign language and area studies fellowships awardee selection 

procedures. The Secretary reviews each application to determine whether 

the selection plan is of high quality, showing how awards will be 

advertised, how students apply, what selection criteria are used, who 

selects the fellows, when each step will take place, and how the process 

will result in awards being made to correspond to any announced 

priorities.

    (b) Quality of staff resources. The Secretary reviews each 

application to determine--

    (1) The extent to which teaching faculty and other staff are 

qualified for the current and proposed activities and training programs, 

are provided professional development opportunities (including overseas 

experience), and participate in teaching, supervising, and advising 

students;

    (2) The adequacy of applicant staffing and oversight arrangements 

and the extent to which faculty from a variety of departments, 

professional schools, and the library are involved; and

    (3) The extent to which the applicant, as part of its 

nondiscriminatory employment practices, encourages applications for 

employment from persons who are members of groups that have been 

traditionally underrepresented, such as members of racial or ethnic 

minority groups, women, persons with disabilities, and the elderly.

    (c) Impact and evaluation. The Secretary reviews each application to 

determine--

    (1) The extent to which the applicant's activities and training 

programs have contributed to an improved supply of specialists on the 

program's subject as shown through indices such as graduate enrollments 

and placement data; and the extent to which the applicant supplies a 

clear description of how the applicant will provide equal access and 

treatment of eligible project participants who are members of groups 

that have been traditionally underrepresented, such as members of racial 

or ethnic minority groups, women, persons with disabilities, and the 

elderly; and

    (2) The extent to which the applicant provides an evaluation plan 

that is comprehensive and objective and that will produce quantifiable, 

outcome-measure-oriented data; and the extent to which recent 

evaluations have been used to improve the applicant's program.

    (d) Commitment to the subject area on which the applicant or program 

focuses. The Secretary reviews each application to determine--

    (1) The extent to which the institution provides financial and other 

support to the operation of the applicant, teaching staff for the 

applicant's subject area, library resources, and linkages with 

institutions abroad; and

    (2) The extent to which the institution provides financial support 

to graduate students in fields related to the applicant's teaching 

program.

    (e) Strength of library. The Secretary reviews each application to 

determine--



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    (1) The strength of the institution's library holdings (both print 

and non-print, English and foreign language) for graduate students; and 

the extent to which the institution provides financial support for the 

acquisition of library materials and for library staff in the subject 

area of the applicant; and

    (2) The extent to which research materials at other institutions are 

available to students through cooperative arrangements with other 

libraries or on-line databases.

    (f) Quality of the applicant's non-language instructional program. 

The Secretary reviews each application to determine--

    (1) The quality and extent of the applicant's course offerings in a 

variety of disciplines, including the extent to which courses in the 

applicant's subject matter are available in the institution's 

professional schools;

    (2) The extent to which the applicant offers depth of specialized 

course coverage in one or more disciplines on the applicant's subject 

area;

    (3) The extent to which the institution employs a sufficient number 

of teaching faculty to enable the applicant to carry out its purposes 

and the extent to which instructional assistants are provided with 

pedagogy training; and

    (4) The extent to which interdisciplinary courses are offered for 

graduate students.

    (g) Quality of the applicant's language instructional program. The 

Secretary reviews each application to determine--

    (1) The extent to which the applicant provides instruction in the 

languages of the applicant's subject area and the extent to which 

students enroll in the study of the languages of the subject area 

through programs or instruction offered by the applicant or other 

providers;

    (2) The extent to which the applicant provides three or more levels 

of language training and the extent to which courses in disciplines 

other than language, linguistics, and literature are offered in 

appropriate foreign languages;

    (3) Whether sufficient numbers of language faculty are available to 

teach the languages and levels of instruction described in the 

application and the extent to which language teaching staff (including 

faculty and instructional assistants) have been exposed to current 

language pedagogy training appropriate for performance-based teaching; 

and

    (4) The quality of the language program as measured by the 

performance-based instruction being used or developed, the adequacy of 

resources for language teaching and practice, and language proficiency 

requirements.

    (h) Quality of curriculum design. The Secretary reviews each 

application to determine--

    (1) The extent to which the applicant's curriculum provides training 

options for graduate students from a variety of disciplines and 

professional fields and the extent to which these programs and their 

requirements (including language requirements) are appropriate for an 

applicant in this subject area and result in graduate training programs 

of high quality;

    (2) The extent to which the applicant provides academic and career 

advising services for students; and

    (3) The extent to which the applicant has established formal 

arrangements for students to conduct research or study abroad and the 

extent to which these arrangements are used; and the extent to which the 

institution facilitates student access to other institutions' study 

abroad and summer language programs.

    (i) Priorities. If one or more competitive priorities have been 

established under Sec. 657.22, the Secretary reviews each application 

for information that shows the extent to which the Center or program 

meets these priorities.



(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 

1840-0068)



(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1122)



[61 FR 50202, Sept. 24, 1996, as amended at 70 FR 13375, Mar. 21, 2005]