Upcoming International and Foreign Language Grant Competitions

Grants Resource Center, by Wellons, Richard

Colleges and universities looking to fund their international and foreign language programs should look to the December edition of The U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education’s International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) office newsletter. The newsletter includes anticipated FY 19 competition dates and contact information for the following grant programs:

  • Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad
    (competition expected in January or February 2019)
    This program provides short-term seminars abroad for U.S. educators in the social sciences and humanities to improve their understanding and knowledge of the peoples and cultures of other countries.  FY 19 programs will be offered in Czech Republic/Slovakia, Taiwan, and Uruguay. Contact: Maria Chang at maria.chang@ed.gov (Note – check the embedded link in the title for updates as announcements for this program do not appear in Grants.gov or Federal Register).
  • Title VI Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) Program
    (competition expected in February or March 2019)
    UISFL provides grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs), consortia of IHEs, partnerships between nonprofit education organizations and institutions of higher education, and public and private nonprofit agencies and organizations, including professional and scholarly associations, to strengthen and improve undergraduate instruction in international studies and foreign languages.
    Contact: Tanyelle Richardson at tanyelle.richardson@ed.gov
  • Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program  
    (competition expected in March or April 2019)
    DDRA provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies not generally included in U.S. curricula. Contact: Pamela Maimer at pamela.maimer@ed.gov
  • Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program  
    (competition expected in March or April 2019)
    GPA provides grants for overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies by teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor. Contact: Cory Neal at cory.neal@ed.gov