[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR657.2]

[Page 362]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
 CHAPTER VI--OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 657_FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND AREA STUDIES FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM--Table of 
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 657.2  Who is eligible to receive an allocation of fellowships?

    (a) The Secretary awards an allocation of fellowships to an 
institution of higher education or to a combination of institutions of 
higher education that--
    (1) Operates a Center or program approved by the Secretary under 
this part;
    (2) Teaches modern foreign languages under a program described in 
paragraph (b) of this section; and
    (3) In combination with the teaching described in paragraph (a)(2) 
of this section--
    (i) Provides instruction in the disciplines needed for a full 
understanding of the area, regions, or countries in which the foreign 
languages are commonly used; or
    (ii) Conducts training and research in international studies, the 
international aspects of professional and other fields of study, or 
issues in world affairs that concern one or more countries.
    (b) In teaching those modern foreign languages for which an 
allocation of fellowships is made available, the institution must be 
either using a program of performance-based training or developing a 
performance-based training program.
    (c) The Secretary uses the criteria in Sec. 657.21 both to approve 
Centers and programs for the purpose of receiving an allocation of 
fellowships and to evaluate applications for an allocation of 
fellowships.
    (d) An institution does not need to receive a grant under the 
National Resource Center Program (34 CFR part 656) to receive an 
allocation of fellowships under this part.

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